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IN THIS ISSUE 2 6 24 Designed to Operate Traveling Lightly No Return Policy Looking at transportation systems STV’s highway design practice Correctional facilities from an operations and reduces size, scope and that support maintenance perspective construction time recidivism reduction table of contents VOLUME 10 | ISSUE 1 | 2013 FINDING ADDED VALUE FOR OUR CLIENTS

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205 West Welsh Drive Douglassville, PA 19518 Today, more than ever, value matters T 610-385-8200 for our clients. Across both the public F 610-385-8500 and private sectors, budgets are tighter STV Incorporated 2 6 10 and resources are thinner, which means 225 Park Avenue South our clients are seeking partners that New York, NY 10003 T 212-777-4400 can deliver projects faster and with more F 212-529-5237 economy, effi ciency and fl exibility. [email protected] www.stvinc.com At STV, we are cognizant of the current Editorial Board trends driving the industry, but remain Dominick M. Servedio, P.E. 14 18 24 Executive Chairman forward-thinking and proactive regarding Milo E. Riverso, Ph.D., P.E. challenges clients and stakeholders may Chief Executive O cer 1 14 encounter years down the road. By taking & President Finding Added Value Providing a Boost for Boeing this added-value approach, we are not only Linda Rosenberg For Our Clients STV’s construction managers Senior Vice President keep the assembly line moving looking to meet the requirements of the Marketing & Communications during renovation task at hand, but also trying to fi nd ways Richard M. Amodei 2 to exceed them, creating an even better Senior Vice President Designed to Operate Looking at transportation systems 18 product than what was fi rst envisioned. Managing Editors from an operations and Sustainable Design Debra Trace maintenance perspective Branches Out Beyond LEED Jill Bonamusa STV’s planners, architects, engineers, construction managers and environmental Editor-in-Chief 6 22 scientists strive to provide added value Mark Ginocchio Traveling Lightly Going LEED for Lockheed STV’s highway design practice to all of the projects and initiatives we Contributors reduces size, scope support – whether it be a brand new

and construction time 24 Photo: Shutterstock Nancy Benecki transportation system in a rapidly growing Rachel Spevack No Return Policy Correctional facilities that support city, or the rehabilitation of an existing Graphic Design 8 recidivism reduction building into a model of sustainability. Modernizing Data Jill Moyer and Communications Our expert team seeks solutions that not Infrastructure for 26 only aspire to save time and money for New Acquisition a Boost the Pennsylvania the client, but also foster greater operational Turnpike Commission for STV in California eﬃ ciency and environmental sensitivity 10 28 geared to last decades beyond when World School Champions What’s New at STV a ribbon is cut on opening day. STV provides design Major projects open to the public, and construction management new personnel, STV employees for landmark private school give back to the communities, plus the fi rm takes home a number of industry awards Front cover photo: Shutterstock 2 stv | ink stv | ink 1 Looking at Transportation Systems from an Operations and Maintenance Perspective DESIGNED TO OPERATE Photo: Shutterstock

STV provided preliminary engineering and is currently performing project “ e key is to focus on the long-range future of the system and to management services for this initiative, which calls for 12.5 kilometers of new

develop design concepts that provide others with reasonable and Photo courtesy of City Ottawa light rail to be constructed over the a ordable opportunities to add capacity in the future.” next fi ve years – the single largest public works project ever executed by the JOSEPH NORTH City of Ottawa. Transportation & Infrastructure Division

Last December, the design-build- fi nance-maintain team was approved by the Ottawa City Council. As a P3 (public-private partnership) project, additional funding from the private sector was secured to help move the new transportation system closer to construction.

With an increasing number of entities design philosophy has evolved in a Ottawa, which already has a bus rapid competing for a dwindling amount way that’s even more proactive. STV’s Preliminary concept of Lebreton Station transit system in place, serves as the of public funding, today’s passenger transportation leaders are practicing capital for the Government of Canada transportation systems need to be and preaching a methodology dubbed and is home to the planned and designed with effi ciency “design to operate/maintain” that strives a management consultant, North spent Parliament, the Senate and foresight. Flexibility for future to create a more effi cient operational decades working in the public sector STV is applying its design to operate/maintain and the Supreme expansion is paramount. So is having a experience for transit agencies, starting as a senior operations manager in New Court. It is also one philosophy to the $2.1 billion Ottawa Light sound maintenance plan in place that in the earliest phases of design. Jersey, New York City and St. Louis. of the world’s top fi ve keeps passengers moving around-the- Rail Transit Project, which will augment regions for research clock, while providing maintenance “Design to operate/maintain brings a lot “I’ve found that client expectations for existing mass transportation options in the and development. As teams with productive work windows. of value to our clients,” said Joseph North, passenger rail projects have evolved city with 12.5 kilometers of new light rail. a result, employment And this all must be accomplished in a STV vice president of planning with over time,” North said. “At fi rst, most is expected to increase way that’s cost-conscious yet delivers a the Transportation & Infrastructure projects had rather modest goals for by 30 percent in the quality product for the community. Division. “Using this methodology, we the operational aspects of their systems city by 2031, placing can work together with transit operators and project teams were focused more transportation system in a way that considerable demands on the existing STV has a long track record of suc- to create a system that reduces travel on scope, schedule and budget issues. doesn’t adversely aff ect the budget.” transportation system. cess developing and managing new times for commuters, increases fl eet Now, building on these past experi- transportation systems and extensions effi ciency and ultimately attracts higher ences, focus is being turned to ideas Design to Operate/Maintain In Motion One area where potential operational around North America, including ridership for agencies.” such as future throughput and core North and his team recently applied the effi ciencies were found was in the Metrolink in southern California, the capacity, reducing or controlling the design to operate/maintain philosophy system’s station design. Th e project team Houston METRORail and Dallas Area North would know fi rst-hand how this cost of service delivery, and life-cycle to the procurement of the $2.1 billion developed a 30-year capacity analysis Rapid Transit light rail systems in approach bucks decades of traditional maintenance costs for keeping the design-build-fi nance-maintain Ottawa that illustrated how extremely high a.m. Texas, the Hudson-Bergen light rail design and program management system safe and reliable. By taking a Light Rail Transit Project for the City of peak ridership, compared with lower in New Jersey and AirTrain JFK techniques implemented throughout design to operate/maintain approach Ottawa. In joint venture with Morrison ridership in the p.m. peak, was driving light rail in New York City. But in the transportation industry. Prior to early in a project, we’re able to help Hershfi eld Limited, URS Canada Inc., station platforms and train lengths to recent years, the fi rm’s planning and joining the private sector in late 1996 as the project team implement a new and Jacobs Associates Canada Corp., unprecedented lengths for light rail. 2 stv | ink stv | ink 3 “To enhance operational effi ciency In similar fashion, STV has worked in Charlotte found that the light rail secure a federal TIGER grant for the intervals through the use of strategically not just how a transportation system and to help control capital costs, we with the Charlotte Area Transit System system needed to upgrade from two-car suggested improvements and advanced relocated track crossovers. will operate on its opening day, but also proposed designing the signal and (CATS) to fi nd operational effi ciencies train sets to three-car train sets to meet the work into the design phase. years into the future, can potentially power systems to accommodate more for the agency’s Northeast Blue Line the required capacity in the future. Similar to the strategy deployed in make a signifi cant diff erence. frequent service during the a.m. peak A Proactive Maintenance Plan Ottawa, in Charlotte the design team period, which would then allow the “Accordingly, the BLE One of the more costly aspects of determined the optimal placement of “By taking this approach, as con- City to operate with shorter trains STV worked with the Charlotte Area Transit will be constructed to running a transit system is the daily crossovers on the Northeast extension sultants, we’re essentially using the and station platforms,” North said. System to find operational efficiencies for the accommodate three- maintenance of vehicles, tracks, of the BLE in order to reliably sustain operator’s point of view as we design a car trains,” said Mario power systems, stations and other a high level of service during single- project,” North said. “Our goal for the Th is suggestion alone saved the client agency’s Northeast Blue Line Extension project. Semmler, P.E., a critical infrastructure. Because the track operations for maintenance design to operate/maintain approach millions of dollars in capital construction senior transportation bulk of the world’s transportation needs and other system issues. is to achieve an end result that meets and tunneling costs for underground engineer and project systems are operating for at least 20 the needs of everyone involved with stations. It is also projected to improve Extension (BLE) light rail project. Th e manager who’s been instrumental in the hours a day, agencies have a limited “It is important to consider the the project – from the client and its operating characteristics, lower future fi rm provided transportation planning, development of the design-to-operate/ window to maintain them without amount of value that is added to a stakeholders to the commuters who maintenance costs and minimize environmental investigations and maintain methodology. impacting service. transportation system with a proactive will ultimately use the system. We construction-related impacts to adjacent documentation, preliminary engineering, maintenance plan,” North said. “You’re have an excellent opportunity to bring properties. For future growth, and to and fi nal design services for the 9.3-mile Because the existing Blue Line’s In Ottawa, STV and its joint venture saving commuters and the client time added value to our clients once we start accommodate potential long-range extension. STV also performed project traction power network and station partners used a design to operate/ and money because a well-maintained to view operations and maintenance system expansion, the project team management support services for the platform lengths did not support maintain approach to develop a transportation system is less likely issues from their perspective. Th is determined that all underground station design and construction of the original three-car train sets, STV recommended forward-thinking maintenance plan to experience service outages and diff erentiates us in our markets and caverns would be bored out to a length CATS Blue Line, which opened in 2007. placing additional substations between that strives to keep the light rail disruptions that have a ripple eff ect helps us win new work and expand that would meet ridership demands existing ones and identifi ed station system in a state of good repair without on the whole line’s operations.” existing work. It’s a win-win for beyond the 30-year forecast, while above- In contrast to some of the fi rm’s recom- improvements to make the three-car aff ecting service levels. Th e proposed both us and our clients.” n ground station designs would preserve mendations for the City of Ottawa, plan feasible throughout the entire plan would take sections of one of the An Eﬀ ective and Expandable space needed for potential expansion. STV’s ridership projection analysis light rail system. CATS was able to tracks oﬄ ine three hours before the Business Strategy end of service on a nightly basis so North’s hope is that the Ottawa and maintenance can be performed, Charlotte light rail projects will serve providing a longer, more productive as models for the design to operate/ Flexibility City of Ottawa Transitway Ridership window of time for workers. Th e maintain methodology for the for system transit system would still be able to rest of the transportation industry. expansion in AM PEAK the future 7% operate late-night service at 15-minute Taking a more proactive view of

