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How do we find funding for cities? It’s all about getting creative with partnerships
Two funding experts share strategies for helping cities large and small secure hard-to-find dollars that move projects from concept to construction
How modern tracking technologies can protect birds and support wind farm permitting
Stantec’s Creativity & Innovation Program is backing industry research into a new approach to monitor peregrine falcon migration patterns
Prefab lab systems: Concepts to optimize construction, maintenance, and flexibility
Prefabricating multiple elements in the new Yale University Science Building eases construction and helps future-proof the research laboratory
From the Design Quarterly: Seeing civic infrastructure differently
People-centered design for community infrastructure facilities upends expectations
Smart curtailment: the little-known battle between nature and efficient wind power
Working to save bats, energy, and money at the same time—it’s all about site-specific risk patterns
Learn more about our work in Academic Medical Center design
Integrated platforms for healing and discovery
Learn more about our work in Academic and Corporate Science + Technology design
Designs that advance new discoveries
STEM is for everyone: 3 ways to “change the equation” of equality in the workplace
This year’s S.H.E. Summit offered a wide perspective on how we can cooperate across genders to build rewarding careers
Biologist’s goal: wind turbines that kill fewer bats and birds
Finding a balance between mitigating habitat impact while installing modern turbine technology to provide renewable energy
Wood is good (Part 1): 7 reasons to consider wood construction on your next project
Safety, resilience, and versatility are all advantages that mass timber can offer compared to steel and concrete
Book launch and presentation of Stantec: Airports
A dialogue with book editor/writer Trevor Boddy and Stantec Airports Group head Stanis Smith discussing about how the book evolved and key airports featured in the book
From the Design Quarterly: Breaking down silos in healthcare education
How design can support the creation of a cross-disciplinary culture of learning
Curiosity and artistry: 6 takeaways on downtowns
The 2018 International Downtown Association conference inspired a renewed love of place—and the desire to make downtowns better
Extreme caution! The trials and tribulations of renovating historic buildings in NYC
An engineer gives an inside-out perspective on guiding Gilded Age properties into a new era
You can reshape the mold and learn to fly—and I’m proof of that
My journey growing up in rural Nova Scotia, battling self-doubt, and making my mark in a male-dominated profession
Embracing a new eDNA technology