Growing Fast, Growing Better
Published on Aug 26, 2013 by Awardsin Awards
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...
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Published on Aug 21, 2013 by Education, Employeesin Education, Employees
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...
Read moreOld Passion, New Position
Published on Aug 20, 2013 by Education, Employees, Historic Preservation, Main, Masonryin Education, Employees, Historic Preservation, Main, Masonry
After nearly 14 wonderful years at RAND, I have left my regular full-time role of Senior Project Associate to take on a new position pursuing an old passion—teaching masonry preservation at a newly established high school. Before I tell you...
Read moreGreen Roof Students
Published on Aug 16, 2013 by Charity, Education, Green Roofs, Mainin Charity, Education, Green Roofs, Main
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,...
Read moreMy Summer at RAND, 2.0
Published on Aug 14, 2013 by Education, Employees, Main, Trainingin Education, Employees, Main, Training
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...
Read moreThree Times the Chill
Published on Aug 9, 2013 by chillers, Disaster preparationin chillers, Disaster preparation
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...
Read moreA RAND Estate of Mind
Published on Aug 7, 2013 by Employees, Historic Toursin Employees, Historic Tours
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...
Read moreLearning from the Best
Published on Aug 2, 2013 by Blogging, Employeesin Blogging, Employees
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,...
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