Sustainable & Resilient Design
Our environmental challenges are many, but design can provide opportunities for positive change.
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Blog Post What will it take to get water quality and stormwater regulations to line up?
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Blog Post The hidden costs of climate change—how to spot damage and preserve your infrastructure
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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 Living with water: Understanding flood risk in an era of climate variability
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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 Restoring ecosystems in a post-pandemic world
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Blog Post Can airports integrate health screening and security measures into a single process?
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Blog Post Looking at our streets differently now and after COVID-19
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Blog Post What is hydrogen’s place in the energy transition?
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Blog Post Using lighting IoT data to inform a safer office reentry strategy
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Blog Post COVID-19 is changing design paradigms
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Blog Post A global view of design and urban planning post-COVID-19 (Part 4): How will cities change?
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Blog Post A global view of design and urban planning post-COVID-19 (Part 3): New infrastructure
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Blog Post Water and climate change: Resiliency is key
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Blog Post How will stimulus funding and post-COVID-19 recovery create a more resilient country?
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Article Bringing the Envision sustainable design framework to Europe
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Blog Post Managing our lifelines: Using smarter transportation tools to move goods during a pandemic
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Blog Post Resilience through diversity: Incorporating climate adaptation into wetland restoration
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Blog Post How are labs and researchers adjusting during the COVID-19 pandemic?
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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 5 ways to achieve a healthier work space now and after COVID-19
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Blog Post Increasing room for patients: Adapting existing hospital spaces for COVID-19 treatment
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Blog Post The COVID-19 pandemic is proof that it’s time to implement virtual healthcare
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Blog Post Managing our wastewater and its resources through biomimicry
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Blog Post Pandemic preparedness: How hospitals can adapt buildings to address worst-case scenarios
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Blog Post [With Video] Transitioning to recovery while preparing for a second wave of COVID-19 cases
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Blog Post The level-up strategy: Responding to sea level rise in coastal communities
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It’s not if, but when: Designing healthcare spaces that support pandemic response
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Blog Post Tech-driven innovations can help us build anticipatory resiliency in our communities
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Blog Post Can drone technology help us mitigate the impact of future natural disasters? Absolutely
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Blog Post In the face of more extreme weather, how do we equitably fund stormwater utilities?
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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 Your guide to resilient infrastructure planning and investments
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Blog Post The time is now for risk-based water supply planning
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Blog Post MDMER: What Canada’s revised mining effluent regulations could mean for your mine
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Blog Post Coronavirus and the water cycle—here is what treatment professionals need to know
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Blog Post From the Design Quarterly: How systems thinking is good for our changing world
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Blog Post Phytoremediation: What is it, and why might it be right for your contaminated site?
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Blog Post Sponge city: Our urban landscapes have untapped potential to absorb stormwater
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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 The US Integrated Planning Bill: 10 steps municipalities can take to reap the benefits
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Published Article Published in ASPIRE: Full-Service Engineering
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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 Combined sewage storage tunnels can help protect the environment and keep basements dry
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Blog Post Waste not, want not: Turning human waste into a renewable-energy source for buildings
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Blog Post 6 creative steps to saving dollars and time on big infrastructure projects
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Blog Post Lean design can minimize waste and maximize patient value in healthcare facilities
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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 How satellite technology can monitor buried pipelines—and find leaks more quickly
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Published Article Published in Community Design Collaborative: Carnell Scholars Drive Schoolyard Design
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Blog Post From the Design Quarterly: Seeing civic infrastructure differently
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Blog Post From the Design Quarterly: 6 approaches to waterfront revitalization
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Blog Post Need a new marine crane? Follow these 7 guidelines for the procurement process
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Blog Post 3 important keys to monitoring for stability during ash pond closures
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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 Alternative project delivery is all about R&R—resourcefulness and repetition
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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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In California, 1 million residents lack clean water. Solutions are on the way.
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Blog Post From the Design Quarterly: 7 ways to shift our thinking about urban resilience
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Blog Post 4 common water infrastructure problems and how to fund improvement initiatives
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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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Publication Design Quarterly Issue 07 | Adapting to Change
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Blog Post Presenting Stantec Design Quarterly 07: Adapting to change
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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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Blog Post Become a conservation leader: The benefits of restoring pollinator habitat
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Blog Post From the Design Quarterly: What are sustainability rankings and why do they matter?
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Published Article Published in APWA Reporter: Water Resources Design for Long-Term Operations & Maintenance
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Blog Post Thinking outside the “austere” box: Reimagining government facility design
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Article Published in Railway Age: Transit Oriented Development – Chicago
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Blog Post From the Design Quarterly: Digitally modeling cost-effective sustainable solutions
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Blog Post How to bring clean energy to Indigenous and remote communities
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Blog Post PFAS environmental contaminants in Canadian provinces: Where are the guidelines?
