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Sustainability is one of our core values, which is

Sustainability is one of our core values, which is why we were pleased to announce earlier this year that VMA has joined the AIA 2030 Commitment with the goal of eliminating carbon emissions by 2030. Kaetlin McGee, VMA's Sustainability Coordinator, is taking over our account this week to share her perspective.
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"Our Sustainability Action Plan looked beyond carbon neutrality to establish goals that will impact every aspect of our firm, like making it easier for our interiors team to source sustainable materials and improving how we communicate with clients about sustainable design options. Since we see equity and inclusion as related to sustainability, we're also evaluating our office policies in the context of pursuing JUST Certification."
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🎙 Podcast Recommendation: The Triple Bottom Line Podcast. "Host Taylor Martin joins today’s business leaders to discuss how they reach new levels of success with a people, plant, and profit approach."
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Sustainability is one of our core values, which is

Sustainability is one of our core values, which is why we were pleased to announce earlier this year that VMA has joined the AIA 2030 Commitment with the goal of eliminating carbon emissions by 2030. Kaetlin McGee, VMA's Sustainability Coordinator, is taking over our account this week to share her perspective.
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"Our most recent project to achieve sustainable certification was Biotech Commons at the University of Pennsylvania which received LEED Silver Certification last year. It was a renovation and it's a great example of using sustainable interior materials."
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🎥 Film Recommendation: Garbage Warrior "A documentary about architect Michael Reynolds. His experimental structures defy state standards, creating conflict between Reynolds and the authorities, who are backed by big business."
👀 Follow Recommendation: @passivehousepa "The state chapter of the Passive House Network engages and collaborates with leaders across a variety of industries with the goal of educating, connecting, and empowering all with building science."
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Sustainability is one of our core values, which is

Sustainability is one of our core values, which is why we were pleased to announce earlier this year that VMA has joined the AIA 2030 Commitment with the goal of eliminating carbon emissions by 2030. Kaetlin McGee, VMA's Sustainability Coordinator, is taking over our account this week to share her perspective.
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"I’m Kaetlin, our Sustainability Coordinator! What excites me most about our AIA 2030 Commitment Sustainability Action Plan is how collaboratively the team has worked to deliver it. We’ve seen involvement all at levels and in many ways – from junior staff joining subcommittees and creating new processes, to senior staff changing office policies and pushing clients to reach more aggressive sustainability goals."
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📗 Book Recommendation: Sand Talk by Tyson Yunkaporta. "A paradigm-shifting book that brings a crucial Indigenous perspective to historical and cultural issues of history, education, money, power, and sustainability"
👀 Follow Recommendation: @muralarts "The nation’s largest public art program is right in our backyards, 'where art ignites change'"
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At the grand opening of the Business Innovation Bu

At the grand opening of the Business Innovation Building at Lehigh University, visitors were particularly impressed by the classroom in the round, one of many unique learning spaces in the building. Its curved screens allow for a greater variety of presentation techniques, including "town hall" meetings.
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The new Business Innovation Building at Lehigh Uni

The new Business Innovation Building at Lehigh University is the new home of the Vistex Institute for Executive Learning and Research, which includes a lounge that can double as a venue for events. It also houses an expanded Financial Services Lab, a Behavioral Research Lab and the Rauch Center for Business Communications.
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Last week, we joined the Lehigh University communi

Last week, we joined the Lehigh University community to celebrate the grand opening of the Business Innovation Building! Georgette Philips, the Kevin L. and Lisa A. Clayton Dean of the College of Business, put it best: “Putting the students first drove the building. This building had to be all about learning.”
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Moldings: Haws Memorial Chapel A stained-glass ro

Moldings: Haws Memorial Chapel

A stained-glass rose window, which had long slept in storage, was exhumed, restored, and installed in the east well gable.

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Porticos: Princeton Theological Seminary, Princeto

Porticos: Princeton Theological Seminary, Princeton, New Jersey

Our restoration of this 46, 500 sf residence hall includes the replacement of the original doors with accessible replicas.

Photograph by @jeffreytotaro

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Fireplaces: Blue Bell Barn VMA converted this ear

Fireplaces: Blue Bell Barn

VMA converted this early 19th-century bank barn into a main residence. It originally featured a paddock that we transformed into an intimate garden with terraces, an exterior fireplace, and a hot tub.

Photograph by @jeffreytotaro

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Fireplaces: West Chester University - Philips Memo

Fireplaces: West Chester University - Philips Memorial Hall, West Chester, Pennsylvania.

All interior spaces were refinished and restored by VMA, including elaborate library woodwork and decorative plaster.

Photograph by Tom Bernard.

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Fireplaces: Center City Townhouse, Philadelphia, P

Fireplaces: Center City Townhouse, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

As part of the transformation of this historic towhouse, the fireplace and overmantel in the music room was cleaned, faux painted, and gilded.

Photograph by @jeffreytotaro

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Entrances: Caldwell Hall, Catholic University,

Entrances: Caldwell Hall, Catholic University, Washington, DC.

