With an emphasis on smart-growth
projects, Minno, the firm’s Lambertville-based president and partner, has long
understood the importance of initiating
green strategies in building for the future.
While focusing on large-scale residential
and mixed-use projects, his firm has taken
an active role to educate its clients on the
benefits of introducing energy-saving programs into their vision. In
keeping with this theme, Minno was instrumental in designing the
35,000-square-foot office building at 14 Maple Ave. in Morristown,
said to be New Jersey’s first building to be certified under the US
Green Building Council’s LEED scale. The combination four-story
office building and public parking garage at 14 Maple is being
built by the Morristown Parking Authority and will house several
non-profit organizations in addition to serving as the MPA’s new
headquarters. The design incorporates many sustainable strategies
including exterior shading devices, interior light shelves, high-performance fiberglass windows and geothermal wells. Minno
also spearheaded the design of Cranford Crossing, a mixed-use
redevelopment project in Cranford. First-floor retail shops and
50 upper-level luxury rental apartments are featured in a two-building scheme. According to Minno, the market is moving to
smaller, smarter and greener concepts.
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Minno & Wasko Architects and Planners
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Perantoni began her career in
architecture back in the early 1980s,
a time when less than 2% of licensed
architects in New Jersey were women.
She started as an intern at Somerville-based SSP Architectural Group in 1982,
rose to a partner in 1995 and now serves
as its CEO. She is a nationally recognized
expert in the field of green educational facilities, including
being cited by the Governor for her work on Bayonne’s new
Community School. Perantoni also helped formulate the
state’s Schools Development guidelines for green design.
Through her involvement with the USGBC’s LEED program,
she acts as a mentor to other architects on the development
of green facilities. “In today’s economy, the biggest trend
in commercial facilities is reinvestment for long-term use,”
Perantoni says. Active in public service, Perantoni is a longtime member and current assistant secretary of the RVCC
Foundation Board of Directors, which assists Raritan Valley
Community College in providing affordable, accessible,
quality educational and cultural experiences to citizens of
Somerset and Hunterdon counties.
JEANNE K. PERANTONI
SSP Architectural Group Inc.
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