Global Expertise. Local Strength.

STANTEC SUSTAINABLE SOLUTIONS

REsPECtinG ouR EnViRonMEnt

OppOsite:

Whitemud Ravine trail study | edmonton, alberta |

Landscape Architecture

tOp: Wellesley College Wetlands

Remediation and athletic Field Design | Wellesley,

Massachusetts | Landscape Architecture, Planning

BOttOM:

stantec Reception | edmonton, alberta

sustainable solutions require holistic thinking. that’s why stantec provides an integrated approach that considers the primary goals and objectives of our clients, the relationship between the built and natural environment, and the relationship between the community and its broader biophysical region. While our design process emphasizes physical systems, it also considers the aesthetic, environmental, and social impacts of a development, and how this contributes to the physical and psychological well-being at many levels. and while our business and community planning processes value traditional bottom line performance, they also integrate comprehensive ‘triple bottom line’ dimensions.

stantec is a recognized leader in sustainable design and sustainability consulting. through our stantec sustainable solutions (s3) teams we provide integrated, multidisciplinary consulting services at every scale of built, natural, and organizational environments—from building design, strategic policies, and management, to infrastructure management, community, and business planning. We are architects, engineers, planners, scientists, urban designers, project managers, and business strategists who are committed to the principles of sustainability and stewardship in every area of our practice.

a single point of contact for

comprehensive and integrated

solutions

toward integrated planning, design, and man age-ment of the built and natural environment. our staff of more than 10,000 employees includes many with sustainability expertise in strategic and technical specialties—more than 400 are LEED® accredited professionals. stantec has been involved with more than 500 sustainability projects across a wide range of sectors and services. in addition to serving the needs of our clients, stantec actively implements our own sustainability commitments. Moreover, through our research and development initiatives, we’re playing a leading role in the ongoing development of sustainable design standards, policies, practices, and rating systems.

Drawing on the passion of our professional team, and a well-established corporate commitment to sustainability, stantec is at the forefront of the shift

LEaDinG bY EXaMPLE

innovative designs that are timeless, cost-effective, and sustainable

OppOsite: university of toronto at scarborough, student

Centre | toronto, Ontario | Architecture, Electrical

Engineering, Interior Design, Mechanical Engineering |

LeeD Registered—targeting silver

tOp: shawnessy LRt station |

calgary, alberta | Architecture, Planning, Structural Engineering

BOttOM: Klondike Wind Project

Phase ii | sherman county, Oregon | Power Engineering

translating commitments into

sustainable results

We understand that ultimately a commitment to sustainability must go from policy and strategy to the pragmatic resolution of many on-the-ground and often technical challenges. With seasoned and creative specialists collaborating within an s3 team, we translate your commitment into practical action.

Every day, stantec is asked by public and private sector clients for assistance in developing compre-hen sive programs that meet aggressive sustainability goals. We draw on our wide range of consulting experience and on an extensive port folio of projects that employ life cycle analysis, from goal setting and feasibility analysis through to detailed design, management, and performance evaluation.

bRinGinG sustainabiLitY DoWn to EaRtH

OppOsite: Dockside Green Development Residential Phase 1 | Victoria,

British columbia | Electrical Engineering, Mechanical

Engineering | architect: Busby perkins + Will | LeeD platinum

BOttOM:

Malahat corridor study session | Vancouver island,

British columbia | Land Planning, Transportation

Engineering

• Energy, water, wastewater, and waste diversion planning for communities and businesses

