Engineering excellence together
December 11, 2023
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With shared commitments to people, excellence, and sustainability, it was a natural fit for Chicago-based ESD to join Stantec. ESD’s 270 team members specialize in mission critical and data center engineering design, earning a reputation for excellence and innovation. With these added resources, Stantec deepens its smart building engineering capabilities that support the workplace of the future and the emerging trends of decarbonization, building repositioning, and adaptive reuse.
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Having worked on Florida projects in the hospitality, commercial, higher education, residential, health care, and sports industries, Adriana is a structural engineer focused on being an inspiring and effective leader.
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