6% PM PEAK Potential An 5% reduction in around- e project team found demand and an e cient millions of the-clock 4% dollars of maintenance maintenance plan could be met with shorter capital costs plan Ridership analysis showed 3% platforms and strategically placed crossovers for the system’s track alignments. 2% peak demand of Ridership/Day Share occurred during 1% a very short 2% 28% 26% 31% 7% 6% window of time 0% in the a.m. 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 120-meter platform 180-meter platform and p.m. AM HRS PM HRS AM HR VS.

4 stv | ink stv | ink 5 STV’s Highway Design Practice Reduces Size, Scope and Construction Time

TRAVELING LIGHTLY Photo: Shutterstock

The desire to reduce costs and construction time has driven more state and federal clients toward using design-build as the delivery method of choice for major roadway improvement projects, especially in regions undergoing exponential population growth like the southeastern United States.

In recent years, STV has been Shrinking the Scope traffi c increase brought about by the

© Aero Photo © Aero selected as the designer-of-record For two design-build roadway relocation of the U.S. Army’s 7th for a number of major highway projects currently under construc- Special Forces Group necessitated the projects in the Southeast. A key tion, STV’s engineers proposed redesign of the intersection of State to the fi rm’s success has been its alternative designs geared toward Route (SR) 85 and West McWhorter well-crafted design-build philosophy, shrinking the overall size and Avenue. As the designer-of-record which targets ineffi ciencies and scope of these roadway initiatives. for this design-build project, STV is turns them around. Solutions may Th ese solutions are expected to providing overall design management include cutting back on right-of-way save the client time and money. and engineering support during the acquisitions and wetlands mitigation, construction of the grade-separated using fewer construction materials Outside the Eglin Air Force Base interchange on behalf of the Eastern The “turbine” like concrete and barrow, and (AFB) in Florida, the projected Federal Lands Highway Division of keeping the construction process as streamlined as possible by learning interchange currently and understanding the tendencies of under construction in our build partners. “When we’re designing a roadway, Charlotte uses fewer we’re always looking to fi nd the most effi cient way to construct it, construction materials especially for a design-build project,” said Richard Capps, P.E., senior vice than the original president of STV’s southeastern transportation division. “We want “four stack” design to reduce construction time while saving costs for the contractor. We’ve © Aero Photo © Aero concept. managed to do this in a couple of unique scenarios.”

6 stv | ink stv | ink 7 the Federal Highway area maps to confi rm the area had been initiative in the United States by Thinking Like a Contractor “It allows us to be aware of and Administration. cleared of unexploded ordnances. By Roads and Bridges Magazine in 2012. Another critical component of anticipate any potential challenges reducing the project’s footprint, the STV’s design-build philosophy is the that may arise during construction Th e original proposal project team had a smaller area to review, Originally planned as a modifi ed clover fi rm’s understanding of construction and develop solutions right away,”

