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Design Quarterly Issue 05 | Smart & Livable Cities
Articulating a livable vision for city life
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MoreIs virtual reality for design worth it? Yes. Here’s why.
VR makes communication with key stakeholders easy, increases project efficiency, and provides a valuable marketing tool
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MoreThis Earth Day, let’s embrace the full spectrum of sustainability
“Protect the environment and fight for social equity”—those ideals drive our sustainability director and match the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals
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MoreHow to plan for the future of electric vehicles
Incorporating smart technologies to future-proof your charging infrastructure investments
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Published in The Institute of Water Magazine: Developing with our water environment
Stantec’s Chris Mooij looks ahead to meeting the challenges of the Water Industry National Environment Programme
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MoreThe trickle-down effect of enhancing satellite technology
New satellites can measure the earth’s surface on the scale of centimetres, making remote sensing more powerful
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MoreDesigning a new home for survivors of abuse: 7 ways to help you adopt the right mindset
Here’s how you can balance security, comfort, and privacy when designing a purpose-built shelter for women
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MorePublished in WET News: Making the outcomes-based approach to delivering infrastructure work better
With busy periods approaching across a number of sectors, it is vital to ensure the right approach is in place says Stantec’s Paul Taylor
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Published in CIWEM Environment Magazine: Creating a flood-resilient future for Yorkshire
Stantec’s Chris Digman and Yorkshire Water’s Deborah Redfearn discuss how collaboration is key to creating capacity and resilience across wastewater drainage services
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MoreFrom the Design Quarterly: Embracing modular and prefab for future-ready design
Complex projects when time and space are tight are a perfect fit for off-site prefabrication and modular construction
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MoreNeed for speed: Accelerated bridge construction adds efficiency to infrastructure upgrades
How a rising tactic in bridge design and construction is bringing welcome relief to drivers and communities alike
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MoreBack to our (grass)roots: New guide aims to decode grass and rush plant families
A passion for regional ecosystems inspires a user-friendly field guide to ecologically and economically important plant groups
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MoreStantec at Ontario's Water Conference & Trade Show - 2019
Check out our presentations
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More[With Video] TEDx University of Nevada: The Pearls of Urban Design
What are the pearls of design that make some urban places memorable? Urban planner Cynthia Albright explains in her TEDx talk
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MorePublished in Roads & Bridges: On the double
A design-build solution replaces an 82-year old bridge in Washington’s Cascade Mountains in just 17 days
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MoreBrick-and-mortar retail is not dead—here’s proof
We continually hear that “retail is dying,” but there are many foundational retail types essential to consumers—here’s a look at 3 of them
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MoreFrom the Design Quarterly: Teaching sustainability and energy conservation through play
Energy use is high and energy literacy is low; a pop-up park turns city parks into places that boost energy understanding
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MoreWhat can smart city planners learn from 3,000-year-old Varanasi, India?
India faces infrastructure challenges, yet one of its ancient cities is bridging old and new ideologies—an inspiration for all aspiring smart cities
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MoreHow can we improve access to clean drinking water and sanitation around the world?
For this World Water Day, our team members brainstorm ways to achieve the UN’s goal of water for all by 2030
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MoreEnergy efficiency is really about energy productivity—and that’s about the bottom line
As we adopt the language of revenue growth, designers and engineers can use metrics to connect with clients where it matters to them most
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