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#WSPUSA's Focus on Leadership continues with more from our Developing Professionals Network. The DPN National Committee recognizes our DPN Local Office Leads for their dedication and stewardship. You’ll hear from stellar DPN Local Office Leads on how DPN has helped propel them in their careers and about their goals and aspirations for 2021: Krista Pritchett, Khamini Persaud, Cory Wyffels, Chris Melo, Casey Albano, Ann Wallenmeyer and Alex Stern. Chris Melo, WSP San Bernardino DPN Local Office Lead, shares his priorities for 2021. "To find safe and effective ways to give back and still get involved with the community during COVID. To make self-care a priority." #WeAreWSP #leadership #giveback

A gorgeous but crumbling historical façade masked an even more decayed interior with outdated use-specific spaces... Could anything be saved, restored or repurposed? Not without overcoming immense structural and logistical challenges. Luckily for Brooklyn's 1897 Polhemus Memorial Clinic, the restoration project team delivered Silver-award-winning solutions. #WSPUSA served as structural engineer. Now known as the Polhemus Residences, the 52,707-square-foot reconstructed buildi...ng is a seamless blend of historic and contemporary architecture. Check out the daunting "before" and spectacular "after" pictures at Building Design & Construction Magazine: https://www.bdcnetwork.com/reconawards2020polhemus #WeAreWSP #WSPproject #historic #buildings #restoration #structuralengineering #Polhemus #cobblehill #newyorkcity #luxuryhomes #design #architecture #beauxarts #brooklyn #brooklynlife #beforeandafter #skyscrapers #condos #residentialbuildings #residential #awards

Water is a human right, yet 1 in 3 people globally don’t have access to safe drinking water. As climate change continues, the global water crisis worsens. #WSPUSA’s Sustainability, Energy & Climate Change team identifies four trends for water stewardship in 2021 and what we can do to prepare. Read more about our Sustainability Trends series: https://www.wsp.com//2021-sustainability-trends-water-stew #WeAreWSP #ReckonThePastInnovateTheFuture #WSPclimate #WSPresilience #WSPsustainability #climatechange

Focus on Leadership continues with more from #WSPUSA’s emerging professional leaders in our Developing Professionals Network. The DPN National Committee recognizes our DPN Local Office Leads for their dedication and stewardship. You’ll hear from stellar DPN Local Office Leads on how DPN has helped propel them in their careers and about their goals and aspirations for 2021: Krista Pritchett, Khamini Persaud, Cory Wyffels, Chris Melo, Casey Albano, Ann Wallenmeyer and Alex Ster...n. Cory Wyffels, WSP Philadelphia DPN Local Office Lead, shares her goals: "To check in on the people in my life - from colleagues to friends to family, to practice compassion, and to be as candid as possible, while meeting and supporting people where they are - including myself." #WeAreWSP #leadership #Philadelphia

Environment is interdisciplinary. While #WSPUSA has long offered risk assessment services, recent growth has enabled the development of a coordinated, interdisciplinary team of experts dedicated to helping clients develop and maintain healthy and sustainable environments. This is a tremendous opportunity to harness the collective energy and talents of a deep bench of expertise that can identify and advance new, more efficient and more effective methods for solving our client’s environmental sustainability and resilience problems, said Dr. Steve Ackerlund, WSP Human Health and Ecological Risk Assessment senior scientist. https://www.wsp.com//2021-human-health-and-ecological-risk #EnvironmentIsWSP #WeAreWSP #ReckonThePastInnovateTheFuture #WSPclimate #WSPresilience #WSPsustainability #climatechange #energy #sustainability

The National Museum of the U.S. Army is opening its doors to the public today, Veterans’ Day. #WSPUSA provided building commissioning services for this landmark Virginia museum that is targeting LEED Gold certification and expected to attract 500,000 visitors annually. WSP is proud of the legacy of our longstanding partnerships with U.S. military veterans, and our role in the projects that honor and celebrate them. https://www.wsp.com//2020-us-army-museum-opens-veterans-day... Join the opening ceremony virtually at 2:00 PM EST / 11:00 AM PST: https://www.dvidshub.net/webcast/25129 #WSPproject #VeteransDay #LEED #museums #veterans