Photo © Ferrell Photographics Photo © Ferrell called for a diamond which lowered the need to clear the area, in 1989, the interchange was redesigned techniques and practices. said Mark Robbins, P.E., who leads interchange, a common helping to accelerate the construction to four levels in order to eliminate two STV’s Southeast construction roadway junction used schedule by nearly six months. low-speed loops. However, the “stack” “Since the 1980s we’ve been building services group. when a grade-separated design included a number of high-level, relationships with a number of contrac- highway passes over “In any design-build project, there’s long-span bridges that would be tors in the Southeast and during that time Such awareness was applied during a minor road. After always a balancing act to hit upon diffi cult to construct and required an we’ve learned about what kind of equip- the design of the SR 85 interchange analyzing various the right combination of cost and off -site detour for interstate traffi c. ment they have and how they conduct in Florida. By selecting a two reconfi gurations of the time savings,” said Tony Melton, P.E., Within the same footprint, STV’s their business,” Gagne said. “Because of quadrant partial cloverleaf design diamond interchange, director of transportation in STV’s alternative turbine interchange is a those relationships, when we develop a rather than a four quadrant diamond STV found the more effi cient solution Orlando offi ce. “We believe we found a two-level design with semi-directional road or a bridge, we can often incorporate interchange, STV’s engineers was a partial cloverleaf design, eff ectively number of advantages with our partial ramps, using smaller, single-span those experiences into our design.” helped to simplify the construction reducing the proposed construction cloverleaf design. Any time you can bridges, smaller columns and fl atter process for the contractor. STV employees have developed long-standing relationships with area from 67 acres to 47 acres. shave six months off a construction roadway profi les. Th e new design will be Th ese experiences can have a far- contractors throughout the United schedule while maintaining existing less disruptive to traffi c and use fewer reaching impact on STV’s design “Moving all that construction States because of the firm’s unique design philosophy. Pictured (from Th is new design avoids the wetlands traffi c and staying out of nearby construction materials, including the strategy. For example, if STV is teaming equipment around four quadrants left to right): Mark Robbins, Tony in the project’s northeast quadrant, wetlands, you have a project design elimination of more than two million with a build partner that only has would increase the construction Laws and Christopher Guido. ultimately saving time and money that that’s worth exploring.” yards of borrow-fi ll material that would access to a 200-ton crane, the fi rm schedule and could impact traffi c would have gone toward assessments, have been required for the stack design. could propose a roadway structure with on the nearby roadway,” Capps permitting and mitigation if this area In similar fashion, STV was selected smaller elements to accommodate this said. “Our understanding of the had been aff ected. to design North Carolina’s fi rst-ever “Th e smaller-span bridges and roadway construction equipment, rather than construction process helped us to “turbine interchange” for the I-85/I-485 geometry are helping to keep the propose sweeping long-span bridges factor those elements in when we Additionally, because of the roadway’s interchange. Th e design-build project construction schedule accelerated,” that could necessitate the added cost developed the half cloverleaf for proximity and relationship to the will complete the fi nal link in North said Jeff Gagne, P.E., DBIA, STV vice of renting and shipping a larger SR 85, and the result is a design Eglin AFB, the project area is located Carolina’s Outer Loop connecting I-77, president and North Carolina transpor- 300-ton crane to the job site. that saves time and money.” n over a former bombing range. Before NC 16, NC 115 and U.S. 74. Currently tation business unit manager. “It’s also construction could commence, the under construction, the project was a benefi t to motorists using the current project team would have to review the named the top roadway/bridge roadway because it’s less disruptive.”

Modernizing Data The Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission 104,500-square-foot warehouse into a “We were very diligent when we reviewed and Communications (PTC) is currently in the midst of a consolidated data operations facility for proposed change orders. Based upon large-scale upgrade of its information the commission. The three-phase project the STV team’s experience, we were able Infrastructure technology infrastructure, including included the construction of the data to provide signifi cant cost savings for for the Pennsylvania the construction of a brand new state- and traffi c operations centers, which are our client,” said Stephen Cheney, P.E., Turnpike Commission of-the-art tier 3 data center and traffi c now completed and operational, and LEED® AP, senior project manager.

operations center. With its multidisciplinary the expansion of parking and other site Photo © RVOIII Photography background, STV has played a critical, upgrades outside the new facility. Additionally, STV’s prior experience supportive role in fi nding cost savings for working with the PTC on roadway and “The PTC primarily builds horizontal project type proved valuable to the client while keeping the project scope Starting with the project’s fi rst phase, bridge projects served the fi rm well structures like roadways and bridges, the PTC and the data and traffi c and construction schedule of this major the construction of the data center, throughout the construction process. unlike some other STV clients, such control centers.” n initiative on-task and moving forward. STV’s project team negotiated a STV’s familiarity with PTC’s provisions as the Pennsylvania Department of

Photo © RVOIII Photography STV was contracted by the PTC to number of proposed changes with the and guidelines for new construction General Services, with signiﬁ cant provide agent construction management prime contractors that provided cost projects kept the process streamlined portfolios of vertical facilities,” Cheney services for the renovation of a savings to the PTC. through each stage of construction. said. “Our experience with this

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Portions of the building are adjacent to the popular New York City High Line. Th e task of converting a 200,000- “Th ere were a lot of challenges and not a LLC for major metropolitan cities across square-foot warehouse in New York lot of time, given the hard deadline,” said the globe. Th e school will serve the City into a brand-new, state-of-the-art Samir Eid, P.E., vice president and direc- ever-increasing demand for more private WORLD SCHOOL private school in time for a strict tor of capital improvement programs and school seats in New York City, where the September 2012 opening required construction administration. “Because we population of children under the age of engineering innovation and a construc- provided both engineering design and fi ve has increased by 32 percent the past tion management team that employed construction management services, we fi ve years, while the amount of available well-organized purchasing, logistics, were able to overcome these challenges space in private/independent institutions CHAMPIONS and cost management techniques. and accomplish this project seamlessly.” has risen far less. STV Provides Design and Construction Management STV demonstrated the full value of its breadth of services by providing Avenues: Th e World School in New STV was contracted to provide structural, for Landmark Private School both design and construction services York City is the fi rst in a series of mechanical, electrical, plumbing and for Avenues: Th e World School in the exclusive private pre-K-12 schools environmental engineering and construc- Chelsea neighborhood of Manhattan. planned by Avenues World Holdings tion management services for the project.

10 stv | ink stv | ink 11 A warehouse located in a historic district of Manhattan has been transformed into the World School.

Th e building – originally designed by 1 2 renowned architect Cass Gilbert – features an open, loft-like environment with state-of-the-art science and art laboratories, a cafeteria, two kitchens, a library and an athletic and fi tness center that was constructed on the roof of the building. Photography Photo © Halkin Architectural A two-story gymnasium intersects the northern third of the building. Th e school also abuts the popular High Line – a Photography Photo © Halkin Architectural historic freight rail structure preserved 3 and repurposed as an elevated public having our fi rm leading the construction park – which needed to be integrated into management component as it kept the design and construction plan. communication more streamlined when additional challenges arose.” Th e engineering design – which was fast-tracked and accomplished in four On the environmental side, the fi rm months using Revit® building informa- provided engineering services focused tion modeling software – incorporated a on the removal of a 10,000-gallon fuel number of unique techniques, especially oil underground storage tank (UST) at Photography Photo © Halkin Architectural on the structural side. Th e new program the site. Th is included the preparation of the building called for a grand of a Spill and UST Closure Report to 1 Avenues: The World School has an open, loft-style feel. stairwell and elevator lobbies in the delineate impacts from a prior release central portion and top-to-bottom of fuel oil at the building. 2 STV’s engineers provided design services for the building, including stairwells in three of the school’s four redesigning the building’s structural corners. Additionally, to accommodate a Th e fi rm developed a remedial action “core” to accommodate stairwells two-story gymnasium at the top of the plan, approved by the New York in three corners of the facility. structure, half of the roof needed to be State Department of Environmental 3 STV’s construction team managed a complex renovation of the “raised” a story. As a result of these and Conservation (NYSDEC), to remove building, including the raising of many other programmatic changes, seven impacted soil and petroleum product the school’s roof to accommodate columns were completely removed and from the subsurface. STV worked a two-story gymnasium. the building’s “core” was reconstructed closely with the New York City Offi ce

