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With decades of innovation and experience under our belts, we’re achieving remarkable results in building technologies, energy, and environmental performance for our clients. We’re with you from initial concept through design, construction, commissioning, and validation. Whatever the engineering challenge, we are here to help identify opportunities to improve performance and sustainability while also improving operations. Our team represents all the major engineering disciplines—structural, mechanical, electrical, and process engineering.

We are supporting healing environments in our neighborhood hospitals, designing corporate facilities and commercial spaces that generate economic opportunities, and collaborating with universities to plan highly effective and technologically advanced facilities. We support biopharmaceutical manufacturers to promote medical advancement, deliver fresh and sophisticated hotels, resorts, and conference facilities, and address energy efficiency, operation, and capacity requirements of mission critical facilities. No matter your project, we are committed to a secure and sustainable built environment.

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Inside the Whitby Rail Maintenance Facility

Take a look inside GO Transit’s new maintenance facility located in Whitby, Ontario. We designed this 500,000 square foot facility to be an industrial building that puts people first.

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10 years ago we presented this idea to

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build a national Enoch sent to the board

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ten years ago here we are it is so

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exciting for stantec to have been part

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of this it is a remarkable facility that

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will live on forever it is a landmark

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facility for our city for our country it

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is a true gem first antics building team

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to have been involved in the mechanical

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engineering here it really puts us on

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the mass have been part of something so

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exciting that I'm sure each individual

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who has been involved will cherish that

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for their lifetime very intense building

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as far as mechanical systems with it's a

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LEED building okay we're shooting for

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efficiency as well as we have lots of

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areas that are critical temperature

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humidity environments museum quality

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spaces that we have to be careful about

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how we supply and condition the air in

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the spaces our mechanical systems had to

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be put in place but we didn't want to

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have them overpower some of the you know

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that beautiful architecture that you see

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in this building's we had to do a lot of

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intense coordination during design to

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make sure that a the systems would work

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and be that they would they would fit in

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nicely with with the overall work the

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building just a unique project you don't

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have many opportunities to be working a

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project like this it's exciting when you

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are part of this big building that will

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have such an impact in the community not

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only did we do the mechanical design for

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studio bell but we also donated to the

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National Music Center Foundation which

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resulted in the stantec volunteer lounge

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the ability for stantec to secure the

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naming rights for the volunteer lounge

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truly fits with our values and our

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corporate culture our employees are so

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deeply rooted in this community and look

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for every opportunity to get involved

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with organizations so the fact that we

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were able to mirror our company values

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with the opportunity here for the

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volunteer

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is truly special every nook and cranny

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of the building is special in its own I

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feel truly blessed to have been here and

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experience this and I can't wait for the

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rest of Calgarians to be able to

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experience this

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Sidewalk Labs

Taking a people-first approach, we’re helping Sidewalk Labs build the community of the future on the Toronto waterfront. With a focus on innovative infrastructure design, the team hasn’t just thought outside the box—we’ve rethought the box itself. Read More

Optus Stadium

This fans-first stadium includes the widest range of seating and hospitality options of any stadium in Australia. With a design that acknowledges Western Australia’s unique sporting, cultural, and Aboriginal heritage as well as a Sports Precinct that provides a spectacular vista across the Swan River to the city, Optus Stadium is not only a venue—it’s a community anchor. Read More

Stantec Tower

Located in the heart of Edmonton’s bustling arena district, our new home is an icon on the city skyline. Stantec Tower enriches the lives of our Edmonton employees, while showcasing what is possible when a multi-disciplinary team of architects, engineers, and sustainability specialists break down discipline barriers and design collaboratively. Read More

Recent Projects

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Buffalo Crossing Visitor Centre

Winnipeg, Manitoba

Academies of Loudoun

Leesburg, Virginia

Kitikmeot Inuit Association Office Building

Cambridge Bay, Nunavut

Southern Tier Welcome Center

Kirkwood, New York

Long Island Welcome Center

Long Island, New York

One Vanderbilt Transit Improvements

New York, New York

International Trade Centre

Regina, Saskatchewan

Basketball Court Facility

Canberra, ACT, Australia

Sandstone Buildings

Sydney, New South Wales

Architect: Make Architects and Ridley Architects

Macquarie University Art Precinct

Sydney, New South Wales

Architect: Capital Insight

55 Pitt Street, Sydney

Sydney, Australia

Architect: SHoP and Woods Bagot

Confederation College Technology, Education and Collaboration (TEC) Hub

Thunder Bay, Ontario

Johnson High School

Buda, Texas

Doss Elementary School

Austin, Texas

Northeast Community Propel Academy

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Collocation of Ben Franklin High School & The Science Leadership Academy

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

West Chester University - The Sciences and Engineering Center & The Commons

West Chester, Pennsylvania

Westjet Wide Body Hangar, Calgary International Airport

Calgary, Alberta

Sports Hospitality Entertainment District (SHED)

Winnipeg, Manitoba

Subiaco East Redevelopment

Perth, Western Australia

BMO Harris Regional Headquarters & Flagship Retail Bank

Milwaukee, Wisconsin

University of Northern British Columbia Wood Innovation Research Laboratory

Prince George, British Columbia

City of Thompson Wastewater Treatment Plant Upgrade/Expansion

Thompson, Manitoba

Riding Mountain National Park Visitor Centre Renewal

Wasagaming, Manitoba

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Structural Engineering We deliver reliable, solid, and beautiful structures that withstand the test of time.
Mechanical Engineering Our ultimate goal is to preserve the planet, one building at a time, through energy efficient designs that use less and do more for our clients.
Electrical Engineering We work with clients to create intelligent facilities that improve the bottom line while keeping safety, energy efficiency and dependability top of mind.
Sustainability & Building Performance We blend art and science to help clients realize the full potential of their projects in terms of life cycle cost, energy efficiency, carbon reduction, human health, and wellness.
Information Communications & Technology Technology is the invisible thread that connects humans to the world around us. It is changing the way we do business, receive care, teach, learn and travel from A to B. Let us show you how.
Physical Security Intelligent design. Inventive solutions. When it comes to protecting critical assets, our physical security design specialists are with you every step of the way.
Commissioning & Validation We consider building systems a performing art—to us, success lies in an opening day where there are no operational surprises.
Lighting Design We're illuminating the promise of place by creating visually dynamic lighting environments that enhance forms, colors, and textures to reveal architecture’s beauty.
Architecture & Interior Design We create spaces that are engaging and uplifting that contribute to our collective sense of health and well-being, and encourage the sustainable stewardship of our communities.
Interior Design As humans, we spend a significant portion of our daily lives inside. We believe our emotional and physical well-being is dramatically impacted by the places where we live, work, and play.
Urban Planning & Design Our plans help harness the forces reshaping North American communities. We create places that are authentic, green, walkable, connected and diverse.
Landscape Architecture Whether it's an urban park, a restored wetland, an athletic complex, or a waterfront destination--through analysis, planning, and design, we create inspired landscapes that reflect context and user needs.
Alternate Project Delivery Alternate Project Delivery offers the opportunity for innovation and the ability to deliver significant added value for our clients

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