Tag: HPpodcast
Exploring Solutions for Extreme Heat in Boston and Beyond
by Emily Langner On episode 26 of the Build Better podcast, Anastasia welcomed Tyler Shannon, architect and data scientist, and Kate Bubriski, director of sustainability and building performance at Arrowstreet. Arrowstreet is an architecture and design firm based in Boston. Shannon and Bubriski joined Anastasia to talk about the Living with Heat report that was […]
Getting Back to Work: Decoding the Guidelines for Workplace Compliance
by Emily Langner In episode 25 of the Build Better podcast, Anastasia welcomed Dan Titus, CEO of HRP Associates, an environmental consulting firm headquartered in Farmington, Connecticut with 11 locations nationwide. As more AEC professionals begin returning to their places of work during the coronavirus pandemic, illness prevention and risk mitigation are an important part […]
Utilizing Technology with the End User in Mind
by Emily Langner In episode 24 of the Build Better podcast, Anastasia talked with Daniel Stonecipher, senior director of innovation at PROCON, Inc., a design/build firm based in New Hampshire. Stonecipher is responsible for setting and overseeing the company’s overall innovation and technology initiatives. His primary role defines PROCON’s internal operational effectiveness and design/build capabilities […]
Promoting Safety and Inclusivity with Jane Henry
by Emily Langner In episode 23 of the Build Better podcast, Anastasia welcomed Jane Henry, founder of SeeHerWork. SeeHerWork is a safety consultancy and product manufacturing company that designs, manufactures and sells workwear, safety equipment, and other job-specific products sized to the unique body needs of both women and men. Henry works with employers to […]
Embracing the Unknown and Designing a Future with Intention
by Emily Langner On episode 21 of the Build Better podcast, Anastasia talked with Matt Reiniger and Ben Callaghan, associate partners at Fathom, a future design firm helping manufacturers, architects, builders, and engineers go beneath the surface to reconnect people with what gives their work meaning and drives unprecedented performance. Reiniger and Callaghan shared how […]
Fostering Collaboration Through Improv with Rob DiNinni
by Emily Langner On episode 19 of the Build Better podcast, Anastasia welcomed Rob DiNinni, founding member of StageCoach Improv, a unique company specializing in team building and corporate skills training for individuals and organizations. DiNinni and his team use improvisation to teach key corporate competencies in the areas of communication, leadership, sales, presentation, and conflict […]
Fulfilling a Mission to Recruit and Promote Women in the Trades
by Emily Langner On episode 18 of the Build Better podcast, Anastasia talked with Elizabeth Skidmore, a business representative with the North Atlantic States Regional Council of Carpenters (NASRCC), and co-founder of the Policy Group on Tradeswomen’s Issues (PGTI). Thanks in large part to the PGTI and its stakeholders, including working tradeswomen, construction companies, labor union officials, […]
Preserving Boston’s Waterfront: LAB/LSA’s Blue Necklace Project
by Emily Langner In episode 17 of the Build Better podcast, Anastasia welcomed Mark Reed and Stephanie Goldberg, founding principals of the Boston-based architecture and design firm, Lab / Life. Science. Architecture, Inc. (LAB/LSA). They talked about the threat climate change poses to Boston, Cambridge, and surrounding neighborhoods, and their proposal for a permanent solution […]
WELL: Improving Health and Well-Being with Antonia Ciaverella
by Emily Langner In episode 16 of the Build Better podcast, Anastasia welcomed Antonia Ciaverella EDAC, WELL AP, LEED AP BD+C, Fitwel Ambassador, architectural designer with Tecton Architects. Ciaverella shared the specific ways a company or organization can achieve the WELL certification, the first rating system to focus exclusively on the impacts of buildings on […]
Designing for the Cannabis Industry with Brian Anderson
In episode 15 of the Build Better podcast, HP’s publisher, Anastasia Barnes, welcomed Brian Anderson, founding partner of Anderson Porter Design, to talk about designing and building for the cannabis industry and what he and other professionals across the nation are doing to set guidelines for responsible cultivation and manufacturing of cannabis products. Anderson has over 25 […]
