Conserving a Terra-Cotta Cornice and Puertorican Patrimony: Dome of the Capitol Building Restoration Project
Repairing and protecting the Terra-Cotta cornice The History Construction of El Capitolio (the Capitol Building of Puerto Rico) began in 1925 in the neighborhood now known as “Old San Juan”. The building contains two chambers, with the Senate on one side, the House of Representatives on the other, and an array of galleries, friezes and mosaics in between. A vast marble staircase faces Ponce de Leon Avenue and gives access to the building to the south. The building also boasts an...
STV To Spearhead Design for VPRA’s Long Bridge South Package, Linking Virginia and Washington, D.C.
$2.3 Billion Project Will Double Rail Capacity Over the Potomac River WASHINGTON, DC – STV, a leading professional services firm that plans, designs and manages infrastructure projects across North America, today announced the Virginia Passenger Rail Authority (VPRA) has selected the firm to lead the design for the South Package of the Long Bridge Project. This project will double rail capacity over the Potomac River between Virginia and Washington, D.C., alleviating congestion caused by the ex...
STV Celebrates Completion of Delta Sky Way at LAX
LOS ANGELES, CA – STV, a leading professional services firm that plans, designs and manages infrastructure projects across North America, joined Delta Air Lines in celebrating the final major phase of the Delta Sky Way Program at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX). STV, in joint venture, provided program and project management services, including baggage handling system management, scheduling, financial controls, change and contracts management as well as tenant move management services....
PCL Construction, Stantec selected for US$121 million San Francisco Biogas Utilization Project
Digesters at the Southeast Treatment Plant in San Francisco / Photo credit: San Franscisco Public Utilities Commission Innovative design-build project to convert raw biogas to renewable natural gas, advancing sustainability goals 1/23/2025 SAN FRANCISCO, CA TSX, NYSE:STN The San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC) has awarded a US$121-million fixed price, design-build contract for the Southeast Treatment Plant Biogas Utilization Project to PCL Construction, Inc., an indu...
Top Five 2025 Residence Hall Design Trends: Sustainability, Flexibility, Community, Technology and Wellbeing
(St. Louis, MO) Student housing design trends have certainly transformed over the decades to accommodate the unique needs and wants of the next generation of student. With the most technically advanced Gen Z (born between 1997 and 2012) at the helm, residence hall design trends for 2025 will focus on flexible spaces, health and wellness, sustainability, community and digital technology, according to KWK Architects higher education design experts Principals Paul Wuennenberg, AIA, LEED AP and Javi...
Stantec selected to help oversee DC Water capital improvement program
The five-year effort will focus on updating infrastructure, driving innovation and efficiency Stantec, a global leader in sustainable design and engineering, and AtkinsRéalis, a world-class engineering services and nuclear company, have been selected by DC Water to manage the agency’s water capital improvement program (CIP). The team was chosen because of its breadth of expertise and innovative track record in markets around the globe. Under the joint venture Water Smart Alliance (WSA...
Stantec-Designed Operation and Maintenance Facility Opens in Arlington
New complex provides county with a major step toward 2050 goal of carbon neutrality ARLINGTON, VA (January 8, 2025) TSX, NYSE:STN Arlington Transit’s (ART) new operation and maintenance facility recently opened its doors to employees and a more sustainable transit future. Designed by Stantec, a global leader in architecture and engineering, and built by Turner Construction Company, the facility provides ART with a centralized, modern headquarters that supports their growing operation...
Restoring/Protecting Monuments Requires Special Set of Skills
Hemicycle in Houston National Cemetery (St. Louis, MO, Dec. 19, 2024) – Monuments can be powerful, and even controversial, reminders of a person, place or event in history. When monuments/memorials start to show signs of wear-and-tear and weather damage and need to be restored, or new monuments need to be erected, owners should consult a contractor with expertise in the specialized field. Whether the memorial or monument is made of stone, concrete or metal, they are all subject to wea...
NYPA Trustees Approve $70.6 Million Contract for Two Gantry Crane Replacements at St. Lawrence-FDR Hydroelectric Power Project in the North Country
New Cranes Essential for Efficient Clean Power Generation at Massena Facility MASSENA—The New York Power Authority (NYPA) Board of Trustees approved the award of a competitively bid six-year equipment contract, valued at $70.6 million, to REEL COH, Inc. of Boisbriand, Quebec, for the design, fabrication, delivery, and installation of two new gantry cranes at the St. Lawrence-Franklin D. Roosevelt Power Project in Massena, N.Y. The new cranes will enhance the operational efficiency and reliabi...
ACPV Architects and Lien Jade Real Estate unveil three visionary projects in Taichung
Coming soon: a touch of Milan in the heart of Taiwan. ACPV Architects, the renowned Milan-based architecture and interior design practice helmed by Antonio Citterio Patricia Viel, has announced that it is joining forces with Lien Jade Real Estate, one of Taiwan’s leading real estate developers, to transform the skyline of Taichung. This partnership marks its debut with three monumental projects: two residential towers in the Lian Palace and Fang Wei Palace, and the Jung Heng Palace office tow...
Stormwater Interview with Robert Page, P.E., Vice President, HNTB
Santa Barbara County North Branch Jail Expansion
February Issue 2026
