Featured Ideas
Welcome to Ideas, where you can learn about the trends, innovations, and challenges impacting the built environment.
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MoreThe US Integrated Planning Bill: 10 steps municipalities can take to reap the benefits
Recent legislation will enable municipalities to develop integrated approaches to wastewater and stormwater management
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MoreA hospital that feels like home: Community as inspiration in healthcare design
Designing a healthcare environment that promotes wellness and healing—while generating a sense of community belonging
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MoreeDNA and metabarcoding—the future of effectively and rapidly surveying biodiversity
Metabarcoding provides tools that go beyond a targeted approach, it can look back in time, and it’s a time and money saver
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MoreHow should we dispose of PFAS waste from contaminated sites in Canada?
Despite our steadily evolving understanding of the negative health impacts of PFAS, disposal of PFAS-contaminated waste remains unregulated
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Stantec Design Quarterly Issue 08
Wellness & active lifestyles
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Stantec ERA Issue 02 | The Digital Issue
How is technology changing the energy and resources market?
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MoreFrom the Design Quarterly: Design drivers for a new behavioral and mental health facility
How goals like “veterans first” shaped the design for a new VA building supporting a patient-centered recovery model
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MoreUnderwater remote sensing: Surveying the marine world safer, faster, and more affordably
Futuristic-sounding sensors let scientists work in multiple places at once, but it’s important to begin with a clear study design
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Published: Cooperatives Offer Innovative Option to Solve the Affordable Housing Shortage
A new twist on housing cooperatives in Barcelona offers residents the security of a long-term, low-cost home on land leased from the city
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MoreFrom Stantec ERA: We can deliver power projects while keeping rare species safe
Environmental DNA—or eDNA—biomonitoring is a breakthrough technology that revolutionizes how industry can reduce cost, efforts, and risks for energy projects
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MoreFriday Night Lights: The architecture of high school football stadium design in Texas
High school athletics facilities in Texas can come at a high cost, but the evolution in their design can also provide more value to our communities
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MoreDoes your city need a corridor study? Set the foundation for success with these 3 tips
An expert project team combined with key stakeholder involvement and a robust work plan are essential to a successful corridor study
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MorePublished in Waterbriefing: A new approach to water resource planning
Stantec’s William Jacobsen shares his thoughts on what the future might hold for public water supply resource planning
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Published in ASPIRE: Full-Service Engineering
ASPIRE—the authoritative publication on concrete bridges—profiled Stantec’s bridge practice
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MoreFrom Stantec ERA: 5 ways 3D modeling is changing the way we design power projects
Designing substations using 3D models simplifies the engineering process by leveraging software for an integrated design approach
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Published in Tunnels & Tunnelling: Rules of Thumb – TBM data acquisition and interpretation
How proper analyzation of tunnel boring machine data lowers risk, increases safety, and optimizes resources throughout the construction phase
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Published in Tunnels & Tunnelling: Rules of Thumb – Muck transportation systems
Success in tunneling depends on proper planning and handling of excavated materials
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MorePower through the storm: Improved style, function, and design for a more resilient grid
A post-Sandy hardening program illustrates the role innovative design and community engagement play in the future of power delivery
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MorePublished on Storm Water Solutions: Balancing Storm Water Management Costs with Citizen Engagement
When a One-Size Fits All Approach to Storm Water Billing No Longer Works
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MoreAcademic libraries of tomorrow: 4 models for storing your collections
There are multiple ways of storing collections. Let’s break them down and separate the fiction from the nonfiction.
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