What if we can design a hospital for the future? COVID-19 and rapid technological advancement have revolutionized expectations, and the next generation of health care buildings will be very different from what we are familiar with today. At the Kansas City Area Healthcare Engineers (KCAHE) Annual Conference, Gary Hamilton, #WSPUSA Senior Vice President WSP, recommends the necessary steps needed to ensure that your health care facilities are #FutureReady. Register today for the November 11th session: https://www.kcahe.org/annual-conference #WeAreWSP #healthcare #hospitals #COVID19 #KCAHE2020

Congratulations to Building Suspense, a team featuring five #WSPUSA engineers that surged from behind to outlast more than 200 competitors and win the 2020 Enginuity international leadership competition the third WSP USA team in four years to do so. https://www.wsp.com//2020-enginuity-champions-building-sus #WeAreWSP #Enginuity

#WSPUSA provided planning, design and engineering services for U.S. research facilities that enable critical research and scientific developments in the ongoing pandemic response and recovery. https://www.wsp.com//2020-research-facilities-and-high-con

Congratulations to Rachel Skinner, Executive Director at WSP in the UK, who became President of the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) this week. She is only the second woman to hold the role and the youngest president in ICE's history. Setting the tone of her one-year term, Rachel rallied ICE members at her virtual inauguration: "We must now plan, design, build and operate our infrastructure systems to ensure projects are sustainable and compatible with a net zero future."... https://www.wsp.com//rachel-skinner-executive-director-at- #WeAreWSP #civilengineers #netzero #infrastructure #sustinability

LTE is #BecomingWSP today! We’re celebrating by bringing our people together in virtual town hall. Steve Paquette, Ashley Ager, Steve Kahn, Karen Block, Laura Goodson & John Peterson share how we're ready to deliver best-in-class environmental services together. #WeAreWSP #WSPUSA

LTE is now WSP! #WeAreWSP!

Environment is energy security. The proposed Homer Solar Project facility will safely generate enough clean, renewable electricity to power more than 20,000 New York households. Janine Whitken, #WSPUSA Principal Project Manager: "We are really excited to be part of renewable energy development in New York state, especially working with EDF Renewables." WSP combines our environmental science skills and our regulatory experience to help developers get projects built and operati...ng. Listen to the entire podcast: https://www.wxhc.com//edf-renewables-solar-podcast-episod/ #WeAreWSP #solar #renewables #EnvironmentIsWSP #environment #podcasts EDF Renewables North America

We hope you had a safe and happy #Halloween! Over the weekend, #WSPUSA celebrated in style! Head on over to our Instagram channel to see our creativity in action! Be sure to LIKE your favorite photos and videos - the Instagram post with the most likes by Friday the 13th will be our winner! #WeAreWSP https://www.instagram.com/wsp.usa/ Remember, for Instagram videos, you can see the "number of views" but not the "number of likes."

We're so excited that Hudson Commons / 441 Ninth Avenue won the First Place - High Rise award at the 2020 American Concrete Institute (ACI) Excellence Awards. #WSPUSA is proud to have provided structural engineering for the project, which involved the construction of a 17-story skyscraper on top of a 55-year old existing building, requiring an innovative approach to retrofitting the building's core. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3AxweHH6QGk #WSPproject #HudsonCommons #awards

COVID-19 has prominently impacted building design standards. It will even influence design considerations in the future, particularly for hospitals. April Woods details the progression of design standards review, ventilation concepts and permanent solutions for health care settings. In her recent article published by Consulting-Specifying Engineer, learn how to make your hospital #FutureReady: https://www.csemag.com//navigating-hospital-ventilation-d/

#WSPUSA celebrates #Halloween in style! On our Instagram this weekend, watch out for our WSP family in costume! Be sure to LIKE your favorites - the Instagram photo with the most likes by Friday the 13th will be our winner! #WeAreWSP https://www.instagram.com/wsp.usa/

Even though we couldn't come together in person for our normal Breast Cancer Awareness Month walks and runs, #WSPUSA colleagues went virtual in order to support each other and the cause. Thanks to the 2020 J.P. Morgan Corporate Challenge Virtual 3.5-mile race for giving participants the encouragement to run, jog or walk as they represent WSP. Special thank you to all of our participants for your dedication and support in raising awareness for breast cancer. #WeAreWSP #WSPwearsPink #WSPlivewell #wearpink #RemixTheRun #breastcancerawareness #JPMCC