Harley Ellis Devereaux (HED) and Walsh Construction Celebrate Opening of Palos Health South Campus
CHICAGO- Harley Ellis Devereaux (HED) and Walsh Construction are pleased to announce the successful completion of the new Palos Health South Campus in the Chicago suburb of Orland Park, IL. The $80 million design-build renovation was executed over the course of a phased, five-year process beginning in 2013 bringing new, modern technologies to an aging campus and incorporating a sophisticated new Cancer program with the help of academic partner Loyola University. The completed campus includes...
Stantec Leads Design of First Bus Rapid Transit Line to Open in Calgary
With hundreds of businesses located along the 17 Avenue corridor, a median running transitway was selected to optimize the transit operations and minimize bus/vehicle conflicts (looking eastbound at 44 Street SE). Photo credit: Jaime Vedres. Calgary’s first dedicated Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) corridor, called MAX Purple, is now open and serving the community. The design, led by Stantec, has transformed the corridor into a multimodal street with a strong focus on...
OGTC Project Approved for Return To Scene
Aberdeen-based Return To Scene Limited, part of James Fisher and Sons plc, is to develop a game-changing enabler to offshore automation, poised to deliver unprecedented efficiency gains and savings across oil and gas. Securing a significant funding award from the Oil & Gas Technology Centre (OGTC), Return To Scene has kickstarted development of its visual positioning system, R2S VPS. The project is the largest to have been approved to date by the OGTC’s Digital Solutions Centre. Addressing...
The LiRo Group Wins Five of ENR New York Magazine’s Best of 2018 Regional Best Projects Contest
The LiRo Group has won five of ENR New York magazine’s 2018 Regional Best Projects Awards for the New York/New Jersey region for the Niagara Falls State Park rehabilitation, Irish Hunger Memorial renovation, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at the University at Buffalo, Phase II of Hunter’s Point South Infrastructure and Waterfront Park, and Medical & Research Translational (MART) building and Hospital Pavilion at The State University of New York at Stony Brook. The award for th...
Denver Water’s Complex Redevelopment Celebrates Official “Topping Out”
Denver Water, Colorado’s oldest and largest water utility, recently celebrated a major milestone, as it held its official “topping out” ceremony—orchestrated by Mortenson Construction, the project’s general contractor—for its new administration building, part of the public agency’s modernization of its 36-acre complex. Global architecture, engineering and design firm, Stantec, is providing master planning, architecture, interior design, landscape architecture, lighting design, and sustainable de...
Fugro Undertakes Aerial Survey of AEP's Extra High Voltage Electricity Transmission Assets in Oklahoma, USA
Fugro is helping American Electric Power (AEP), one of the United States’ major utilities companies, to maintain a high standard of compliance and safety and modernise its record keeping system. With its innovative Roames asset inspection and modelling solution, Fugro is deploying aerial LiDAR technology to survey almost 1,000 miles of extra high voltage (EHV) network and its surroundings, enabling AEP to complete digital modelling of its entire transmission system. Processing the enormous da...
evolv1 Celebrates Grand Opening in Waterloo
The Cora Group’s innovative evolv1 project celebrated its grand opening today with a ribbon cutting ceremony and tours of the iconic Waterloo building. Designed and engineered by Stantec, evolv1 is Canada’s first commercially-driven, net-positive building – it produces more energy than it consumes. “We are thrilled to officially open the doors of evolv1,” says Adrian Conrad, chief operating officer with The Cora Group. “Years in the imaging, planning, and making, we have set a new benchmark f...
Stantec Presenting Two Projects at the 2018 World Architecture Festival
University of Lethbridge’s Science and Academic Building The 2018 World Architecture Festival (WAF) kicks off in Amsterdam today with presentations and events occurring through November 30th, during which time more than 500+ shortlisted projects will be presented to 130+ international judges, all vying to win prestigious awards in 43 categories. Two Stantec Architecture projects—Cambridge Memorial Hospital Redevelopment and the University of Lethbridge Science a...
Utah Transit Authority Breaks Ground on New Bus Operations, Maintenance and Administration Facility
The Utah Transit Authority (UTA) recently broke ground on its new bus operations, maintenance and administration facility, known as the Depot District Clean Fuels Technology Center (DDCFT), marked by a ceremony attended by local and state officials and dignitaries. The facility will have the capacity to store, operate, maintain and service UTA’s current fleet of compressed natural gas (CNG) and electric vehicles, with room for future expansion. Global architecture and design firm Stantec provide...
Jacobs-Designed Water Reuse Project Wins WEF Project Excellence Award
DALLAS - The Water Environment Federation recently awarded a 2018 Project Excellence Award to the Central Pasco County Beneficial Water Reuse Project, the 4G Wetlands, designed by Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. (NYSE:JEC). Since 2010, Jacobs, alongside Pasco County Utilities and the Southwest Florida Water Management District, has provided a full-range of design, permitting and services during construction for the 4G Wetlands, a multifunctional project addressi...