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BUILDING REOCCUPANCY: The Race to Building Wellness
June 30th, 2021Insights
As life science companies continue to roll out vaccines, businesses are preparing for employees to safely return to the office. STO Building Group is actively working with clients, partners, and industry experts on building reoccupancy strategies and is piloting new approaches and technologies within our own workplaces to learn firsthand what can help with this global return to work.
read more >A Sustainable Future for the Irish Arts Center
June 21st, 2021Insights
When New York City’s Irish Arts Center began its plans for a new building, inclusivity was always a goal.
read more >Committing to a Greener, Healthier, and More Sustainable Built World
June 15th, 2021Insights
For the last two years, the Sustainable Construction Leaders (SCL) group, facilitated by BuildingGreen, has been working on an initiative to redefine the idea of what it means to be a green contractor—and it’s called the “Contractor’s Commitment.”
read more >125 Years of Pavarini North East Construction Co.
April 26th, 2021Insights
The history of Pavarini North East Construction perfectly illustrates the company’s culture—they’re all about relationships and adapting to changes in what their clients need. For 125 years, they have been building the places that shape communities, from brand-new museums and academic buildings to interior fit-outs of corporate headquarters, hotels, and hospitals.
read more >A LIFE SCIENCES EXPLOSION: Exploring the Northeast Supercluster
April 19th, 2021Insights
Pre-pandemic, the life sciences sector was growing rapidly throughout the Northeast United States. Now, with all eyes on the industry developing and manufacturing the vaccine, five markets across the region—Boston-Cambridge, Washington DC, New Jersey, Philadelphia, and New York City—were named in the top ten US life sciences clusters by CBRE. Together, the supercluster accounts for 72% of existing life sciences inventory by square footage, 56% of under construction life sciences inventory, and 40% of lab conversions.
read more >FISHER BROTHERS: Reimagining 299 Park
April 13th, 2021Insights
There’s a lively vibe at 299 Park Avenue, Fisher Brothers’ 44-story office tower between East 48th and 49th Streets. The new look—which reimagined the building’s lobby space and included an interactive, cinematic art display—reflects the renewed energy up and down the iconic commercial corridor.
read more >Aloha to Life Sciences and Research
April 8th, 2021Insights
Founded in 1907, the University of Hawaii at Manoa hosted 5 freshmen, 5 preparatory students, and 13 faculty in temporary quarters near Honolulu’s Thomas Square. Well over 100 years later, the school has opened its latest addition on its modern campus: a new Life Sciences Building that serves over 1,000 students weekly through its 15 research labs, 6 teaching labs, and 52 workstations for graduate student research.
read more >THE RACE FOR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY SPACE: Life Sciences in Boston
March 31st, 2021Insights
It’s no secret that the greater Boston area—and Cambridge, in particular—is a national hot spot for life sciences firms. Has the pandemic affected that status? Are there other cities on Boston’s heels? Industry experts Charles Murphy of JB&B and Tim Allen of Colliers discuss Boston’s rise to prominence, what’s happening in the market now, and where the industry could be headed.
read more >INNOLABS: A Platform for Progress
March 29th, 2021Insights
In 2016, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio announced LifeSci NYC, a $500M, 10-year plan to grow the city’s life sciences industry and to create thousands of jobs. Developers are taking notice, including King Street Properties, who has seized the opportunity to create a life sciences hub in Long Island City that keeps the talent, capital, and institutional connections the city has to offer within the five boroughs.
read more >MAKERS AT WORK: Penn State’s James Building
January 8th, 2021Insights
As Pennsylvania’s largest university, Penn State is a natural incubator for smart, creative potential entrepreneurs. In 2015, the university launched Invent Penn State to further nurture and harness that creativity through accelerator programs, coworking space, funding, networking, and other guidance.
read more >Pushing Boundaries with UNT Health Science Center
January 8th, 2021Insights
The University of North Texas (UNT) Health Science Center is about to launch a research study that could transform the way Alzheimer’s disease is diagnosed—but before the research team could change the face of medicine, the school had to make a few changes of their own.
read more >Living and Learning at Vanderbilt University
January 7th, 2021Insights
It was Layton Construction’s version of the Big Bang—the implosion of one of Vanderbilt’s four Carmichael Towers in July 2019, an important milestone in the school’s Residential Colleges and West End Neighborhood Improvement project. Since then, Layton has made significant progress in moving these campus additions along as part of the company’s largest contract value solo project at the date of signing.
read more >STOBG Cares: Supporting Students
January 7th, 2021Insights
For decades, STO Building Group companies have supported dozens of students through a robust internship program where students can gain valuable hands-on experience working with experts in different departments across the organization. When COVID-19 put the world on hold, many universities shut down unexpectedly, and many companies suspended their internship programs.
read more >When the Student Becomes the Teacher
January 6th, 2021Insights
While the construction industry has been notoriously slow to embrace change, the advent of construction technology, new legislation, and increasingly global project teams have highlighted the importance of education. Critically examining existing methodologies and looking for ways to advance do not always have to take place in a classroom—but a willingness to learn is integral in transforming the industry for the better.
read more >The Austin Treatment: Allergan’s Customer Experience Hub
January 6th, 2021Insights
Within the last few years, Austin, Texas has emerged as one of the US’s hottest tech towns, drawing in big firms and key talent due to its favorable market, arts and culture, and quality-of-life perks. Life sciences and healthcare organizations are following suit, including pharmaceutical company Allergan, which recently joined global firm AbbVie.
read more >WILLIS TOWERS WATSON: Built to Flex
December 15th, 2020Insights
After spending 45 years in the Centre Square complex, Willis Towers Watson, a global advisory, broking, and solutions firm, decided to move just a few blocks away to another one of Philly’s premier office buildings: 1735 Market Street. With two other offices located across the greater Philadelphia area, the relocation provided the company with an opportunity to modernize while maintaining their presence in the city’s central business district.
read more >THE PEOPLE PARADIGM: Forcepoint’s Cyber Experience Center
December 15th, 2020Insights
When most people think of cybersecurity, they think of dark, shadowy forces and firewalls—not people. Cybersecurity firm Forcepoint is disrupting that preconception, both in their behavior-based approach to protecting data and the building they created to showcase it.
read more >Reoccupying Your Workplace
December 15th, 2020Insights
This is an article about safety. You probably assume it’s about PPE, or fall protection, or confined spaces. Nope, not this safety article. This article is about behavioral changes and how STO’s Safety 360⁰ philosophy got us back to work amid a pandemic. But more than that, it’s about how Safety 360⁰ is going to get you back to the office, too.
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