Building for Generations: Why Renovations and Adaptive Reuse are Investments in Community

The challenge often facing owners of aging buildings is how to transform them into assets that serve evolving needs. At Amenta Emma, we believe the most sustainable solution with older structures goes beyond investing in preservation and high-performance energy systems, it creates space where people want to work, live, or play and strengthens a building’s […]

Back to School – Lessons from the Summer Slammer

It’s mid-May, a stream of packed SUVs has departed campus, the last evidence of end-of-year festivities and commencement ceremonies is cleaned up; signs of faculty are few and far between. Queue up contractors, architects, engineers, and vendors on a three-month mission: the SUMMER SLAMMER. University of Connecticut –  Putnam Refectory It’s that intense period most […]