As building owners, operators, and developers adapt to a hybrid work model, creating a welcoming office space is more important than ever. In an article for Propmodo’s Perspectives series, ESD now Stantec Senior Acoustics Project Manager Scott Hamilton shares his views on the evolution of the open office and why acoustics play such a critical role to the health, comfort, and productivity of returning workers. (Learn more about open office design.)
Industry professionals converge for three-day conference at Chicago’s McCormick Place to discuss sustainable, safe, and reliable on-site utilities powering automation. The Best Practices Expo & Conference will feature a variety of sessions focused on complex systems including compressed air, blower, vacuum, pneumatics, and cooling water. (Learn more about the Best Practices Expo.)
Close your eyes and picture the traditional office setting. Listen to the gentle hum of conversations punctuated by intermittent phones ringing and the steady cadence of clacking keyboards. Now wake up! Those days are long gone for most modern office settings. While early adopters were already integrating new technologies to transform the traditional workplace, the evolution of the modern office was put into hyperdrive by the unexpected catalyst of a worldwide pandemic. It’s time to embrace a new reality. (Learn more about the best solutions for your space.)
ESD, now Stantec Senior Sustainability Project Manager Toritseju (Toju) Eshedagho is joining two different panels at Chicago Build 2023 bringing his passion for the efficient and sustainable use of resources to the built environment. (Learn more about these Chicago Build sessions.)
Chicago Build 2023 is featuring a session on planning and designing for responsible and sustainable growth in metropolitan areas. (Learn more about the Chicago Build session.)
The race to accommodate the surge in electric vehicles (EV) is on with many facility owners and operators looking for ways to provide the needed charging stations. (Learn more about EV charging infrastructure.)
Billed as the Midwest’s biggest festival of construction, this year’s Chicago Build will run at McCormick Place October 11 – 12. ESD, now Stantec Digital Practice Leader Samir Abdelmawla will be bringing his experience coordinating procedures and standards to overall the design processes as he joins a panel of other industry leaders. (Learn more about Chicago Build 2023.)
The inaugural event looking to foster collaboration between real estate developers throughout the Midwest is set to take place in Chicago October 12. The goal is to focus on underrepresented populations in commercial real estate. (Learn more about Diverse Developers Conference.)
Residents of Chicago’s historic Englewood neighborhood are pointing to a new 25-foot-tall art installation at 6701 South Wentworth Avenue as a symbol of inspiration, hope, and achievement of students living in the southside community. (Learn more about the Englewood monument.)
When moving to more efficient power options, building owners and operators are often faced with difficult decisions deciding what to do with existing gas-fired heating systems—especially in colder climates. (Learn more about building electrification.)