• sustainable infrastructure and facilities planning and implementation

• sustainability monitoring, indicators, benchmarking, and performance measures

• Community, stakeholder, and employee consultation, education, and engagement

• Public and private sector policy formulation and design guidelines

• Comprehensive sustainability procurement policies and guidance

• Environmental health and safety plans• iso 14001 systems development

stantec helps organizations and communities identify, plan for, and achieve goals for long-term sustainability. We believe that sustainability is not a side issue but an integral and often binding element within an overall enterprise strategy—central to business planning and management. We therefore believe in a systems approach, and strive to respect social equity, economics, and natural systems in our practice at all scales within the built and human environment. We provide:• integrated sustainability, social responsibility,

and triple bottom line analysis and strategies• integrated regional, community, and neighbor-

hood sustainability planning and design

OppOsite:

south Light Rail transit (sLRt) Health sciences

station | edmonton, alberta | Architecture, Transit

Left:

stantec Vancouver office Cafe | Vancouver, British

columbia | Interior Design | LeeD silver

Right:

stantec san Francisco office | san francisco,

california | Architecture, Interior Design | LeeD gold

stRatEGiC ManaGEMEnt, PLanninG, anD PoLiCY

outcomes. Most recently, we have initiated post-occupancy research studies to determine if green buildings result in higher occupancy satisfaction, analyzing a variety of environmental factors.

Firmly committed to continuous innovation, stantec has established a dedicated research and development team to stay abreast of evolving technologies and management best practices. our R&D team helps keep every stantec professional at the forefront of green design in order to provide our clients with the most appropriate solutions.

some of our R&D efforts include undertaking research projects on behalf of our clients, engaging in self-funded and grant-funded research, partnering with academic institutions as an industry advisor, and reinvesting governmental financial incentives to promote innovation. original research in sectors such as healthcare seeks to understand linkages between design decisions such as daylighting and patient

OppOsite:

nRC institute for Fuel Cell innovation | Vancouver,

British columbia | Electrical Engineering, Mechanical

Engineering | architect: Bunting coady architects

BOttOM: national Renewable Energy

Laboratory Research support Facilities | golden, colorado |

Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering |

architect: RnL Design | LeeD Registered—targeting platinum

REsEaRCH anD DEVELoPMEnt

encouraging innovative

and creative thinking

• Evaluation of carbon footprints of facilities, operations, and distribution/transportation networks

• Risk and vulnerability assessments• Climate change adaptation options and

strategies• Carbon market analysis and offsets • Partnerships to securitize emissions reductions

into tradable carbon credits• Life cycle and embedded carbon assessment

of products and supply chains• Carbon sequestration and storage support

Climate change is arguably the most significant and challenging sustainability issue of our time. as the global response has rapidly evolved from scrutiny to action, it has become imperative that organizations and communities of every type and size react promptly but with foresight. the regulatory and policy contexts are shifting rapidly, which magnify both risks and opportunities. stantec is in the forefront of the shift, providing comprehensive climate change consulting for mitigation and adaptation, including: • Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions benchmarking,

management, planning, and verification

CLiMatE sERViCEs

OppOsite:

shiloh Wind Farm | Walnut creek, california |

Power, Resources

tOp: Firstenburg Community

Center | Vancouver, Washington | Mechanical

Engineering | architect: Opsis architecture | LeeD gold

BOttOM:

Clover bar Landfill Gas Power Project | edmonton, alberta |

Power, Resources

the layout and design of a building has a significant impact on its overall sustainability and performance. this is particularly true of the “skin” or the envelope of a building that includes the walls, openings in walls (windows, doors, etc.), the roof, and roof openings. stantec architects and sustainability consultants work together to balance building owner needs, good architectural design principles, and sustainability through attention to detail in:• building programming and overall master

planning• building construction systems comparison• building wall construction detail options• assessment of window, door, and skylight

impacts on buildings• Roofing system analysis and comparisons• overall analysis and coordination of building

design systems

aRCHitECtuRE anD buiLDinG EnVELoPE DEsiGn

OppOsite:

California academy of sciences Expansion | san francisco,

california | Architecture, Interior Design | architect: Renzo

piano Building Workshop in collaboration with stantec

architecture | LeeD platinum

tOp:

Frito Lay Distribution Center | Rochester, new York | Architecture, Electrical

Engineering, Interior Design, Mechanical Engineering,

Structural Engineering | architect: stantec architecture in association

with William McDonough + partners | LeeD gold

BOttOM: stantec toronto office |

toronto, Ontario | architecture, Electrical Engineering, Interior

Design, Mechanical Engineering, Structural Engineering | LeeD Registered—targeting gold

form and function drive sustainable outcomes

buildings to better design, operate, and evaluate building projects. our building services include: • Mechanical, electrical, plumbing, structural

and performance engineering• Life-cycling costing• LEED® building rating systems consulting• site planning, orientation, and micro-climate

analysis• Daylighting and natural ventilation • Energy-efficient lighting• Energy analysis and compliance modeling• Green roof and living wall design• Green building policy development• building waste management• indoor environmental assessments• building and equipment commissioning• building performance evaluations and

improvement strategies• Green lease development

our team is deeply committed to the art and science of sustainable design. this network of professional design practitioners applies their experience with hundreds of high performance

buiLDinG PERFoRManCE

OppOsite:

Virtual tour inside Canadian Forces base shilo

Headquarters | Winnipeg, Manitoba | Architecture,

Electrical Engineering, Facilities Engineering,

Mechanical Engineering, Roads and Highways,

Structural Engineering | LeeD Registered—targeting silver

tOp: us Green building Council Headquarter | Washington,

District of columbia | Electrical Engineering, Mechanical

Engineering | architect: perkins + Will architects |

LeeD platinum

BOttOM:

islandwood | Bainbridge island, Washington |

Mechanical Engineering | architect: Mithun architects |

LeeD gold

striving to achieve new heights in sustainability, continuously raising the

bar for conservation and operational savings

• Review, design, and environmental assessment of renewable and alternative energy systems such as photovoltaic, wind energy, biomass, micro hydro processes, fuel cell, geothermal, cogeneration, and district energy systems

• Evaluation of funding and incentive programs that support energy conservation and GHG reduction

• Existing building/asset energy audits and associated GHG inventories and reduction strategies

stantec specializes in evaluating energy systems and programs for buildings, neighborhoods, and communities, and offering recommendations to optimize energy use, minimize costs, and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. stantec energy specialists provide:• Quantitative evaluation of energy system design

strategies and concepts, including analysis of relative cost, effectiveness, and energy efficiency

• assessment of various system options in relation to capital cost, operational costs, maintenance and serviceability, expected lifetime, and flexibility of energy systems

EnERGY ManaGEMEnt

OppOsite:

stirling Energy solar Pilot Project | california | Civil

Engineering, Facilities Engineering, Power

Generation Engineering, Surveys/Geomatics |

Photograph Courtesy of Stirling Energy

Left:

Firstenburg Community Center | Vancouver,

Washington | Mechanical Engineering | LeeD gold

Right: Erie shores Wind Farm |

port Burwell, Ontario | Power Generation Engineering,

Program & Project Management

Watera total water management approach considers the complete hydrologic cycle and establishes a sustainable balance of structural and nonstructural, and both point source and non-point source factors. Recognizing the many interconnections within the watershed between water supply, conveyance, treatment, distribution, wastewater collection and treatment, and reuse is key to a “whole water” strategy. services include:• integrated water resources planning and

management• natural or passive ecological treatment systems

(wetlands and marshes)• advanced water and wastewater treatment

technologies• Waste heat recovery• stormwater management• Water conservation• Groundwater banking and conjunctive use• Water transfers• biosolids and residuals management

Wastestantec provides services for the full range of options within the solid waste management hierarchy, including the following:• integrated waste diversion and management

plans• Recycling facilities• Composting facilities• transfer stations• Landfills• Waste to energy• Recovery and remediation systems• Extended producer and stewardship

responsibility

REsouRCE ManaGEMEnt

OppOsite:

Kamloops Centre for Water Quality | Kamloops, British

columbia | Architecture, Environmental Infrastructure,

Environmental Management, Interior Design, Mechanical

Engineering, Structural Engineering | LeeD gold

Left:

britannia Mine—acid Mine Water treatment Plant |

Vancouver, British columbia | Architecture, Wastewater

Treatment, Water Treatment

Right:

City of Calgary biocell | calgary, alberta |

Environmental Management

holistic approaches to resource

management help our clients reduce, reuse,

and recycle

our goal is to establish practices that avoid negative impacts on the land altogether, and move to a model of restorative site design with associated community benefits. services include:• Environmental and socioeconomic assessments

and impact statements• site design that addresses water balance, soils,

and native habitat• soil retention and prevention of erosion and

sedimentation• Grading that minimizes construction soil

disturbance• strategies to maintain existing vegetation and

habitat• soil restoration and remediation• Endangered species monitoring• Development that emphasizes the use of

captured precipitation

sitE anD EnViRonMEntaL ManaGEMEnt

OppOsite:

Green Roof for Con Edison’s Learning Center | Long island city, new York | Architecture,

Landscape Architecture, Structural Engineering

tOp: southeast False Creek Waterfront Pathway |

Vancouver, British columbia | Architecture, Environmental

Management, Planning

careful stewardship of our resources guides all our design decisions

the decisions we make regarding transportation modes, materials, and management have a major impact on sustainability outcomes. stantec routinely assists clients in their desire to integrate alternate transportation modes into their projects, which includes pedestrian pathways and bikeways, mass transit, and light rail systems. strategies include: • transportation demand management strategy

development• Employee and product transportation strategies• transit oriented Development planning and

design• Life cycle assessment of alternative transpor tation

options• Design of road alignment to avoid ecologically

sensitive areas• Runoff treatment systems and stormwater

management plans• increase of permeable surface treatments and

“cool” pavements • integrated transportation plans that prioritize

sustainability options

tRansPoRtation stRatEGiEs

OppOsite: Central Phoenix/East

Valley Light Rail transit Extension | phoenix, arizona |

Environmental Management, Surveys/Geomatics,

Transportation Engineering

tOp: university of Wyoming—

transportation Plan | Laramie, Wyoming | Transportation

Planning

BOttOM: Route 9a | new York,

new York | Land Planning, Landscape Architecture,

Transportation

• Stantec supports a company-wide sustainability education program, delivered through a flexible framework administered online or locally by trained and experienced staff.

• More than 60 of our offices have volunteer-driven Sustainability Committees.

• In recent years, Stantec has been named as one of Canada’s Greenest Employers, a member of the Cleantech 10, one of Canada’s 50 Most Socially Responsible Corporations, and one of Canada’s Top 100 Employers.

• Verdandix, an independent analyst research firm focused on sustainability, named Stantec as one of only six “green quadrant leaders” in sustainable engineering in the United States.

In addition to assisting our clients with meeting their sustainability goals, we are continually working to improve the environmental and social impact of our own organization. Reporting on our sustainability performance and goals furthers our commitment to transparency and accountability. Highlights include:• We released our first annual sustainability

report in 2007 and have continued this practice in accordance with the internationally accepted framework of the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) G3 Reporting Guidelines.

• In 2009, Stantec conducted its first baseline greenhouse gas emissions inventory based on 2008 data. Similar carbon footprint reporting, covering more than 80 percent of our offices, has been completed for 2009 and verified by an independent third party.

• Stantec is a founding member of the The Climate Registry (TCR) and is recognized as a transitional reporter. TCR is a North America-wide organization that sets consistent and transparent standards for calculating, verifying, and publically reporting GHGs.

• Stantec also reports to the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP), a data collection registry project developed to accelerate solutions to climate change. In 2010, Stantec was named one of CDP’s Carbon Disclosure Leaders in Canada.

• In 2010, Stantec conducted a pilot environmental footprint review of a sample of our offices, incorporating performance related to waste, water, energy, and materials use.

WALKING THE TALK

OPPOSITE:

Stantec Reception | Vancouver, British Columbia |

Electrical Engineering, Interior Design, Mechanical

Engineering | LEED Silver

RIGHT:

One of Stantec’s Sustainability Faculty shares

insights with staff during workshop | San Francisco,

California

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TOP: California Academy of Sciences Renovation and Expansion | San

Francisco, California | Architecture | Architect: Renzo Piano Building Workshop in collaboration with

Stantec Architecture