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Blog Post Building resiliency in transit design during COVID-19 and beyond
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Blog Post From the Design Quarterly: Hospitality design in the digital era. How “smart” is smart?
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Blog Post Bright places and gathering spaces: 5 tips to design a modern industrial learning center
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Blog Post Well-being can no longer be considered a luxury in a post-COVID workplace
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Blog Post From the Design Quarterly: Building design as a tool for wellness
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Blog Post Can airports integrate health screening and security measures into a single process?
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Blog Post The 42nd Floor: A view into the space and technology of the workplace we will return to
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Blog Post Using lighting IoT data to inform a safer office reentry strategy
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Publication Design Quarterly Issue 09 | People, buildings & technology
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Blog Post COVID-19 is changing design paradigms
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Published Article Published in Dezeen: "This is not a hospital" says architect behind McCormick conversion
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Published Article Published in Healthcare Design: Solutions for Pandemic-Related Healthcare Capacity Issues
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Published Article Published in Medical Construction & Design: Alternative Care Sites, Temporary Hospitals + Containment
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Blog Post From the Design Quarterly: Looking back on the first large-scale net zero energy building
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Blog Post Healthy airports: What terminals will look like post-pandemic
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Blog Post 5 ways to achieve a healthier work space now and after COVID-19
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Published Article Published in Buildings: 5 Things to Consider Before Starting a Lighting Upgrade
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Blog Post [With Video] From the Design Quarterly: How can lighting design influence wellness?
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Published Article Published in Retrofit: Designers Befriend a Researcher
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Blog Post The joys of recycling a building: How to get your adaptive reuse project on track
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Blog Post From the Design Quarterly: What does it mean to fly well?
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Blog Post Great lighting design—a key to an immersive experience and occupant well-being
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Blog Post Why start-to-finish construction management is imperative to a successful airport project
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Blog Post From the Design Quarterly: Design drivers for a new behavioral and mental health facility
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Blog Post From the Design Quarterly: How do you future-proof a stadium in the digital age?
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Blog Post Waste not, want not: Turning human waste into a renewable-energy source for buildings
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Publication Design Quarterly Issue 08 | Wellness & Active Lifestyles
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Blog Post Better than before: 3 ways design can ease the transition to safety for survivors of abuse
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Blog Post What’s cooking? When it comes to commercial kitchen design, it’s all about ventilation
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Blog Post Research and benchmarking: Revisiting a 21st century library a decade after design
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Blog Post New certification from Passive House Institute US: What it means and why it matters
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Report Climate Change Impacts on the Housing Infrastructure at Oneida Nation of the Thames Report
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Blog Post From the Design Quarterly: 3 strategies to design academic research facilities to last
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Blog Post 3 benefits to embracing an integrated approach to building design
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Article Published in ARCHITECT: Integrating VR and AR Into Design Workflows
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Article Published in Medical Construction & Design: Sustainability and the Patient Experience
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Article Published in Medical Construction & Design: Grounded Art
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Blog Post From the Design Quarterly: Stantec's CEO explores how sustainability is at the core of our business
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Article Published: Beat the Heat—4 Energy-Saving Design Tips for Hot Climates
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Article Published in PRISM: A healthy future for mass timber in medical facilities
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Article Published: Cure for the Cold—4 Energy-Saving Tips for Buildings in Cold Climates
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Blog Post From the Design Quarterly: What are sustainability rankings and why do they matter?
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Blog Post Thinking outside the “austere” box: Reimagining government facility design
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Blog Post From the Design Quarterly: Digitally modeling cost-effective sustainable solutions
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Article Taking data to new heights: Stantec Tower’s crane camera project
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Blog Post From the Design Quarterly: Teaching nature via outdoor spaces and sustainable design
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Blog Post How can we optimize evolving lighting design to enhance health and well-being?
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Video What’s Research + Benchmarking at Stantec?
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Blog Post From the Design Quarterly: Retrofitting today’s buildings for a sustainable future
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Article Published in Alaska Business Monthly: Arctic infrastructure ingenuity
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Blog Post Let it rain: A holistic plan for water use and reuse in a sustainable building
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Blog Post From the Design Quarterly: Are net zero energy and net zero carbon buildings a must-have?
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Blog Post Modular construction for healthcare: A remedy for increased flexibility in care
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Publication Design Quarterly Issue 06 | Destination Zero
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Blog Post How can we build smart cities of the future?
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Blog Post Presenting Stantec Design Quarterly 06: Destination Zero
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Blog Post Why the most effective school designs go beyond safety and security
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Blog Post From the Design Quarterly: Technologies and trends changing how we power our world
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Blog Post Illuminating trends for better healthcare
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Blog Post [With Video] 5 ways to design a transit maintenance facility that’s also a people place
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Blog Post Extreme weather: Designing schools to withstand the forces of nature
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Blog Post This Earth Day, let’s embrace the full spectrum of sustainability
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Blog Post From the Design Quarterly: Embracing modular and prefab for future-ready design
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Blog Post Brick-and-mortar retail is not dead—here’s proof
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Blog Post What can smart city planners learn from 3,000-year-old Varanasi, India?