to support this new confi guration. Large of Environmental Remediation’s e-des- Photography Photo © Halkin Architectural areas of the concrete fl oors’ slabs were ignation program, which is designed removed for the gymnasium and visual to ensure that the provisions set forth connections, and the remaining ones during rezoning actions are implemented STV’s construction management team “We directly administered 54 subcon- Th e fi rm also needed to expertly and management team communicated with were reinforced with heavy structural to avoid signifi cant adverse impacts worked closely with the designers to tracts, rented storage space and tented effi ciently coordinate with a number the Friends of the High Line organiza- steel members where needed. to human health or the environment pre-purchase all major mechanical/ portions of the roof in the winter to meet of stakeholders through each phase of tion regarding the staging of construction through exposure to potentially hazard- electrical/plumbing equipment and other a delivery date that could not be missed,” construction. Because of the building’s equipment and materials. Other city and “We basically cut out the entire center ous materials. STV also managed the long lead items, split up the structural said Joseph Cenzoprano, senior project historic faÇade, STV’s construction state agencies involved with the project of the building and rebuilt it,” said Chris pre-renovation asbestos, lead-based paint steel and other contracts, and worked manager for the construction team. On management team needed to make sure included New York City Mayor Michael Cerino, STV’s structural discipline and polychlorinated biphenyls surveys extended shifts and weekends to bring the budget side, parsing the project into the renovated exterior remained true to Bloomberg’s Offi ce, New York City’s leader in New York. “For a design of and designed the asbestos and lead the project in on time. smaller contracts, though complex from Gilbert’s original aesthetic. With one Department of Buildings, the NYSDEC this complexity, it was especially handy abatement specifi cations for removal. an administration standpoint, did result of the school’s cafeterias overlooking and the New York State Department in savings for the client. the High Line park, the construction of Environmental Protection. n

12 stv | ink stv | ink 13 Providing a BOOST for Boeing Photo © RVOIII Photography

STV’s Construction Managers Keep the Assembly Line Moving During Renovation

At Boeing’s H-47 Focused Factory Conversion project in Ridley Park, PA, STV’s Construction Management Division

was faced with a daunting task—overseeing the massive, some major logistical and scheduling chal- One of the key challenges during lenges that needed to be overcome in order construction was that the main assembly $130 million renovation of a key manufacturing site in to accomplish this phase of the initiative.” line could not be shut down or relocated a timely and cost-effective manner, without adversely at any point in time, which would have The Ridley Park complex features several caused a disruption to aircraft deliveries. impacting the facility’s production of aircraft. contiguous historical buildings that house STV’s construction management team much of the production and support func- developed a phased approach that tions for the Chinook program. The primary allowed construction and manufacturing facility is the number one building, which, to move forward on parallel paths. This included performing the work while “Boeing undertook this extensive upgrade of at 200,000-square-feet and nearly 85 years Notably, renovations in the primary customer demand and the delivery rate its facility because of the increased demand old, houses the final assembly lines and building were divided into four phases, of the famed Chinook H-47 helicopter for its versatile and unique aircraft,” said a central transportation aisle for loading each approximately six to eight months actually increased. The Chinook H-47 Andrew Munter, senior project manager for aircraft sections and components to the in duration. On a similar scale, the helicopter, first deployed in 1962 in STV. “As a result, despite the requirement line. The attached support building has support building was strategically planned Vietnam, is currently being used in for a renovated and re-tooled facility, the been repurposed and now houses a flight to include three integrated phases to U.S. military operations in the Middle uninterrupted production of aircraft com- hangar, manufacturing bay and executive coordinate with the overall delivery East and throughout the world. mitment was achieved. The project team had Photo: Shutterstock administrative offices. milestones of the main structure.

14 stv | ink stv | ink 15 STV’s construction management team With the construction work broken An important seg- developed a phased approach for renovations down into so many individual ment of the overall that did not adversely impact the facility’s Photo: Shutterstock components, it was essential that Boeing factory production of aircraft. the renovations transition seamlessly improvement plan from one phase to the next. As soon was the decision as a reconditioned portion of the to repaint the factory’s concrete fl oors Management Division. “We weighed the factory was ready for occupancy using high-performance urethane epoxy benefi ts of bringing in an independent cost and all indoor air-quality testing paint to achieve the ultimate architectural estimator to assist us with change orders had taken place, the vast network of vision for upgraded working conditions. and found it was a more cost-eff ective personnel, parts, tools and equipment Th is, along with the new air rotation units solution over the life span of the project.” needed for each assembly line portion for conditioned air, tempered glass vision was quickly moved into place over walls for day lighting capabilities, and As a result of STV’s critical support of a weekend or holiday so as not advanced lighting upgrades, has not only these factory renovations, along with a to impact site staff and Boeing’s led to an improved working environment, number of other Boeing initiatives over production schedule. it has also allowed the project to qualify the years, the fi rm was recently selected for LEED® (Leadership in Energy and to bid on and perform project controls For example, during the second Environmental Design) certifi cation. as well as program and construction phase of the primary building’s management services, on a task order renovation, STV needed to In addition to supporting Boeing’s basis, at a variety of Boeing locations coordinate construction around aggressive construction schedule without across the United States. Th ese prospec- the erection of new tooling docks impacting factory production, STV tive capital projects come under the “ With a renovation project this complex, in the same space where helicopter was instrumental in the hiring of an Boeing Enterprise multi-year national components were being delivered to independent cost estimator for the project supplier management contract for critical the program is constantly evolving.” the phase-one completed production to review the change-order process and to construction initiatives. area. To reach its scheduling mile- keep costs from inadvertently escalating. ROBERT MCALLISTER stones, STV staff worked multiple Meanwhile, STV will continue to play a STV Associate and Project Manager, Construction Management Division shifts during the week, including 12 “With a renovation project this complex, major role in the remainder of the fi ve-year consecutive weekends to obtain the the program is constantly evolving,” capital improvement plan, with a project outcomes projected on the critical said Robert McAllister, associate and completion of all construction activities path objectives for each building. project manager in STV’s Construction in the 2014 to 2015 time frame. n Photo © RVOIII Photography Photo © RVOIII Photography

Increased demand for the Chinook H-47 helicopter necessitated renovations at Boeing’s Ridley Park, PA, complex.

16 stv | ink stv | ink 17 Sustainable Design Branches Out Beyond LEED Photo: Shutterstock Sustainable design continues to evolve and make dramatic strides in the 15 years since the United States Green Building Council launched its Leadership in Environmental and Energy Design (LEED®) program in 1998. Many of today’s clients are moving beyond getting their buildings LEED® certified. They’re looking to achieve first-of-a- kind projects that showcase an innovative approach to energy efficiency. These clients are implementing bold, broad-based initiatives, like “net-zero” campuses, where energy is produced at the same rate as it’s consumed.

STV and its team of planners, engineers, architects and construction managers continue to assist clients in these transitions toward a more sustainable future meeting the evolution head on by supporting both new and renovated facilities that boast long-term benefits and cost savings for building owners and communities.

Currently, STV is providing a range of design services for two long-term clients, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) and the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA), assisting these agencies in landmark sustainable initiatives. 

