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Studio Bell: Canada’s newest gem

Ten years in the making, Studio Bell, home of the National Music Centre, is now open—set to become the creative space for internationally celebrated musicians and the home-grown music scene alike.

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<p><p><p>10 years ago we presented this idea to</p> </p> </p> <p><p>00:01</p> <p><p>build a national Enoch sent to the board</p> </p> </p> <p><p>00:03</p> <p><p>ten years ago here we are it is so</p> </p> </p> <p><p>00:09</p> <p><p>exciting for stantec to have been part</p> </p> </p> <p><p>00:10</p> <p><p>of this it is a remarkable facility that</p> </p> </p> <p><p>00:12</p> <p><p>will live on forever it is a landmark</p> </p> </p> <p><p>00:15</p> <p><p>facility for our city for our country it</p> </p> </p> <p><p>00:18</p> <p><p>is a true gem first antics building team</p> </p> </p> <p><p>00:21</p> <p><p>to have been involved in the mechanical</p> </p> </p> <p><p>00:22</p> <p><p>engineering here it really puts us on</p> </p> </p> <p><p>00:25</p> <p><p>the mass have been part of something so</p> </p> </p> <p><p>00:27</p> <p><p>exciting that I'm sure each individual</p> </p> </p> <p><p>00:29</p> <p><p>who has been involved will cherish that</p> </p> </p> <p><p>00:30</p> <p><p>for their lifetime very intense building</p> </p> </p> <p><p>00:36</p> <p><p>as far as mechanical systems with it's a</p> </p> </p> <p><p>00:40</p> <p><p>LEED building okay we're shooting for</p> </p> </p> <p><p>00:42</p> <p><p>efficiency as well as we have lots of</p> </p> </p> <p><p>00:46</p> <p><p>areas that are critical temperature</p> </p> </p> <p><p>00:49</p> <p><p>humidity environments museum quality</p> </p> </p> <p><p>00:51</p> <p><p>spaces that we have to be careful about</p> </p> </p> <p><p>00:55</p> <p><p>how we supply and condition the air in</p> </p> </p> <p><p>00:59</p> <p><p>the spaces our mechanical systems had to</p> </p> </p> <p><p>01:01</p> <p><p>be put in place but we didn't want to</p> </p> </p> <p><p>01:04</p> <p><p>have them overpower some of the you know</p> </p> </p> <p><p>01:08</p> <p><p>that beautiful architecture that you see</p> </p> </p> <p><p>01:11</p> <p><p>in this building's we had to do a lot of</p> </p> </p> <p><p>01:13</p> <p><p>intense coordination during design to</p> </p> </p> <p><p>01:16</p> <p><p>make sure that a the systems would work</p> </p> </p> <p><p>01:18</p> <p><p>and be that they would they would fit in</p> </p> </p> <p><p>01:21</p> <p><p>nicely with with the overall work the</p> </p> </p> <p><p>01:23</p> <p><p>building just a unique project you don't</p> </p> </p> <p><p>01:26</p> <p><p>have many opportunities to be working a</p> </p> </p> <p><p>01:28</p> <p><p>project like this it's exciting when you</p> </p> </p> <p><p>01:32</p> <p><p>are part of this big building that will</p> </p> </p> <p><p>01:35</p> <p><p>have such an impact in the community not</p> </p> </p> <p><p>01:38</p> <p><p>only did we do the mechanical design for</p> </p> </p> <p><p>01:40</p> <p><p>studio bell but we also donated to the</p> </p> </p> <p><p>01:42</p> <p><p>National Music Center Foundation which</p> </p> </p> <p><p>01:44</p> <p><p>resulted in the stantec volunteer lounge</p> </p> </p> <p><p>01:46</p> <p><p>the ability for stantec to secure the</p> </p> </p> <p><p>01:49</p> <p><p>naming rights for the volunteer lounge</p> </p> </p> <p><p>01:50</p> <p><p>truly fits with our values and our</p> </p> </p> <p><p>01:54</p> <p><p>corporate culture our employees are so</p> </p> </p> <p><p>01:56</p> <p><p>deeply rooted in this community and look</p> </p> </p> <p><p>01:58</p> <p><p>for every opportunity to get involved</p> </p> </p> <p><p>02:00</p> <p><p>with organizations so the fact that we</p> </p> </p> <p><p>02:02</p> <p><p>were able to mirror our company values</p> </p> </p> <p><p>02:04</p> <p><p>with the opportunity here for the</p> </p> </p> <p><p>02:06</p> <p><p>volunteer</p> </p> </p> <p><p>02:07</p> <p><p>is truly special every nook and cranny</p> </p> </p> <p><p>02:10</p> <p><p>of the building is special in its own I</p> </p> </p> <p><p>02:12</p> <p><p>feel truly blessed to have been here and</p> </p> </p> <p><p>02:15</p> <p><p>experience this and I can't wait for the</p> </p> </p> <p><p>02:17</p> <p><p>rest of Calgarians to be able to</p> </p> </p> <p><p>02:18</p> <p><p>experience this</p> </p> </p>

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Otay-Tijuana Cross Border Xpress

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Anadarko Headquarters

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Evolv1

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George W. Bush Presidential Center

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