In a previous Best for NYC Challenge post I mentioned in passing that preserving old buildings helps the environment by reducing the amount of waste from demolition and the amount of materials and energy required for new construction. For those of us in the field, this is a common idea, hardly worthy of discussion. Of course, that …
“Best for NYC: Other Companies” Today’s Best for NYC Challenge mention goes to Closed Loop Advisors, a consulting firm dedicated entirely to sustainability. Obviously this is a topic near to our hearts and one which we encounter on projects.
After two weeks of these posts, maybe it’s time to step back and take a look at where the Best for NYC Challenge comes from. In this video, Andrew Kassoy of B Lab describes the connection between the history of B Corporations and the Best for NYC Challenge.
In today’s Best for NYC Challenge post I want to continue the train of thought from my discussion on government mandates. In short, if something is worth doing, we should do it whether or not we are required to do so. The specific example I have in mind right now is scaffold training. When I started work …
In today’s Best for NYC Challenge post, I want to discuss an effect of our company’s size. As I’ve mentioned before we are bigger than it feels to me: we’re bigger than the median company in both the US and New York State and we’re bigger than a lot of our architecture-firm clients, but we’re still …
