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Podcast Design Hive: Tariq Amlani on healthcare decarbonization
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Blog Post Sustainability in higher education (Part 1): Start with a carbon neutral master plan
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Blog Post Stantec’s Top 10 Ideas from 2024—plus 1 more for fun
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Blog Post Beyond the game: Sports stadium design for world-class events
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Publication Design Quarterly Issue 23 | Technology update
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Blog Post Recalculating ROI for a commercial building retrofit
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Webinar Recording Placemaking for innovation: Creating innovation ecosystems
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Blog Post 3 reasons for adaptive building reuse
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Publication Design Quarterly Issue 22 | Experiences
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Podcast Design Hive: Jan Wei on NYC’s Local Law 97 emission limits
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Blog Post Collaborative care: Boundaryless healthcare design for outpatient clinics
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Blog Post 6 big net zero design ideas for a Houston Astrodome renovation
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Blog Post With new CSA standards, healthcare systems will need a decarbonization roadmap
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Blog Post Aligning ESG in commercial real estate
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Podcast Design Hive: Beth Tomlinson on building decarbonization and ASHRAE standards
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Blog Post Net zero building design starts with industry climate pledges
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Blog Post Preparing for building performance standards in cities
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Publication Design Quarterly Issue 21 | Adaptive Reuse
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Blog Post Could ‘smart’ building facades heat and cool buildings?
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Blog Post Geoexchange system installation: 6 steps that prioritize safety and efficiency
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Blog Post The next destination: Passive design airports
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Blog Post Why decarbonizing hospitals smartly is better than electrification for healthcare design
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Blog Post Building decarbonization strategy: It starts before electrification
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Blog Post Does your building need a life cycle assessment?
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Blog Post Low-carbon building materials: Designers discuss alternative options
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Publication Design Quarterly Issue 20 | RETHINK
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Blog Post New ASHRAE standards tip the balance toward net zero buildings
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Blog Post How does the 2020 National Building Code impact seismic design in Canada?
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Blog Post Embodied carbon: Mining to decarbonize buildings
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Blog Post Passive house design regulations: Here are 8 strategies for multifamily projects
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Design Quarterly Issue 19 | Decarbonization
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Blog Post Advanced manufacturing facilities are key to a sustainable future
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Published Article From A to Gen Z: Designing better workspaces for everyone
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Video Workplace Reboot: 4 ways buildings and property owners can decrease potential legislation penalties
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Video Workplace Reboot: Understand the penalties for not complying with emissions legislation
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Podcast Stantec.io Podcast: The Smart Cities Episode
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Blog Post 5 trends from CES that will majorly impact the built environment
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![[With Video] New city regulations are driving building retrofits](/content/dam/stantec/images/projects/0127/the-westory-181249.jpg)
Blog Post [With Video] New city regulations are driving building retrofits
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Blog Post 7 ways we can design more resilient healthcare projects today
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Video Workplace Reboot: How carbon impact legislation will affect building owners
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Blog Post Do you want functional lighting or fantastic lighting? The difference is commissioning
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Blog Post One module at a time: The future of affordable housing
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Blog Post Using well-being, student input, and stewardship to design a WELL school
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Blog Post Designing for a client’s nature-driven mission
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Video Stantec’s Buildings Team celebrates 10 years of being at the forefront of design
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Publication Design Quarterly Issue 16 | Climate Risk
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Published Article How high-performance buildings attract high-performing people
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Blog Post 7 approaches to building reuse to help existing properties reach net zero
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Blog Post Buildings that care: 6 things to know about WELL certification in hospitals
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Design Quarterly Issue 15 | Reuse and Revitalization
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Blog Post Reinventing the Thompson Center: A research project into a modular, mixed-use destination
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Blog Post 3 design solutions to sort out the carbon impact of logistics
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Video Planning for the future of healthcare in Ontario
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Published Article It takes two: How architects and engineers blend their talents
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Published Article Smarter care at Vaughan’s first hospital
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Blog Post How do we shift to a circular economy? It starts with dumping the end-of-life concept
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Blog Post 4 keys to keeping mechanical systems running during a hospital renovation
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Blog Post Student housing success: How P3 helped UC Davis meet its goals
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Blog Post What will the future campus look like?
