Failure Portrait 4
It’s been a while since I posted one of these, but structure hasn’t stopped failing. Before steel pieces large enough
Journal
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
Old Structures has been using TransitChek for some time to allow our employees to use pre-tax income to purchase MetroCards
Best for NYC: Best Practices
Seeing as how Old Structures isn’t Coca-Cola, and we don’t have a formula that we have to keep secret, we
Best for NYC: Other Companies
I want to emphasize again that every business can look to the goals of the Best for NYC Challenge. There’s
Best for NYC: Staten Island and Queens
I grew up in Queens and still occasionally get annoyed at the common assumption that only events in Manhattan (or
Best for NYC: Best Practices
I mentioned (maybe more than once) that “Preserving old buildings also reduces the amount of construction waste created and reduces the
Pumping Grout
We occasionally specify grouting of damaged masonry walls. It’s a messy technique that causes a permanent, irreversible change to the
Best for NYC: Other Companies, Sort Of
I’m pretty sure that the New York City government is ineligible to compete in the Best for NYC Challenge but it’s
Best for NYC: Promotion
I recently got an email reminding me that, as a Certified B Corp located in New York City, Old Structures is
Not Just Buildings
Those of us in the building design and construction fields tend to think of historic preservation as related to individual buildings. Single
Best for NYC: Best Practices
It may seem from this series of blog posts on the Best for NYC Challenge that I think every business should
Utilitas, Firmitas, and Venustas in One Shot
That is a fantastic fire escape on 22nd Street. (Click on the picture to expand it.) I hope whomever designed
Best for NYC: Other Companies
I’ve mentioned recycling several times. A New York company working in this field is Revivn, which doesn’t just recycle old
The Future Is Now
I’m hard-pressed to think of a picture that shows the future arriving more dramatically than this: (Click on the picture
Best for NYC: The Bronx
There will be an introductory event for the Best for NYC Challenge tomorrow in the Bronx. This follows similar events in
Best for NYC: Best Practices
Old Structures has grown at a pace of roughly one added employee per year for the last nine years, from two
It Takes Me Back
It’s possible to forget that historic preservation can be a joy in itself. The article in today’s New York Times
Revisionist History
As I mentioned, I was in Kansas City for the APTI conference at the beginning of November. I did a
I’m Torn
The view out our office windows last Friday (click on the picture to expand): In the foreground is a new
Best for NYC: Best Practices
I had mentioned that we look for businesses that work towards community and environmental goals. We also look for small and
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