Evolving Cities: Infrastructure Update
Community Development Senior Vice President Simon O’Byrne delivers this update on the Infrastructure business at Stantec.
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Published: Reaching beyond stormwater to create resilient communities
In this World Water: Stormwater Management article, Stantec’s Chris Digman looks at the future challenges of creating resilient water systems
Published in APWA Reporter: Water Resources Design for Long-Term Operations & Maintenance
Public Works officials are facing numerous unprecedented infrastructure challenges – each offering a different operations and management hurdle
Published in Water New Zealand: A sustainable career
Stantec’s Jim Bradley is profiled as an environmental engineer who’s forged a career ahead of his time
A decade of ecosystem restoration: Protecting planet Earth for future generations
How we’re confronting the global issues of climate change, biodiversity, and population
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[With Video] 3 surprising things I discovered from hacking 21st-century city challenges
A mentor from Stantec’s Idea Hackathon shares her thoughts from a two-day forum on smart city solutions
2:06Stantec Idea Hackathon
Our inaugural hackathon asked teams to solve our challenge statement: How can we use technology to ensure Toronto is a thriving, livable, and resilient city for all?
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[With Video] How can technology from video games bring flood risks to life?
FEMA Risk MAP data and 3D mapping help the public visualize flood risk and support more resilient communities
Presenting Stantec Design Quarterly 06: Destination Zero
How do designers help battle climate change? Sustainability means thinking about net zero energy and net zero carbon—in new construction and in retrofits.
How we can flip the script on pollinator decline
Changing the way we think about ecosystem restoration to combat the decline of pollinators
How to navigate aging infrastructure and utility conflicts in urban areas
Aging infrastructure is an issue for cities across the US, including the City of Toledo, Ohio. For every challenge, there’s a solution.
Published in American Infrastructure: The AI Interview – Lisa Beutler, President of the AWRA
Stantec’s Lisa Beutler—current president of American Water Resource Association—looks at the developments in the changing world of water
America is running out of engineers – here’s how we start recruiting more
How do we get more students interested in engineering? Consider showing and telling local high school kids how you did it
Published in NC Currents: Storm Damage Risk Reduction – Permanent Canal Closures and Pumps
A look at the top 10 factors coastal communities should consider and address in future builds to reduce hurricane storm damage risk
Wet-weather infrastructure: Smart analysis and TOTEX planning equal savings and resilience
How “sweating the system” with smart analytics modeling and TOTEX planning can deliver fit-for-purpose solutions, capital cost savings, and system optimization
Published in REDNews: How updates to floodplain mapping will impact Texas
Natural Disasters, such as catastrophic flooding, challenge the very essence of the community
Agritecture: Bridging the design gap between city and farm
Urban agriculture presents a design challenge, but a multidisciplinary approach offers a solution
Published in ENR: Drilling Down to Defend Against Drought in Atlanta
Both a design and engineering feat, the Bellwood Quarry-turned-reservoir will serve as Atlanta's emergency water source in case of another drought
5:55All Things Urban: Joe Geller talks Stantec’s Urban Places
Stantec’s Urban Places team is using an integrated approach to help cities and suburbs alike take advantage of the burgeoning urban renaissance.
Extreme weather: Designing schools to withstand the forces of nature