Project builds on momentum established by the completed Mira Raleigh development Construction has officially begun on a two-level automated parking…
Origin Investments, Spandrel Development and Capital City Urban Development Deliver First Units at Mira Raleigh
$87.4 Million Community is One of Few New Midrise Projects in Raleigh The joint venture between Origin Investments, Spandrel Development…
Horry County Schools – Featured in Ascent’s Winter 2022 Magazine
High Performance Schools Robbie Ferris, CEO of Sff+a Architects and Firstfloor Develop-ment, is a man on a mission. His goal…
Jones County K-12 School Featured in a NC Educational Lottery Commercial
We were proud to see our school design for Jones County featured in this advertisement for the NC Education Lottery….
Jones PK-12 Won a P3 2020 Award for Best Education Project
We are excited to announce that our Jones PK-12 Project won a P3 Bulletin 2020 Award for Best Education Project….
Firstfloor CEO Robbie Ferris Discusses Essential Energy Positive Features
The basic function of an energy positive school is conservation. While geothermal technologies have been the front runner for energy…
Firstfloor CEO Robbie Ferris Discusses the World of Energy-Positive Schools
We asked Firstfloor Energy Positive manager and architect, Robbie Ferris, to answer a series of questions about the world of…
Robbie Ferris named one of the Top 25 Newsmakers of 2020 by ENR Magazine!
https://www.enr.com/articles/51038-the-top-25-newsmakers-of-2020 Inventing new technologies. Dreaming up more efficient processes. Solving seemingly insurmountable challenges. Saving businesses—and lives—during the pandemic. These are…
Robbie Ferris: Persisted to Deliver a Rural K-12 School at Ultra-low Cost
More than 13 years in the making, Jones County, N.C.’s new kindergarten-through-12th grade school has proven to be a multidimensional…
Firstfloor CEO Robbie Ferris Discusses the Opportunities Provided by Energy Positive Schools
Energy-positive schools provide an environment for learning that is unlike any other. The schools themselves become a beneficial learning tool…