Sustainability
Learn how sustainable design trends, innovations, and challenges are shaping the built environment.
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Blog Post 8 challenges holding back vertical farming facilities
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Blog Post Can emerging alternative delivery processes result in better hospital design?
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Published Article Emerging trend: Wind turbines paired with energy storage
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Video What’s so great about integrated design?
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Published Article How does innovation in mining accelerate ESG goals?
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Published Article Required: Clean Mine Power Solutions
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Published Article How to curb skepticism around Nature-based Solutions
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Blog Post Finding funding: New opportunities abound for the mining industry
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Video Growing native plants for better ecosystem restoration projects
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Blog Post Developing wastewater’s circular economy: How do we create a market?
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Blog Post Desalination: Leveraging the potential of seawater
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Blog Post Electrifying ferries can help us leverage crucial waterways while reducing emissions
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Blog Post How does a mine site in the desert find water?
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Blog Post Water and energy: A symbiotic relationship
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Blog Post Water supply in the West
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Blog Post Harnessing water to meet Canada’s renewable energy goals
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Blog Post 5 trends from CES that will majorly impact the built environment
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Blog Post [With Video] New city regulations are driving building retrofits
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Published Article Expanding reservoirs to provide water security for communities
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Blog Post 7 ways we can design more resilient healthcare projects today
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Published Article Should interconnection participant funding be reformed or replaced?
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Blog Post Adapting our green spaces for a changing climate
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Blog Post Using well-being, student input, and stewardship to design a WELL school
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Published Article Why mine operators should conduct energy audits
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Published Article Small scale hydroelectric power plants used to possibly solve California's energy crisis
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Published Article Up for the Challenge
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Published Article Pumped storage hydropower acts as a “water battery” that can sustainably power communities
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Published Article US Offshore Wind Outlook
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Blog Post Designing for a client’s nature-driven mission
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Blog Post It takes a village: Managing water in a time of climate change
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Blog Post How can utilities prepare for the next big storm?
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Blog Post All about energy resiliency: How different countries are adapting to extreme weather
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Blog Post Supply and demand: Energy security in the UK
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Published Article Mitigating the social impacts of mining projects
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Blog Post The mining energy crisis: Are the industry's net zero targets too ambitious?
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Blog Post How can technology protect against extreme weather events?
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Video Coming together to restore a Colorado treasure – the Alamosa River
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Published Article Plugging offshore wind power into our energy grid
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Blog Post Energy efficiency: The first step in decarbonizing a mine
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Blog Post Developing wastewater’s circular economy: How do we gain public acceptance?
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Podcast Sustainability, Innovation and Failure to Launch
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Published Article The fascinating world of mining haul roads
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Blog Post So, you’ve committed to becoming a net zero community. How do you get there?
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Published Article Riding the Risks and Opportunities of ESG in Mining
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Published Article Sustainability by design
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Blog Post Buildings that care: 6 things to know about WELL certification in hospitals
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Blog Post Are we finally about to achieve sustainable fusion energy?
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Blog Post Can gaming influence human behavior when it comes to combating climate change?
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Hydro batteries: Making renewables dispatchable
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Blog Post What if simply restoring a closed mine site isn’t the best option?
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How can solar canopies help us electrify our industry?
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Published Article Treatment Trends
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Blog Post What if the energy industry and environmentalists worked better together?
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Blog Post For your next urban playground or revitalization, consider nature-based solutions
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Published Article Shrink Your Carbon Footprint
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Blog Post Why we all need to care about mining
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Published Article The future is now
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Blog Post Resilience checklist: 10 steps to improving your community’s resilience
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Webinar Recording Climate Solutions Webinar Series: Why now, and why us?
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An energized future
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Blog Post Seeing the bats through the trees
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Published Article No aspect of a mine will remain untouched
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Blog Post Student housing success: How P3 helped UC Davis meet its goals
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Published Article Hydropower: A Cost-Effective Source of Energy for Hydrogen Production
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Blog Post Best places to produce hydrogen? Look at a topographic map
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Blog Post Reconsidering waste in mining
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Blog Post Clean transport: Reducing carbon emissions on our roads
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How do we power rural communities? By providing off-grid solutions
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Blog Post Combating climate change across Australia
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Blog Post Climate emergency: How governments around the globe are tackling the crisis
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Blog Post Capturing carbon: How nature-based solutions help achieve net zero goals
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Blog Post Tackling climate change: Identifying global opportunities in response to the IPCC AR6
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Blog Post How wastewater’s circular economy can help fight climate change
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Blog Post Helping mines leverage the “S” in ESG
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Published Article Waste-to-energy tech could slash carbon emissions, but its promise remains underdeveloped
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Published Article UAE Plans to Burn Mountains of Trash After China Stops Importing Waste
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Blog Post How New Orleans’ response to Hurricane Katrina improved public safety and economic growth
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Blog Post Creating a sustainable port for Canada’s Department of National Defence
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Published Article Going beyond climate change awareness
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Blog Post What will it take to get water quality and stormwater regulations to line up?