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Blog Post Energy efficiency is really about energy productivity—and that’s about the bottom line
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Blog Post From the Design Quarterly: 9 facets of smart cities
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Blog Post Advice to help aspiring engineers build confidence, design better projects, and develop stronger client relationships
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Blog Post Education design: How much daylight is right for today’s tech-enabled schools?
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Blog Post Self-service bag drops and the challenges of speeding up airport baggage check-in
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Blog Post From the Design Quarterly: Why a buildings engineer may see an earth tube in your future
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Article Published: Structural engineer rides out 7.0 quake in Anchorage, then inspects for damage
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Video Rethinking details with Passive House
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Blog Post Transforming a quick stop into a memorable stay through the power of design
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Blog Post Merging design technologies helps fast-track transit project in fast-growing Seattle area
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Blog Post Prefab lab systems: Concepts to optimize construction, maintenance, and flexibility
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Blog Post STEM is for everyone: 3 ways to “change the equation” of equality in the workplace
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Blog Post Wood is good (Part 1): 7 reasons to consider wood construction on your next project
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Blog Post Extreme caution! The trials and tribulations of renovating historic buildings in NYC
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Blog Post Climate change vs. existing buildings: 8 steps toward energy efficiency
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Blog Post Presenting Design Quarterly 04: Intersections
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Publication Design Quarterly Issue 04 | Intersections
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Blog Post Designing healthcare spaces for kids: Infusing a sense of exploration and curiosity
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Blog Post Healthy light: How to design tunable or dynamic lighting to benefit patients and staff
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Blog Post From the Design Quarterly: Embracing new technology to improve design
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Blog Post Are you too busy for BIM?
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Blog Post The charms and challenges of working on Mackinac Island include winter and water
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Published Article Published in Seattle DJC: OSU football center opts for flexible lighting scheme
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Blog Post World Architecture Day: How do people and places impact global design decisions?
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Blog Post Stantec: Our evolution from 1 person to a global firm
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Blog Post From the Design Quarterly: Why should design firms leverage gaming engines?
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Blog Post Stantec's new global headquarters: A towering achievement
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Video Stantec Summer Internship Program 2018
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Blog Post Why the Avenir Centre stands as Raven Spanier’s legacy
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Blog Post [With Video] Project Impossible? Not when you have the right team!
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Blog Post Assembly (and rigorous planning) required: Managing pros and cons of modular construction
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Blog Post What if your neighborhood could make you healthier?
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Video Two Words: One Choice
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Blog Post Designing in “light” of circadian support: 6 strategies for commercial spaces
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Blog Post Presenting Design Quarterly 03: Technology driving change
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Publication Design Quarterly Issue 03 | Technology Driving Change
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Blog Post Four questions we must answer to design truly smart cities
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Video Guy Felio explains the PIEVC Protocol
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Blog Post What does affordable housing look like in a thriving metro area?
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Blog Post What happens when 4,000 people commit to Getting to Zero?
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Blog Post Sustainability goes beyond zero carbon—it’s about creating greater wellness for tenants
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Blog Post The 10 sustainability trends that forward-thinking organizations have on their mind
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Blog Post When is it time to rip off the band-aid and really plan for healthcare facility power?
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Blog Post From the Design Quarterly: What’s the payback on solar schools?
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Blog Post Should UV light be a weapon in our infection-control arsenal inside hospitals?
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Blog Post From the Design Quarterly: What is the passive house?
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Publication Issue 01 | The Sustainable City
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Blog Post We can help prevent hospital-acquired infections during renovation
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Publication Design Quarterly Issue 01 | The Sustainable City
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Published Article UX Rules! How Interactive 3-D Reality Systems Enhance Client Engagement
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Blog Post Resurrecting a community centre
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Blog Post Don’t think big box stores can be trailblazers for sustainability? Think again.
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Blog Post Will Fitwel "fit well" in the building industry?
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Video The future of higher ed
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Blog Post The emergence of health-focused rating systems
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Blog Post Turning toasty exhaust air into usable heat—That’s sustainability!
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Blog Post Decoding Canada’s Climate Innovation Program
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Blog Post A US Infrastructure Report Card 2017 preview
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Blog Post What happens when extreme sports and engineering collide (not literally)?
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Blog Post 3 ways to design immersive experiences: start with a flight suit
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Blog Post 3 design technology trends that non-design tech geeks need to know about
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Blog Post Creating a safe mode to diagnose Revit add-in issues
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Blog Post Transforming design through virtual reality
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Blog Post How can we design adaptable buildings?