
Design Hive
Design Hive, from Stantec’s Buildings group, features conversations with experts and thought leaders on the design trends shaping the sustainable, equitable, and resilient communities of today and tomorrow.
Episodes
17 episodes
Greg Hall on advanced manufacturing
In this episode of Stantec's Buildings podcast, industrial sector leader Greg Hall tells us what “advanced manufacturing” means in 2025 and the unique considerations of these factory projects. He chats with John about the importance of soft ski...
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Season 2
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Episode 5
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38:46

Tariq Amlani on healthcare decarbonization
Ready for the next “Sharknado” event? How is decarbonization different from electrification for healthcare facilities? Healthcare sector leader Tariq Amlani talks about the challenges of going fully electric and maintaining resiliency for hospi...
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Season 2
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Episode 4
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34:28

Chris Keller on an AI design competition
Using AI as a tool in workplace design? Workplace sector design leader Chris Keller shares the results from an internal competition. And Mei-Ling Krabbe tells us how her team’s winning entry used AI and personas to enhance design for a flexible...
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Season 2
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Episode 3
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37:15

Jan Wei on New York City's Local Law 97
Principal and buildings engineer Jan Wei talks about the evolution of New York City's building performance standards and meeting the new demands of Local Law 97.
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Season 2
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Episode 2
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34:01

Beth Tomlinson on decarbonization and ASHRAE standards
Carbon and Climate Discipline Leader Beth Tomlinson talks about the outlook for buildings decarbonization and what ASHRAE standards mean for climate change.
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Season 2
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Episode 1
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36:46

Robyn Whitwham on peer collaboration in design for mental health
In episode eleven of the Design Hive podcast Robyn Whitwham talks about collaborating with young adults on the new Stella’s Place.
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Season 1
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Episode 11
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30:00

Adaptive reuse to reach net zero
In episode ten of the Design Hive podcast, Stantec's Seattle office lead Daryl Fonslow shares some strategies his team used on the award-winning low carbon District Carbon concept and how they can be applied on existing buildings to get to net ...
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Episode 10
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32:03

Dr. Rick Huijbregts on smart cities
In episode nine of the Design Hive podcast: Global Lead for Smart Cities Dr. Rick Huijbregts talks about why design thinking is key to unlocking a digital transformation to solve the challenges of urban living. He talks about what smart cities ...
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Season 1
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Episode 9
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34:46

Acoustic section manager Daniel Castro on acoustic virtual reality
On episode eight of the Design Hive podcast: Acoustic Section Manager Daniel Castro talks about his journey from indie musician to acoustics expert and creating a new tool for expl...
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Season 1
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Episode 8
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42:26

Global health sector leader Brenda Bush-Moline on designing for health equity
In episode seven of Stantec's Design Hive podcast Global Health Sector Leader Brenda Bush-Moline chats with Dom and Diego about how understanding health equity as a goal chang...
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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34:03

Reviving malls
In episode six, we chat about what malls did wrong and how they can embrace experiences and “messy vitality” to connect with their communities and survive.
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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32:07

Rebel Roberts and Dr. Paul Sereno on the Niger Heritage project
In episode five, Stantec architecture discipline leader Rebel Roberts and paleontologist Dr. Paul Sereno chat with Dom and Diego about Niger Heritage, a collaborative design project for two new cultural and scientific heritage sites in the citi...
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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31:39

The return to office
In episode four of the Design Hive podcast, Mary Sorensen talks about what we really want in the workplace when we go back.
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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31:14

The Lily Pad as a metaphor for advanced resiliency
In episode three of the Design Hive podcast, we talk about the importance of people, schools, and connections in our resiliency networks.
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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31:50

April Schneider on making cities more livable
New York-based civil engineer and urban planner April Schneider talks about how she sees urban planning evolving in the post-COVID world.
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Season 1
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Episode 2
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33:19