Dedicated in 1888, Caldwell Hall is the oldest building on the Catholic University campus. VMA is undertaking a two-phase modernization, with the first phase addressing the building envelope. We restored its unique and historic windows, and added secure and accessible doors that matched the details of the original entrance. The second phase, which includes improvements to comfort and accessibility indoors, is currently underway.

Photograph by R. Scott Kelly

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Entrances: The Lawrenceville School - Abbott Dinin

Entrances: The Lawrenceville School - Abbott Dining Hall, Lawrenceville, New Jersey.

This 1960's-era modernist dining hall previously felt out of place amongst the Queen Anne and Romanesque revival structures nearby. The new facade integrates more seamlessly into the campus through its red brick masonry, round arches, and pitched slate roof.

Photograph by @jeffreytotaro

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Entrances: Stewart Student Center - Episcopal High

Entrances: Stewart Student Center - Episcopal High School, Alexandria, Virginia.

VMA designed a new porch on the west end of this high school student center that becomes a great overlook for sporting events on the track and main competition field. This, along with new two-story glazed infill panels and new entrances, open up the building to the school community.

Photographs by @jeffreytotaro

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Entrances: Hamilton Math & Science Center, Millbro

Entrances: Hamilton Math & Science Center, Millbrook, New York.

This new academic center devoted to math and the sciences also represents the commitment to sustainability and carbon neutrality. Through their experience of the building, students are exposed to sustainable design concepts such as solar harvesting, natural ventilation, and geothermal heating.

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Entrances: Caldwell Hall, Catholic University,

Entrances: Caldwell Hall, Catholic University, Washington, DC.

Dedicated in 1888, Caldwell Hall is the oldest building on the Catholic University campus. VMA is undertaking a two-phase modernization, with the first phase addressing the building envelope. We restored its unique and historic windows, and added secure and accessible doors that matched the details of the original entrance. The second phase, which includes improvements to comfort and accessibility indoors, is currently underway.

Photograph by R. Scott Kelly

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Entrances: Millbrook School - Abbott Hall, Millbr

Entrances: Millbrook School - Abbott Hall, Millbrook, New York.

A renovation completed during a twelve-week summer break allowed the school to move smoothly into the Fall semester without missing a beat while creating a handsome campus space and far superior living environment for 40 girls and two faculty families. The building now acts as a visual anchor that helps defines the axis between its cupola and the Chapel’s steeple.

Photographs by Tom Bernard and Jill Kane.

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Entrances: West Chester University - Philips Memor

Entrances: West Chester University - Philips Memorial Hall, West Chester, Pennsylvania.

VMA was asked to consider ways to update this 1925 building for contemporary use. We modernized the building's systems and converted its auditormium into a theater and concert hall, while also painstakingly restoring the historic building's envelope.

Photograph by Wohlsen Construction.

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Entrances: Bryn Mawr Film Institute, Bryn Mawr, Pe

Entrances: Bryn Mawr Film Institute, Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania.

In its first phase, the theater re-established its presence and momentum with a new marquee, cafe, and refreshed finishes.

Photograph by @jeffreytotaro

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Porticos: William Penn Charter School - David L. K

Porticos: William Penn Charter School - David L. Kurtz Center for the Performing Arts, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

VMA designed the facade of the new building to replicate the adjacent historic Main Building in materiality, scale, and fenestration, enlivened by a contemporary, two-story columned front with floor-to-ceiling glass that glows on performance nights.

Photograph by @jeffreytotaro

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Theaters: Academy of Music Seating Replacement & A

Theaters: Academy of Music Seating Replacement & Accessibility Improvements, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Using a laser scan of the hall to create a three-dimensional model of the space, we were able to work with the sloping, skewed, and irregular configurations of the four tiers of seating to identify locations where new wheelchair-accessible spaces could be provided to meet or exceed current code requirements. All of the seats were replaced. Additional railings, new aisle lighting, and reconfigured aisle steps in key locations eliminated awkward conditions and improved the experience of getting patrons to and from their seats.

Photograph by @jeffreytotaro

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Theaters: William Penn Charter School - David L.

Theaters: William Penn Charter School - David L. Kurtz Center for the Performing Arts, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

A 650-seat proscenium theater features two levels of balcony seating – yet, with the furthest seat from the stage only 55 feet away, it creates a connection between audience and performer that helps to build confidence in young performers.

Photograph by @jeffreytotaro

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Theaters: West Chester University - Philips Memori

Theaters: West Chester University - Philips Memorial Hall, West Chester, Pennsylvania.

Now known as the Emile K. Asplundh Concert Hall, the former auditorium is fit out in accordance with Actor’s Equity requirements, making it a stellar venue for regional and repertory shows as well as international stage acts. Sightlines and acoustics were improved by increasing the rake of the floor, reducing the number of seats under the deep balcony, installing 1,200 new and refurbished seats, and installing decorative plaster acoustic panels in the barrel-vaulted ceiling.

Photograph by Tom Bernard.

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Doors: Casertano Dining Hall, Millbrook School, Mi

Doors: Casertano Dining Hall, Millbrook School, Millbrook, New York.

View from the servery into the dining room at Casertano Dining Hall, a new addition to Millbrook School's campus.

Photograph by @jeffreytotaro

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