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China Fashion Night

One of the advantages of working for the interesting clients RAND serves is the opportunity to partake in worthwhile events—especially those with glitz and glamor! Such was the case two weeks ago when RAND’s Architectural Design team attended the China…

Growing Fast, Growing Better

Question: What do Microsoft, Zappos, Jamba Juice, Under Armour, Pandora, and RAND Engineering & Architecture, DPC all have in common? Answer: All have made the Inc. 5,000 list of the fastest-growing private companies in the United States. While RAND can’t…

Intern-al Affairs

As I was finishing my sophomore year this spring at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, I decided it was time to get my first internship. Being a manager at a Rita’s Italian Ice just wasn’t cutting it, and I was ready for…

Green Roof Students

Earlier this summer I had the pleasure of speaking to a class of fifth-grade students at P.S. 9 on the Upper West Side of Manhattan about the benefits and beauty of green roofs. My RAND colleague, Project Associate Tom Russack,…

My Summer at RAND, 2.0

After graduating from Richmond Hill High School this spring, I was ready for a new start, a new environment, and new experiences this fall as I prepare for New York City College of Technology. Most high school grads no doubt…

Three Times the Chill

A one-two punch to a building led to three times the charm for its chillers. At 135 Montgomery Street, a 21-story residential co-op along the waterfront in Jersey City, the last two major storms have tested the resolve of its…

A RAND Estate of Mind

Two weekends ago RAND coworkers, family, and friends got together for our annual summer outing, and the setting this year was both stunning and stately. Only 25 miles from Midtown Manhattan but far removed from the hurried pace of the…

Learning from the Best

After completing my second year at the University of Virginia’s School of Engineering, I was ready for a break. It was finally summer—that time of the year when students relax, take a break from the learning and the problem solving,…