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Published Article Published in the Institute of Water Magazine: Tackling the Climate Emergency
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Blog Post The many benefits of native grasses in your urban environment
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Published Article Published in World Water Magazine: Sustainability to resilience to action
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Blog Post A global view of design and urban planning post-COVID-19 (Part 1): Pandemic prevention
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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 Managing our wastewater and its resources through biomimicry
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Publication Design Quarterly Issue 08 | Wellness & Active Lifestyles
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Blog Post Feed the future: Human existence may depend on the success of the Second Green Revolution
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Blog Post From the Design Quarterly: 6 approaches to waterfront revitalization
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Video Thoughts from the American Water Summit - Sustainability
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Blog Post Alternative project delivery is all about R&R—resourcefulness and repetition
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Blog Post Want to elevate your smart city planning game? This 7-step roadmap gets you hyperconnected
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Video What is a smart city?
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Blog Post We are at the heart of the climate change challenge
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Article Published in METRO: 4 Factors to Consider For Zero-Emission Bus Fleet Transition
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Blog Post World Cities Day: Here’s how we can build a better urban life for future generations
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Blog Post 6 myths about embracing non-toxic materials in interior design
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Blog Post From the Design Quarterly: House calls of the future
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Publication Design Quarterly Issue 07 | Adapting to Change
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Article Published in Medical Construction & Design: Sustainability and the Patient Experience
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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: 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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Article Published in Railway Age: Transit Oriented Development – Chicago
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Blog Post City planning: A guide to equitable planning for your community
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Blog Post From the Design Quarterly: Teaching nature via outdoor spaces and sustainable design
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Blog Post 3 ways to use water to cool your underground mine—affordably and sustainably
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Blog Post From the Design Quarterly: 8 ways to design for density and live where the action is
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Blog Post [With Video] 3 surprising things I discovered from hacking 21st-century city challenges
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Blog Post How can we optimize evolving lighting design to enhance health and well-being?
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Article Published in Metro Magazine: Retrofitting garages for zero-emissions buses
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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 From Stantec ERA: The future of the mining industry in a renewable-energy world
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Blog Post From the Design Quarterly: How are we designing for livable cities today?
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Blog Post How do we manage the smart-mobility revolution? It starts with well-crafted policy.
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Blog Post Climate mitigation, adaptation or revolution?
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Blog Post 4 design features of a modern medical office building that make it a community landmark
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Blog Post Infrastructure Week 2019: Parks as infrastructure—providing resilience and quality of life
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Blog Post Infrastructure Week 2019: Brownfield development is the future of the US urban landscape
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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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Published Article Published in WET News: In Focus - Social value and procurement
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Video All Things Urban: Joe Geller talks Stantec’s Urban Places
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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: Teaching sustainability and energy conservation through play
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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 Education design: How much daylight is right for today’s tech-enabled schools?
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Blog Post Downtown Columbus, Ohio: A case study in the mobility revolution
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Article Stream Restoration: The future of mine reclamation
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Blog Post Micro-apartments: Are these tiny units coming to the suburbs?
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Blog Post From ancient to contemporary: How to design a monastery in the 21st century
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Blog Post From the Design Quarterly: Speak up. Get involved. Shape the future.
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Blog Post Joining America Walks opened my eyes—it’s a long path to genuine walkability for everyone
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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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Blog Post The flying menace coming to a city near you!
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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 Planning for 100: Looking beyond the horizon of zero-net-energy buildings
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Blog Post European Union embraces low-carbon, circular economy: How will it get there?
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Publication Design Quarterly Issue 01 | The Sustainable City
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Blog Post The renovation of iconic Wrigley Field is an example of large-scale building recycling
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Blog Post Economics of Water Series: Extreme weather—resiliency, planning, and preparedness
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Blog Post Infrastructure investments pay off long term; hydropower is great place to start
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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 Keeping an eagle eye on sustainable bridge design
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Blog Post Dredging waterways: Turning muddy muck into something sustainable
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Blog Post When net positive is business plus
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Blog Post Turning toasty exhaust air into usable heat—That’s sustainability!
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Blog Post The future of school design: Net Zero should be the norm
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Blog Post Denver’s Metro is on the road to a utility of the future
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Blog Post Decoding Canada’s Climate Innovation Program
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Article Determining infrastructure life cycle costs with the CLIC tool
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Blog Post A US Infrastructure Report Card 2017 preview
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Blog Post Planting for the future: Enhancing communities with a thriving tree canopy
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Interactive How to manage flooding while improving the cityscape
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Interactive 9 breakthrough technologies for tackling climate change
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Interactive You have an energy transition or climate action plan, but is it integrated?
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Interactive The Pyramid Approach: The road to NZE/NZC
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Interactive 6 keys to designing sustainable infrastructure in developing countries
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Stantec ERA Issue 7 | The Big Ideas Issue
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Publication Stantec ERA Issue 8 | The Extreme Weather Issue
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Publication Stantec ERA Issue 9 | The Water Issue
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Stantec ERA Issue 6 | The Climate Change Issue
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Interactive Microgrids can provide resiliency during extreme weather events
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How can biogas power our communities more sustainably?
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Interactive 4 guiding principles to secure our water future
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Interactive Preserving the School in the Trees
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Interactive Powering our communities with offshore wind energy
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Interactive Why is everyone talking about hydrogen?
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Interactive Making urban places work for people
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Interactive Ecosystem Restoration: Solutions for global problems
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Interactive The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) can help you