18 stv | ink stv | ink 19 Striving for Net Zero at structural design, as well as intermediate Other energy-efficient solutions include architectural-engineering design for the USMA to continue using the Historic West Point mechanical, electrical and plumbing high “R-values” – a measure of thermal the 256,000-square-foot, $103 million building during construction. Proposed In 2011, as part of a broader effort by design that will be used to prepare resistance – for the building’s walls and design-build project, teaming with J. sustainable design elements include new the U.S. military to consume less energy, documentation to procure future roofs; triple-glazed, low-emittance, Kokolakis Contracting, Inc. In joint HVAC, plumbing, laboratory gases, officials from the USACE announced design-build services for the facility. blast-resistant windows; and a proposed venture with URS, STV performed electrical and related systems that are their intentions for the United States architectural and designed to be energy efficient and Military Academy (USMA) at West “This facility is expected to incorporate engineering design cost effective. Thermal wall and roof Point, NY, to become a net-zero sustainability features that go above and STV designed renovations at the USMA Science services for the construction are part of the LEED® installation by 2020. STV – which has beyond what we’ve historically seen at Building that will transform the facility into second phase of Silver criteria as well. Occupancy sensors a storied history of supporting new and West Point,” said Shiroy Ranji, AIA, a state-of-the-art educational facility. renovations at the in the laboratories will reduce energy improved facilities at the historic West STV senior project manager. USMA Science consumption during unoccupied hours. Point campus – is supporting the client’s Center, located pursuit of these goals by providing Sustainable features include solar inside Bartlett Hall. “By being creative in our design and design services for two USMA facilities. hot water panels on the facility’s roof; central chiller plant to provide cooling This building is a historic Gothic Revival seeking out new technologies we are a rainwater harvesting system; a grey- to adjacent buildings on campus. building constructed of rock-faced granite able to address the client’s requests, The proposed $192 million, 287,000- water recycling system; radiant floor with limestone decoration and has been and still meet our energy-savings goal,” square-foot, six-story barracks building slabs to be used for heating and cooling; Meanwhile, in other sustainable design a campus fixture for nearly 100 years. said John Nadon, LEED® Green is one of the largest projects currently low-flow toilet fixtures; and LED initiatives for the campus, the USMA Associate, a mechanical designer on being designed for the USACE. In joint lighting. The building’s four pavilions Preparatory School recently received The $105.3 million renovations to the project. “STV has brought venture with URS Corporation, STV will be linked by a “lightwell” in order a high honor when it was certified the 217,300-square-foot space are together its nationwide expertise is providing advanced architectural and to bring ample daylight into the facility. as LEED® Gold. STV provided full being spread over four years to allow to meet the client’s vision.”

Rendering of the new barracks facility at the USMA in West Point, NY.

A cross-section of the new USMA barracks building shows the proposed lightwell (center) that will bring more natural light into the facility.

20 stv | ink stv | ink 21 The Hingham Intermodal Center features many sustainable “firsts” for the client.

The Intermodal Center at the Hingham Shipyard The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority’s (MBTA) proposed $5.3 million, 8,400-square-foot Intermodal Center at the Hingham Shipyard was designed to meet LEED® Silver standards. Through design development, the client became so Photos courtesy of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority engaged and enthusiastic, they decided to strive for higher certification and, with STV’s support, incorporated operation and innovative strategies to achieve LEED® Gold design standards. Three sides of the transfer hall at the intermodal facility at Hingham Shipyard will STV’s life costs analyses for this project feature a fully-glazed curtain wall to allow compared baseline materials, upfront costs, natural daylight to reach deep into the and the building’s life expectancy to illustrate “We had to work with the client to develop “This project gives the MBTA a lot interior of the building. Exterior sunshades the long-term savings if sustainable design a scheme that worked well for them as far of ‘firsts,’ including its first green roof in front of the glazing both minimize the elements and green materials were used. as maintenance and the coastal environ- and first geothermal system,” Gorman amount of heat gain during the summer ment,” said Kristine Gorman, project said. “It shows that the MBTA is a months, while allowing its benefits to be One of the biggest proposed sustainable manager and architectural designer at STV. forward-thinking agency in terms of realized during the winter months. features at the facility is the green roof, “The vegetation had to be able to withstand sustainable design.” which uses a four-inch shale base soil with the salt water and wind at the site location, “That’s free energy and light. The natural vegetation that will thrive in the shipyard’s and we had to be consistent with the The HVAC system at the shipyard daylight alone can reduce the amount environment. Selecting the proper Coastal Zone Management policies.” will use a ground-source heat pump of artificial lighting, resulting in a smaller vegetation that would be hearty and and a geothermal system, both of which heat load from the light fixtures in the drought-tolerant was a concern. By protecting the roof surface from will heat and cool the building more space.The reduced heat load may also Photo courtesy of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority Photo courtesy of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation wind shear and stormwater wear-and-tear, efficiently. Fluid will be moved through translate into smaller HVAC equipment, the green roof is expected to extend the a closed system that goes 400 feet possibly saving money which could then life of the finished roof from 25 years below the ground. be used toward another sustainable to 40 years or more. design strategy,” Sternat said. n

As part of Lockheed Martin’s growing essentially several big metal boxes within air – into the design of the HVAC systems,

