The winners of Fast Company’s 2021 World Changing Ideas Awards were announced today, honoring the businesses, policies, projects, and concepts that are actively engaged and deeply committed to pursuing innovation when it comes to solving health and climate crises, social injustice, or economic inequality. The Sustainable Energy Fund’s Net Zero Energy Office Building was selected as Honorable Mention in the Architecture Category.
Read MoreAndrew Schuster, Principal, and Sara Berg, Project Architect, will be presenting on April 28 at the 2021 New York State Green Building Conference. The presentation, “A Commercially Viable Net Zero Office Building: Technology, Beauty and Meaning” centers around the Sustainable Energy Fund’s New Net Zero Energy Office Building. The building was designed and built to demonstrate that Net Zero Energy approach can be used for a leasable office building for a similar cost as typical commercial construction.
Read MoreOn Thursday, March 25, 2021, Matthew Broderick, President of Ashley McGraw Architects, and Susanne Angarano, Principal of Vaysen Studio, presented “A Whole Systems Approach to Post-Pandemic Visioning” during the 2021 SUNY PPAA & NYAPPA Winter Conference (held virtually). The intent of the session was to provide space for and facilitate a guided discussion around Post-Pandemic Visioning for higher education institutions. From physical facilities and infrastructure, to educational Delivery and academic goals, to student wellness and operations, they zeroed in on what the key areas of concern are and worked together to find connections and opportunities to help move forward, in service not only to a safe and healthy Campus after the Pandemic, but also for future planning.
Read MoreAshley McGraw Architects, D.P.C. has named Edward McGraw, Partner Emeritus, effective March 24, 2021. McGraw is a founding partner of the firm and recently held the Chief Executive Officer role of Syracuse-based Ashley McGraw Architects. Matthew Broderick, current President of the firm, has assumed the Chief Executive Officer role. “I am leaving Ashley McGraw in very good hands under the leadership of our new President and CEO, Matthew Broderick. This is a big transition for me and Ashley McGraw, but one we have planned well for over the last five years,” stated McGraw.
Read MoreThe Facility Executive recently featured the Sustainable Energy Fund’s Net Zero Energy Office Building. Working with the goal set by the Sustainable Energy Fund (SEF), the new Net Zero Energy office building designed by Ashley McGraw Architects was built to demonstrate that a Net Zero Energy approach can be used for a leasable office building for a similar development cost to comparable office buildings.
Read MoreOn Monday, March 8, 2021, Nicholas Signorelli, Principal, and Catherine Wolfe, Associate Principal, presented “The Path Forward: Finding Opportunities in Disruptions” during the 2021 NYSCOSS Winter Institute virtual conference. They were joined by Dr. Peter Smith, Superintendent of Jamesville-DeWitt Central School District. Since the onset of the global pandemic, educational systems around the world have been faced with significant disruption. In a time marked by an incredible change comes a need for an incredible response.
Read MoreAshley McGraw Architects is pleased to announce that Benjamin Darby has passed his Architectural Registration Exam and completed the requirements to become a licensed architect in the State of New York. Ben holds a Master of Architecture degree from Syracuse University and Bachelor of Science in Environmental Sustainability, Health, and Safety from Rochester Institute of Technology. He has been with Ashley McGraw for 3 years, working on the recent Syracuse University Schine Student Center renovation and SUNY Upstate Medical University Silverman Hall renovation.
Read MoreOn Wednesday, January 27, 2021, the Liverpool Central School District officially celebrated the completion of the High School Athletics Wing. “The goal was to create an athletic center for our community that our student-athletes would be proud of and would help propel them in and out of the classroom,” said Liverpool CSD Athletic Director Ari Liberman. “By the looks of the finished product, I think we accomplished our goal.”
Read MoreSusanne Angarano, Principal, has earned the WELL Accredited Professional (WELL AP™) credential through the International WELL Building Institute™ (IWBI™), placing her among a group of leading professionals who are dedicated to supporting human health and well-being in the built environment. The WELL Accredited Professional (WELL AP) credential denotes expertise in the WELL Building Standard™ (WELL™) and a commitment to advancing human health and wellness in buildings and communities. Led by the International WELL Building Institute, WELL is the first building standard to focus exclusively on the health and wellness of the people in buildings.
Read MoreCongratulations to Natalie Redmore, Interior Designer, for recently earning her NCIDQ Certification! NCIDQ Certification is the industry's recognized indicator of proficiency in interior design principles and a designer's commitment to the profession. Natalie joins Susanne Angarano, Principal/Senior Interior Designer, and Catherine Wolfe, Associate Principal, as licensed interior designers at Ashley McGraw.
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