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Blog Post Holistic heroes: How lighting designers use efficiency and modeling to boost performance
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Webinar Recording ESG, Net Zero Emissions and Climate Change Resilience for Manufacturing
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Blog Post To incentivise or to tax, or both? How we can reduce carbon in our infrastructure schemes
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Published Article Top 100 Green Design Firms
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Published Article How to step into the net zero zone
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Blog Post Highlighting the hidden: Integrating operational infrastructure into the community
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Publication Design Quarterly Issue 13 | After the Reset
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Blog Post Recycle your building: 8 reasons to consider adaptive reuse and retrofitting
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Published Article Double-edged sword for industrial sector
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Blog Post What role do buildings play in the energy transition?
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7 trends and techs—and 3 obstacles—shaping the big picture for an energy transition
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Blog Post Wood and timber in student housing design
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Blog Post 5 steps toward efficient building performance—from LEDs to heat pumps and more
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Blog Post Building a legacy: Designing sports facilities that serve communities for decades
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Blog Post Hidden in history: Creating invisible mechanical systems in heritage buildings
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Electricity as a clean source of energy: Quebec’s example
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Published Article The Indigenous Hub in Toronto Promises a Brighter Future
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Blog Post Carbon: A common language for change—now is the time to act
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Publication Design Quarterly Issue 10 | The Carbon Issue
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Blog Post How to focus on health and wellness in existing buildings
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Blog Post UV lighting in building infection control: Can passive light safely kill coronavirus?
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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 Using lighting IoT data to inform a safer office reentry strategy
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Article Bringing the Envision sustainable design framework to Europe
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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 CLT rises to the challenge
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![[With Video] From the Design Quarterly: How can lighting design influence wellness?](/content/dam/stantec/images/projects/0082/lincoln-square-bridges-136141.jpg)
Blog Post [With Video] From the Design Quarterly: How can lighting design influence wellness?
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Published Article Published in Alaska Business: The art of architecture
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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 What’s cooking? When it comes to commercial kitchen design, it’s all about ventilation
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Publication Design Quarterly Issue 07 | Adapting to Change
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Article Published in Water Quality Products: The Sky is the Limit
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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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Article Published in PRISM: A healthy future for mass timber in medical facilities
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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 From the Design Quarterly: 8 ways to design for density and live where the action is
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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 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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Publication Design Quarterly Issue 06 | Destination Zero
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Blog Post From the Design Quarterly: Embracing the unknown when thinking big data and smart cities
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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 4 design features of a modern medical office building that make it a community landmark
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Pitch Perfect
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![[With Video] 5 ways to design a transit maintenance facility that’s also a people place](/content/dam/stantec/images/ideas/blogs/004/whitby-rail-maintenance-1.JPG)
Blog Post [With Video] 5 ways to design a transit maintenance facility that’s also a people place
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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 Energy efficiency is really about energy productivity—and that’s about the bottom line
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Design Quarterly Issue 05 | Smart & Livable Cities
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Blog Post From the Design Quarterly: Speak up. Get involved. Shape the future.
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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 in Parks & Rec Business: An Uphill Battle
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Article From the Design Quarterly: A healthy future for mass timber in medical facilities
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Blog Post Prefab lab systems: Concepts to optimize construction, maintenance, and flexibility
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Publication Design Quarterly Issue 04 | Intersections
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Blog Post From the Design Quarterly: Embracing new technology to improve design
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Published Article Published in Seattle DJC: OSU football center opts for flexible lighting scheme
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Published Article Published in LD+A Magazine: Circadian in the Workplace: Does it make sense
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Blog Post World Architecture Day: How do people and places impact global design decisions?
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Publication Design Quarterly Issue 03 | Technology Driving Change
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![[With Video] Living WELL: Designing a new home for hundreds with health at the heart](/content/dam/stantec/images/ideas/blogs/004/with-video-living-well-1.jpg)
Blog Post [With Video] Living WELL: Designing a new home for hundreds with health at the heart
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Blog Post From the Design Quarterly: Incubating campus cool
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Blog Post Hard Hats with Heart: Giving with the community’s health in 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 From the Design Quarterly: Where’s my trashcan?
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Publication Issue 01 | The Sustainable City
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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 When net positive is business plus
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Blog Post The future of school design: Net Zero should be the norm
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Publication Stantec ERA Issue 04 | The Energy Transition Issue