In late 2019, the Madison Street Jail, having sat empty for 10 years, finally saw the light of day. The 8-floor structure, originally designed for isolation, with only discrete, 8in horizontal windows to the outside world, was transformed into 6...
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Policies aimed at improvement are important. They declare intentions and provide guiderails and parameters for action. But action is truly where change happens.
This spring, STO Building Group took action in holding its first Women in Construction National Network conference, bringing...
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Buildings, construction, and building materials account for nearly 40% of global carbon emissions. As the world continues the search for sustainable solutions to the collective carbon challenge, the AEC industry has turned back to a traditional building material: wood.
Over the...
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In urban areas like those in New Jersey and New York, many outdated properties remain idle, abandoned, or even condemned. Because there isn’t much fresh land available, industrial developers often look to these unused sites as a potential location for...
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It’s a rarity to find an office environment that brings suburban amenities like parking, outdoor space, and an on-site restaurant together in one complex anywhere near an urban downtown. But that is just what Spear Street Capital has created in...
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Boston’s Seaport area is one of the city’s latest up-and-coming neighborhoods, and companies have been jumping at the chance to secure a spot in one of the area’s many new office towers.
One of those companies is MullenLowe, a well-established marketing...
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Data centers are the heart of the digital infrastructure that all the primary data we consume on a daily basis resides and is processed through. This market is composed of a select number of large technology and colocation companies who...
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In the life sciences sector, companies have very specific needs for their buildings. For starters, they need a location to comfortably manufacture their products, achieve necessary safety standards, maintain a fluid workflow—and the list goes on.
It goes without saying that...
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Founder of Antoine Johnson LLC
1. How did Antoine Johnson get started?
I graduated from Howard University in Washington D.C. with a BA in architecture. My architectural career spanned over 16 years with a few of Philadelphia’s notable firms: Geddes Brecher Qualls...
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Written by Jennifer Taranto, VP of Sustainability and Rick Khan, former Chief Innovation Officer, STO Building Group
As one of the largest industries in the world, construction has a direct impact on our environment. It is a pivotal time in history...
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