Photo © RVOIII Photography focus on sustainable design for new one very large metal box,” said Steven substantial reductions in both heating and construction projects, the nationally- Rothenberger, AIA, LEED® AP BD+C, cooling energy were realized. This design renowned aerospace, defense and STV project manager. “But we were up is expected to create long-term energy advanced technology company sought for the challenge.” cost savings for the client. Additionally, the LEED® certification for a 19,000-square-foot siting of the facility, pollutant source-control high-bay addition to its 348,000-square-foot Despite these limitations, STV actually methods, and the use of building materials Going LEED for Lockheed Product Team Building in Newtown, PA. did one better – designing and with high recycled content contributed The addition houses a new satellite antenna overseeing the construction of a LEED® to the LEED® Silver rating. The question “how do you integrate testing facility and also includes an antenna Silver Certified facility, a level higher than sustainable LEED® (Leadership in range and staging area for items brought what Lockheed Martin requested. “The STV team had some sleepless nights STV’s life costs analyses Energy and Environmental Design) into the building. STV provided design trying to develop some LEED® solutions for this project compared elements into a facility that has no services for the Product Team Building in The high air-turnover rate required to for this kind of facility, but not only did we baseline materials, upfront costs, windows or restrooms?” may sound 1997 and was selected to provide design meet the space cleanliness mandates overcome those challenges, we gave and the building’s life expectancy to illustrate the long-term savings like the set-up to a joke overheard and construction management services provided a unique challenge since varying Lockheed Martin an even better product if sustainable design elements at the local engineers club, but it’s for the LEED®-certified addition. the airflow to reduce energy consumption than they were expecting,” Rothenberger and green materials were used. actually a challenge STV had to was not an option for this project. By said. “Our design team did an outstanding overcome for Lockheed Martin “There were no toilets, no windows and no incorporating face-and-bypass concepts job, a sentiment echoed by our Lockheed Space Systems Company. offices, just a control room and what were – which only heats/cools a portion of the counterparts.” n 22 stv | ink stv | ink 23 health treatment programs. Based on a include medium/minimum as well as therapeutic community behavioral maximum security housing. model, it combined the features of a Photo: Shutterstock medium security facility with interior A new 105,266-square-foot medical/ spaces designed to provide a therapeutic mental health building will be located atmosphere. After fi ve years, the recidi- adjacent to the new entrance building vism rate at the D.C. facility declined and the visiting area. from 80 percent to 20 percent for those discharged through this program. “We’ve created four diff erent areas based on a medical model: acute care, One of the key factors in putting a step-down unit, a general population off enders on a successful path is careful unit and a specialty population unit,” planning for release. “Beginning at the Ziskind said. “We will also have an NO time of prison admission, such pre-release assisted living unit for 36 off enders. RETURN preparation can yield positive results in Within that unit there are two hospice the crucial fi rst months after an off ender suites. It’s a comprehensive medical returns to the community when he or she model focused on the special needs of is at greatest risk of returning to prison,” women at risk. I think it’s really going POLICY 5 the Pew report said. “Th e process should to have a major eff ect on recidivism.” begin with a thorough screening and 1 David Ziskind (left) has been an advocate assessment at intake to identify potentially Th e mental health unit, subdivided of recidivism reduction through design for decades. Here, he’s working with urgent needs, such as substance abuse into small groupings of 16 to 32 STV designer Rebecca Weidler (right). treatment and mental health services. Th e residents, will have counseling rooms, a 2 Design of the District of Columbia Correctional assessment should guide a case manage- multipurpose room and psychologists’ CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES THAT SUPPORT RECIDIVISM REDUCTION Treatment Facility focused on substance abuse ment plan during incarceration that uses spaces, all within the unit. Traditionally, and mental health treatment programs. evidence-based programming tailored to psychologists would be located in the 3 The Iowa Department of Corrections asked STV to rethink the prison building type each off ender’s criminal risk factors.” infi rmary, away from the people who from the ground up. need them the most, Ziskind said. 4 The Iowa Correctional Institution for Women Careful planning for release is an will focus on recidivism reduction through a wide assortment of programs and important element in STV’s Iowa design. Th e buildings that support academic treatment facilities. Th e Iowa Department of Corrections and vocational education will be located 5 The Iowa program consists of the renovation asked STV to rethink the prison building at the heart of the campus. Th ere will be of six buildings and the construction of four new ones. type from the ground up and develop a educational programs at the high school 21st century facility that would integrate and college levels as well as vocational 1 2 3 4 gender-, health- and age-responsive training programs. Th ere will also be a programming into the fabric of design, major industry program. making it among the fi rst women’s Reducing recidivism—the rate at which to the study, states would save more than Currently, STV’s unique correctional facilities in the country to incorporate this “A minimum security live-out building previously incarcerated off enders return to $635 million in averted prison costs in design philosophy is on display at the approach. Th e state’s goal is to reduce its for residents working in the commu- prison—has been a high priority for one year alone if they managed to reduce expansion of the Iowa Correctional three-year recidivism rate from 27 percent nity will be expanded to provide space STV’s correctional facility design practice their recidivism rates by just 10 percent. Institution for Women in Mitchellville, to 17 percent over the next decade. for 32 additional residents. Having for decades. Th e fi rm has earned national IA. Additionally, there are other facilities beds on the outside of the secure recognition for its correctional design “We create spaces for programs that the fi rm has designed that have estab- Th rough the incorporation of a wide perimeter helps with the “transition philosophy, which includes incorporating support recidivism reduction,” said David lished its track record in supporting array of programs and services, as well as back out into the community,” resources and facilities that assist states Ziskind, FAIA, NCARB, LEED® AP, the reduction of recidivism. designing a more normative setting for Ziskind said. “Iowa is looking to face with recidivism reduction. STV senior vice president and chief off enders that will ease their transition the recidivism issue by addressing architect in the Buildings & Facilities In 1992, STV provided full architectural back into their home communities, the mental health situation through A recent study by the Pew Center on the Division. “Within the facility, there are services for the new 832-bed District STV is helping the client meet its goals. minimum live-out housing, working in States, a public policy think tank, demon- places for treatment programs, education of Columbia Correctional Treatment Th e project comprises the renovation the community, and providing education strated the potential value added for clients therapy programs, community reintegra- Facility in Washington, D.C., with a of six buildings and the construction of as well as a major industry program. of recidivism reduction strategies. According tion and many other programs.” focus on substance abuse and mental four new ones. Th e 888-bed facility will It’s looking at the big picture.” n

24 stv | ink stv | ink 25  The Academic Joint-Use Facility at City College of San Francisco performed at a higher energy efficiency than originally projected.

1 Millbrae Station is the largest intermodal terminal in the U.S. west of the Mississippi River.

2 The Richmond Intermodal Station is part of a larger transit-oriented development in the city.

3 The Indian Valley Academic Complex at College of Marin is the first new building designed as part of the school’s campus reinvention.

4 The Long Beach Transit Mall features eight bus shelters located in the heart of the city’s transit district.

1 2 3 4

NEW ACQUISITION A BOOST FOR

Caltrain in suburban northern San Eli Naor, AIA, one of the principals including a station in Fresno, which Mateo County; the Kirsch Center for at VBN, who has joined STV as a vice is expected to be the fi rst facility to STV IN CALIFORNIA Environmental Studies at DeAnza president and head of the Transportation be constructed, thereby serving as a College in Cupertino, CA, the fi rst com- & Infrastructure Division’s California prototype for the rest of the system. With its recent acquisition of Oakland-based ARCHITECTURE/vbn (VBN), munity college building in the nation to Facilities group. “We will utilize our Once completed, the HST will be the STV has enhanced its presence on the West Coast by bringing in a rm achieve LEED® (Leadership in Energy know-how and innovative skills to help fi rst, truly dedicated high-speed rail with more than 50 years of experience serving education, transportation, and Environmental Design) Platinum STV further succeed in California and system in the United States. government and commercial clients in California. Certifi cation which was designed enhance its national presence.” in association with another fi rm; and On the education side, VBN has a Long Beach Transit Mall, a series Prior to the acquisition, STV and VBN strong portfolio of master planning “VBN’s talented employees share our “STV and VBN have been working of eight bus station shelters in Long were quite familiar with each other. and development work, especially in commitment to excellence,” said Dominick together to seamlessly integrate our Beach, CA’s, major transit center. For the 16-mile BART extension project the niche market of community colleges, M. Servedio, P.E., STV executive chair- corporate cultures,” said Milo E. Riverso, from Fremont to San Jose, VBN was thereby giving STV the opportunity man. “We have known this fi rm for many Ph.D., P.E., CEO and president of STV. Th e fi rm has also provided planning responsible for planning and design for to more deeply penetrate this growing years, and have always been impressed “Th is is a great match. VBN’s excellent and design services for the Richmond the six stations, while STV performed market in the higher education sector. with their portfolio of work. I am excited skill set strengthens STV’s services, so Intermodal Station in Richmond, CA, design services for maintenance facilities to welcome VBN into STV’s family.” we can better serve our existing clients a key part of the city’s revitalization and infrastructure along the line. Both “We spent a number of years creating a in the western region.” eff orts; and the LEED® Gold certifi ed fi rms are also key players in the massive strategy that would help us identify the Founded in 1958, VBN has had Academic Joint-Use Facility at City California High-Speed Train (HST) clients we are currently working with,” extensive experience in the design of VBN has supported the planning and College of San Francisco and Indian project – albeit in diff erent areas of the said Rob Barthelman, AIA, LEED® AP, transportation facilities and is a registered design for a number of signifi cant Valley Academic Complex at College state. STV is providing planning and education group leader at VBN who green business. Th e fi rm’s work encom- facilities throughout the West Coast of Marin in Marin, CA. design services for the Orange County leads STV’s West Coast education passes large- and small-scale projects, including Millbrae Station, the largest to Los Angeles section in Southern market. “For community colleges, it including a number of transportation intermodal terminal in the United States “Th is acquisition brings VBN’s California, while VBN performed the meant developing value outside of facilities supporting commuter rail, west of the Mississippi, which services excellent reputation in our market areas same services for a number of stations traditional architecture, delivering an light rail, rapid-transit and bus. Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) and in Northern California to STV,” said located within the Central Valley Region, innovative planning approach.” n 26 stv | ink stv | ink 27 WHAT’S NEW AT STV Photo: Shutterstock