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Blog Post A decade of ecosystem restoration: Protecting planet Earth for future generations
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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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Published Article Published in NRU Toronto: Designing the smart city
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Blog Post Hitting Saskatchewan carbon targets: How to achieve, measure, and prove reduced emissions
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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 How Indigenous and northern communities shape my professional philosophy as a planner
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Blog Post How can we optimize evolving lighting design to enhance health and well-being?
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Blog Post I survived my TEDx talk: Here are 5 tips I learned that can make you a better speaker
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Article Published in Metro Magazine: Retrofitting garages for zero-emissions buses
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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 [With Video] How can technology from video games bring flood risks to life?
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Blog Post From Stantec ERA: The power of bringing hydropower and solar energy together
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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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Article Published in Railway Age: TOD: How New York got it right
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Article Published in Railway Age: P3s key for Transit Oriented Development
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Blog Post Modular construction for healthcare: A remedy for increased flexibility in care
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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 [With Video] Envisioning the revitalized design of the Old Sacramento urban riverfront
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Published Article Published in Alaska Business Monthly: Top-flight priorities
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Blog Post From Stantec ERA: 5 reasons why oil companies are investing in solar energy
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Blog Post Presenting Stantec Design Quarterly 06: Destination Zero
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Blog Post From Stantec ERA: What are the options for Alberta’s oil sands in a low-carbon future?
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Blog Post Cutting calories and carbon: Rethinking residence life to promote a healthier campus
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Published Article Published in Railway Age: Innovation From a ‘P2’ System
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Blog Post From Stantec ERA: Pumped storage is the answer to the sustainable energy-storage dilemma
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Article Published in NC Currents: Storm Damage Risk Reduction – Permanent Canal Closures and Pumps
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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 3 steps dam owners and communities should commit to today to address dam safety
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Blog Post From Stantec ERA: Offshore wind energy is the green future of electricity generation
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Blog Post A case study on creating a sustainable port for Canada’s Department of National Defence
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Blog Post From Stantec ERA: What’s the future of energy? An Energy Remix to power our planet.
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Published Article Published in Metro Magazine: Tempe Streetcar critical to expanding rail service
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Blog Post Infrastructure Week 2019: The state of American transit today and tomorrow
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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 Infrastructure Week 2019: Parks as infrastructure—providing resilience and quality of life
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Blog Post Wet-weather infrastructure: Smart analysis and TOTEX planning equal savings and resilience
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Published Article Published in REDNews: How updates to floodplain mapping will impact Texas
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Blog Post A path to improving national standards for stormwater practices
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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 Strapped for cash: How to help fund public projects for communities
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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 Need for speed: Accelerated bridge construction adds efficiency to infrastructure upgrades
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Published Article Published in Roads & Bridges: On the double
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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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Publication Design Quarterly 05 | Smart & Livable Cities
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Blog Post Presenting Stantec Design Quarterly 05: Smart & Livable Cities
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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 Water was always a strong theme in my life and led me to a career in water engineering
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Blog Post From the Design Quarterly: Speak up. Get involved. Shape the future.
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Blog Post What is amended soil, and why is it so important?
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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 Merging design technologies helps fast-track transit project in fast-growing Seattle area
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Blog Post What are the best Low Impact Development and Green Infrastructure techniques for roads?
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Blog Post How do we find funding for cities? It’s all about getting creative with partnerships
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Blog Post Prefab lab systems: Concepts to optimize construction, maintenance, and flexibility
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Blog Post Smart curtailment: the little-known battle between nature and efficient wind power
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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 Curiosity and artistry: 6 takeaways on downtowns
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Blog Post Does your land development project maximize environmental assets?
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Blog Post Biophilic design: What is it? Why it matters? And how do we use it?
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Blog Post Infrastructure: The most important conversation you’re not having
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Blog Post A collaborative planning process helps chart a new course in Charlotte, North Carolina
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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 Do you know where your recyclables are? Probably not
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Blog Post The science of wayfinding—a formula to increase transit ridership
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Blog Post Planning for disasters: 3 ways science can help deliver drinking water after an earthquake
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Published Article Published in Water Briefing Global: David Smith on the benefits of resilient megacities
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Blog Post Roundtable: Imagining a day without water—with planning, it’s something we can avoid
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Published Article Published in Seattle DJC: OSU football center opts for flexible lighting scheme
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Blog Post Artificial Intelligence: One answer to reducing greenhouse gases at industrial facilities
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Blog Post World Architecture Day: How do people and places impact global design decisions?
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Blog Post Transformative design: Autonomy, agility, technology, and connectivity drive change
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Blog Post Holistic stormwater management often requires more than ponds and rain gardens
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Blog Post Stantec's new global headquarters: A towering achievement
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Blog Post Using an environmental review tool to yield planning and economic development benefits
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Blog Post Counting every space: What parking inventories tell us about cities
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Blog Post How to not be caught in the dark after the next big storm
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Blog Post Wildfire recovery: Creating a resilient home for outdoor education from ashes
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Blog Post [With Video] Project Impossible? Not when you have the right team!
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Blog Post Nature is a patient, not a machine: Looking at stream restoration through the medical lens
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Blog Post Stormwater pond muck: What is it—and why should it matter to you?
