Best for NYC: Best Practices
Sometimes good practice and economic necessity overlap. Our office is in a Class B office building for several reasons, with rent
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Our work with old buildings has us studying a lot of different topics in addition to structural engineering – for example, architecture, history, and historic preservation – and we like sharing stories about what we’ve found.
Best for NYC: Best Practices
Some of the ideas I’ve been discussing about the Best for NYC Challenge are more obvious than others. We live and
Best for NYC: Other Companies
One of the earliest companies in New York to be certified as a B Corp, Cooperative Home Care Associates, has one
Best for NYC: Progress
As part of the Best for NYC Challenge, it’s worth looking at where we are and how fast we’ve got
Best for NYC: Best Practices
Most of the best practices I’ve discussed for the Best for NYC Challenge have been things we try to do every
Best for NYC: Other Companies
The Best for NYC Challenge isn’t, of course, just for companies already established as B Corps. The point is to
Best for NYC: A Video Interlude
David Bolotsky of UncommonGoods gives his perspective on the issues facing socially-conscious companies in the context of the Best for NYC Challenge kick-off. His mention
Best for NYC: Best Practices
New York B Corps, like us, have been encouraged to talk about our best practices as part of the Best
Best for NYC: Other Companies
Long before the Best for NYC Challenge, and before Old Structures and its ability as a company to buy health
Best for NYC: Other Stories
B Corps are all sorts of companies. We are a professional service firm – as the saying goes, engineers don’t
Best for NYC: Best Practices
Part of the general idea of both the Best for NYC Challenge [link] and B Corp certification is to be inclusive
Best for NYC: Other Companies
I mentioned in an earlier Best for NYC Challenge post that products related to school kids appeal to me on a personal
Best for NYC: Other Voices
There’s no reason to read just what I’m saying on the topic of the Best for NYC challenge. You can
Best for NYC: Best Practices, Serendipity
In today’s Best for NYC Challenge post, a coincidence. Just as I was discussing why historic preservation matters as a way
Best for NYC: Other Companies
Today’s discussion of the Best for NYC Challenge concerns discarding specific parts of the past. I started the predecessor firm to Old
Best for NYC: Why We’re Involved
Why spend our time being certified as a B Corp? Why participate in publicizing the Best for NYC Challenge? In
Best for NYC: Best Practices
In a previous Best for NYC Challenge post I mentioned in passing that preserving old buildings helps the environment by reducing
Best for NYC: Other Companies
“Best for NYC: Other Companies” Today’s Best for NYC Challenge mention goes to Closed Loop Advisors, a consulting firm dedicated entirely to
Best for NYC: How Did This Idea Get Started?
After two weeks of these posts, maybe it’s time to step back and take a look at where the Best
Best for NYC: Best Practices
In today’s Best for NYC Challenge post I want to continue the train of thought from my discussion on government mandates. In