 PROJECTS MAKE GRAND DEBUTS  TOP EMPLOYEES

over the past few months, a number of fi rst-of-a-kind or historic projects supported STV prides itself on being by STV made their long-awaited debuts to the public. able to attract, nurture and retain the best talent in the TOP In New Jersey, the ALP-45DP, also bicycle/hiking/equestrian pathway. Th e design and construction UNDER known as a dual-powered locomotive, renovation of the historic High Bridge in industry. Recently, three recently made its inaugural run for Farmville, VA, called for the replacement STV employees were all NJ TRANSIT. STV provided design, of nearly 1,000 wood railroad ties and recognized for being “tops” inspection, and test engineering support the widening of the bridge span for in their respective fi elds. 40 Chris Cerino, P.E. Christine Flaherty, Tyler Bonstead

Photo © Mark Flannery Photography services for this vehicle, which is the fi rst pedestrian traffi c. STV also designed CCM, LEED® AP locomotive in the United States to be three structural overlooks, off ering visitors powered by the overhead catenary or by a place to stop and enjoy the panoramic Chris Cerino, P.E., a senior associate Prior to joining STV, Cerino served as Tyler Bonstead, an associate and its twin-diesel engines. Additionally, the views from the bridge and learn more and structural discipline leader in the structural engineer on many distinctive national transportation planning new locomotives off er better acceleration about the bridge’s Civil War history Buildings & Facilities Division, was buildings, including the Norman Foster- manager from the Los Angeles and lower exhaust emissions than NJ through interpretive signs and programs. named to Engineers News-Record-New designed, 709-foot-tall Shangri-La offi ce, was selected as one of Mass 1 TRANSIT’s current diesel equipment. York’s (ENR NY) Top 20 Under 40 list, Hotel in New York City and the podium Transit magazine’s Top 40 Under Another bridge project that aimed to and Consulting-Specifying Engineer’s façade for the Cosmopolitan Casino in 40 outstanding individuals who are Demonstrating its geographic reach, improve the overall quality of life of a 40 Under 40 list. Th e Top 20 Under 40 Las Vegas. For STV, he played a key role making a name in the public transit in a unique collaboration, STV is community, the Great River Bridge in honor is an annual feature in ENR NY’s in the structural design of Avenues: industry. All nominees were judged supporting the procurement of these Westfi eld, MA, recently opened to much regional magazine that highlights Th e World School, a brand-new private on the factors of job commitment, same vehicles for Agence Métropolitaine fanfare from state and city offi cials. As 20 New York-, New Jersey- or school designed and built within industry involvement and contribu- de Transport in Montreal, making it the primary north-south artery over the Connecticut-based individuals under an old warehouse in New York City’s tion, achievement in his or her one of the few dual-property projects Westfi eld River, the Great River Bridge, the age of 40 who represent the trendy Chelsea neighborhood (for more position and innovation in his or of its kind in North America. Th e a camelback truss bridge that fi rst opened best-of-the-best in the construction about this project, see page 10). her fi eld. Bonstead is currently locomotives are being manufactured in 1939, has been the site of traffi c and design fi elds. Nominees were leading the planning and outreach 2 by Bombardier in Kassel, Germany. congestion on State Route 10/U.S. Route judged on achievement of/or progress Christine Flaherty, CCM, LEED® AP, for the 30-mile Los Angeles to 202 for years. STV provided planning, toward industry certifi cations, vice president and director of business Anaheim segment of the proposed In Virginia, near the site structural and civil engineering and including professional licensure or development in the Construction California High-Speed Train of one of the fi nal battles construction engineering support LEED® AP; community service; Management Division, was also selected project as well as the Perris Valley between the Union and services to the City of Westfi eld and industry involvement; and contributions for ENR NY’s Top 20 Under 40 list. Line extension of Southern Confederate armies MassHighway for the existing bridge, to creating landmark regional projects. Flaherty leads business planning eff orts California’s Metrolink commuter

Photo © NJ TRANSIT during the Civil War, the sister bridge, a 280-foot CSX for her division, and most notably took rail system. Additionally, Bonstead STV provided design Transportation rail viaduct, 5,000-feet Th eConsulting-Specifying Engineer on a project leadership role in addition is spearheading plans to connect services that transformed of urban roadway reconstruction and list recognizes 40 building industry to her business development role with Los Angeles International Airport a nearly 100-year-old new public riverfront parks and associated professionals aged 40 and younger the New York City School Construction (LAX) to public transportation. n abandoned railroad bridge parking facilities. Th e fi nished project who stand out in all aspects of their Authority Mentor Program to help win into a reconstructed was heralded as a new gateway at a lives. Candidates were nominated by the 2010-11 contract. During her tenure rails-to-trails pedestrian/ dedication ceremony in June. a professional colleague or mentor at STV, the Construction Management and judged based on commitment Division has grown exponentially, 1 Great River Bridge Replacement Project in Westfield, MA to excellence in their academic, more than doubling its revenues and 2 High Bridge Rehabilitation in Farmville, VA professional and personal lives and taking on several assignments with 3 3 ALP-45DP Locomotive in New Jersey community involvement. construction values exceeding $1 billion.

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 AWARD-WINNING PROJECTS  The U.S. Military Academy Contracting, Inc. Th e new school consists services for the project. McHenry Row also Preparatory School design-build project of three linked buildings: a barracks, an won awards for Best Retail and Most in West Point, NY STV is continually being recognized academic building and an indoor athletic Creative Financial Transaction at the gala. for its infl uential presence in the planning, facility. It recently achieved LEED® design, environmental and construction (Leadership in Energy and Environmental McHenry Row is a nine-acre site that was management industries. Following are some Design) Gold certifi cation. originally the location of the Chesapeake of the latest initiatives to be heralded Paperboard Company, which manufactured for the enduring mark they have left on Th e fi rm has a rich history with the recycled-content paperboard. After the the communities the fi rm services: prestigious campus. STV planned and paperboard company closed, the industrial site designed the Jeff erson Hall Library and was tagged for redevelopment and rezoned. Th e New York Landmarks Conservancy Learning Center, which was the campus’ fi rst honored the STV/Tishman Construction/ new building in more than 30 years when STV prepared and processed a business AECOM tri-venture construction it opened in 2008. Th e fi rm is also currently planned unit development, which allows management team with its Chairman’s working on the rehabilitation of West Point’s for fl exibility with zoning bulk regulations, Award for the fi rms’ support of phase one Science Building into a state-of-the-art through the Baltimore City Council. Th e of the Moynihan Station project, a new rail laboratory and learning space. fi rm presented and received approval for facility that will be constructed within the the master plan from Baltimore City’s Urban landmark Farley Post Offi ce in New York “Maybe the greatest honor we can hope for Design and Architectural Review Panel. City. Th e $270 million project will double the is that the buildings we are working on now length and width of Penn Station’s western are as revered in 50 years as the buildings Th e project included the demolition of concourse on the West Side of Manhattan, West Point has at present,” said Price Jepsen, vacant industrial buildings to make way for extending it southward to encompass NJ AIA, LEED® AP, STV project manager. 110,000 square feet of retail space, 60,000 TRANSIT and Amtrak tracks. square feet of offi ce space, 250 apartments Th e McHenry Row mixed-use development on the site and two parking structures. “It is a tremendous honor for STV to be was honored with several awards, including Construction on the development in the a part of the construction management Best Mixed-Use Urban project, at the recent Locust Point neighborhood in Baltimore team for the Moynihan Station,” said Maryland National Association of Industrial City was completed earlier this year. Two STV president and chief executive offi cer and Offi ce Properties Awards of Excellence buildings in the development were LEED®- Milo E. Riverso, Ph.D., P.E., who accepted Gala. STV provided surveying, master certifi ed: the Harris Teeter grocery store planning, civil engineering, landscape design was certifi ed LEED® Silver and the offi ce the award at the ceremony. “As a New York n City fi rm whose roots go back to 1912, services and construction administration building was certifi ed LEED® Gold.