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Blog Post Assembly (and rigorous planning) required: Managing pros and cons of modular construction
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Blog Post Coastal crisis: We’re running out of sand along Florida’s beaches—what’s the solution?
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Blog Post Engineering the impossible at Nunavut’s Iqaluit Airport
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Blog Post The heart of office: The kitchen’s crucial role in workplace wellness and productivity
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Blog Post What role should affordability play when utilities set their rates?
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Blog Post [With Video] Living WELL: Designing a new home for hundreds with health at the heart
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Blog Post River resiliency: Restoring function and process following a natural disaster
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Blog Post From organized chaos to tranquility: Reflections on the Panama Canal Expansion
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Blog Post Top 5 things to keep in mind as you seek funding for your capital projects
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Blog Post The perfect battery: Pumped storage hydropower is reliable, rechargeable, and clean
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Article NPR's Planet Money features the world's biggest battery
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Blog Post The buzz on pollinators: Why their declining population is bad news for everyone
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Blog Post Creating corridors of opportunity: Urban design for community and economic benefit
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Blog Post Microgrids: An energy solution for small towns with big aspirations
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Blog Post It’s important to focus on the positives of major projects. How do you do it?
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From the Design Quarterly: Healthy neighbors
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Blog Post Creating a new paradigm for traffic safety—trade the car for other transit options
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Blog Post Bringing the PIEVC Protocol to Canada’s First Nations communities
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Blog Post 3 things to consider when designing a storm shelter for your school
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Blog Post Living shorelines: Recovery, restoration, and resiliency after Hurricane Sandy
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Blog Post Four questions we must answer to design truly smart cities
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Blog Post How can we improve combined sewer overflow reporting? We need a smarter approach
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Blog Post How safe is safe enough for autonomous vehicles on our streets?
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Blog Post Seeing the future: Harnessing the power of virtual reality for community engagement
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Published Article Planning on the Cellular Level - Planning Magazine, May 2018
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Blog Post Realizing the benefits of largescale property acquisitions to reduce flood risk
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Publication Design Quarterly Issue 02 | Culture by Design
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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 Redefining mobility: What does the future look like?
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Blog Post It’s important to make space for wildlife in our growing cities
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Blog Post The 10 sustainability trends that forward-thinking organizations have on their mind
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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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Blog Post Connecting Canada from coast to coast to coast—completing a 60-year vision
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Blog Post Economics of Water Series: Changing landscapes in the global water industry
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Blog Post What are cultural heritage landscapes? Why are they important?
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Video AMPIng Up Solutions for Flood Risk
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Blog Post From the Design Quarterly: Making happy cities
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Blog Post From the Design Quarterly: What’s the payback on solar schools?
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Blog Post Water rich or water poor? A quantitative tool can help water resources planners
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From the Design Quarterly: Living small means the city is your living room
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Blog Post From the Design Quarterly: Sustainably growing food and community at Adams Crossing
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Blog Post Boxed in by changing markets, 20th-century suburbs learn how to reinvent themselves
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Blog Post What does The Value of Downtowns report tell us about today’s cities? (Part 1)
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Blog Post From the Design Quarterly: Where’s my trashcan?
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Blog Post Presenting the Stantec Design Quarterly
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Publication Issue 01 | The Sustainable City
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Blog Post Practicing what we preach: Championing sustainability and wellness across Stantec
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Publication Design Quarterly Issue 01 | The Sustainable City
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Blog Post What utilities can do now to prepare for a major storm event—4 key initiatives
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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 Economics of Water Series: Extreme weather—after the hurricanes
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Blog Post Climate change from the front lines: How the conversation is evolving in the Arctic
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Blog Post In resiliency, if we’re not focused on data and technology, we’re in trouble
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Blog Post Resilient design for waterfront buildings: A real estate win-win in a vulnerable area
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Blog Post Can Caribbean islands modernize their way to affordable, resilient energy grids?
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Blog Post Infrastructure investments pay off long term; hydropower is great place to start
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Blog Post Keeping an eagle eye on sustainable bridge design
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Blog Post Will Fitwel "fit well" in the building industry?
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Video With sustainability in mind
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Blog Post Turning land-use restrictions into something positive
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Blog Post Dredging waterways: Turning muddy muck into something sustainable
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Blog Post The emergence of health-focused rating systems
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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 The digital utility is within our reach
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Article Turning the tide: Helping shoreline communities create ecologically balanced seawalls
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Blog Post How we found hidden energy savings in water treatment plants
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Blog Post 7 ways municipalities can overcome barriers to low impact design
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Blog Post Why planting urban trees is important to communities
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Blog Post 5 things Ontario developers need to know about Low Impact Development and Green Infrastructure requirements
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Blog Post Making a case for living small and sharing more in urban areas
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Blog Post How can we design adaptable buildings?
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Blog Post Top 7 ways to design with resilient communities in mind
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Blog Post How weeks spent in the field led to the largest freshwater turtle recovery in the US