STV is deeply committed to the growth Photography Photo © Halkin Architectural and development of the city. We fully appreciate how important the Moynihan  Exterior of Station is for travelers, the city and the the future Moynihan Station metropolitan area as a whole.” in New York

 McHenry Row Th e conservancy has been at the forefront mixed-use of the campaign for Moynihan Station Th e National Design-Build Awards Competition Photo © RVOIII Photography development in Baltimore since the late Sen. Daniel Moynihan fi rst awarded the recently completed United States proposed the project in 1993. In its history, Military Academy Preparatory School at West STV has received three Lucy G. Moses Point, NY, a Merit Award. Th e project was Awards – the conservancy’s highest honor showcased at the 2012 Design-Build Conference for outstanding preservation eff orts – for & Expo in November in New Orleans. STV restoring Roosevelt House at Hunter College, provided full architectural-engineering design the Coney Island Parachute Jump Tower, services for the 260,000-square-foot, $103 million and Curtis High School on Staten Island. design-build project, teaming with J. Kokolakis

30 stv | ink stv | ink 31  STV GIVES BACK  STV CELEBRATED FOR ITS CENTURY OF SUCCESS

STV’s employees understand “Th e big idea is to provide her with major airports in Maryland, Virginia STV’s executive chairman, Dominick to New York City’s history and culture. 600 dedicated that to truly give back to someone to bounce some ideas off of and Washington, D.C., and Washington M. Servedio, P.E., has earned one Past recipients include Robert Moses, individuals are the communities they serve, and to make myself available to her,” Metropolitan Area Transit Authority of New York City’s most prestigious E. Virgil Conway and Ray Kelly; right here in New York City, so our they need to nurture and said Gorman, an active member of operations control center. awards for his decades of leadership in former mayors Fiorello LaGuardia and roots and continued commitment to develop future generations WTS-Boston. “Whether she becomes an the design and construction industry Rudy Giuliani; and entertainers Oscar the area run deep.” In the New York offi ce, STV hosted two Hammerstein, Richard Rodgers and of industry talent. engineer or not, I’m here to expose her and for the fi rm’s longevity in reaching to new things and to encourage her to high school interns as part of the New its 100th-year anniversary in 2012. Tony Randall. Established in 1927, the Hundred remain passionate about her interests.” York State Department of Education Year Association of New York is Th at’s why many STV employees Career & Technical Education (CTE) Servedio received the 82nd annual “I am honored to accept this award a non-profi t organization whose are involved with mentorship Gorman and Densamo are participants Summer Scholars Program. Th e CTE Richard A. Cook Gold Medal Award on behalf of our company, which has mission is to preserve the history and programs that aid young engineers, in the federally funded Transportation program recruits from a number of from the Hundred Year Association such a rich history especially here in to promote the heritage of public and architects, construction managers and YOU program, which was launched New York City’s strongest career and of New York. Th e award is given to New York,” Servedio said. “While we private organizations that have been corporate support staff both within in 2010 as a joint initiative of WTS technical education programs in pre- remarkable leaders and contributors have 1,700 employees nationwide, in existence for a century or more. n the company and outside. International and USDOT. Th e program engineering and information technology. targets young women ages 13 to 18 CTE then matches these students with In a traditionally male-dominated with a special emphasis on science, host organizations like STV based on profession, Kristine Gorman, a project technology, engineering and math. Th e their skills and interests as well as the  NEW PERSONNEL manager and architectural designer program is designed to introduce these needs of the host company. STV recently made a number of key hires to enhance the fi rm’s overall leadership in STV’s Boston offi ce, was unable to women to careers in transportation and vision across a number of industry areas. fi nd many female mentors to connect and is open to all WTS chapters. Christina Adeyemi and Mohammed with for professional guidance when Zilon, both entering their senior year James Kolb has William A. Michael J. she was younger. Th at’s why through Th e duo applied for the program with this fall at City Polytechnic High joined STV as a Sorrentino Jr., Petrisko has the Boston Chapter of Women’s help from Cambridge School Volunteers, School in Brooklyn, have been paired vice president P.E., PMP, DBIA, joined STV as vice Transportation Seminar (WTS) and a non-profi t that matches mentors with with Robert Fields, LEED® AP, BD+C, and new england has joined STV as president, chief the U.S. Department of Transportation students in the Cambridge public school an engineering specialist in our environ- territory manager a vice president information offi cer, (USDOT), Gorman has volunteered in the Construction in the Buildings & and head of the system in Massachusetts. Gorman is also a mental group, and Alan Marchan, P.E., Management Facilities Division fi rm’s information her time to mentor high school volunteer at Cambridge Rindge and Latin project manager in our Transportation Division. Based in the and heads the Technology (iT) sophomore Ruth Densamo. School where she helps prepare students & Infrastructure Division. fi rm’s main Boston fi rm’s brand-new Department. for the circuit lab portion of the Science offi ce, Kolb has taken the lead in growing full-service offi ce in norfolk, VA. Sorrentino Based in the Douglassville, PA, offi ce, Olympiad National Program. Gorman Adeyemi used her computer science STV’s project and program management is responsible for leading the division’s Petrisko is responsible for the overall practice throughout the new england operations in that region, and further operations of STV’s iT Department. He and Densamo were two of 50 women background to create models of current market, with a specifi c eye towards the expanding STV’s presence in the state, has more than 25 years of experience selected to attend the Transportation STV job sites through the ArcGIS institutional, commercial, life science and municipal and federal sectors. norfolk in information services, primarily in the YOU summit in Washington, D.C. Th ere, mapping and analysis software. Zilon, healthcare markets. He has more than 25 is best-known for its connections to the engineering and construction industries. the pair met Ray LaHood, U.S. Secretary a computer engineering student, has years of experience in the construction U.S. military, being home to the world’s Prior to joining STV, Petrisko was the chief of Transportation and an avid supporter been helping New York’s Information management industry, holding a number largest naval base, but is also linked information offi cer at a major construction of executive level positions at other to neighboring cities, including Virginia management company where he was of Transportation YOU. Th e summit also Technology Department with some construction fi rms. Kolb is also an active Beach, through an extensive network responsible for the restructuring of the included meet-and-greets with other fed- hardware and software requests. member of a number of construction of interstate highways, bridges, tunnels fi rm’s global iT organization. He was eral offi cials and transportation advocates, industry trade groups, currently serving as and other transportation infrastructure. also previously responsible for the and a number of tours of transportation “It’s the fi rst time I’ve ever worked chairman of the board of directors of the Prior to joining STV, Sorrentino was the realignment of the iT organization at a CTE Mentors Alan Marchan and Robert Fields Massachusetts Building Congress and chief operating offi cer and deputy district large architectural/engineering fi rm, setting (back row from left to right) with high school facilities such as the Potomac TRACON, with software like this,” Adeyemi said. a member of the national Association of engineer for the U.S. Army Corps of new standards for the group to meet the interns Christina Adeyemi and Mohammed which controls approaches and departures “STV was new to me, but this has industrial and offi ce Properties. engineers, norfolk District. needs of the fi rm’s business unit. n Zilon (front row from left to right). in the airspace surrounding many of the been a very interesting experience.” n

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