by Kelli Crouse | May 1, 2026 | Uncategorized
Performance Starts with Building Systems Mike Drahos, P.E., Mechanical Engineer The Iowa Conservatory (ICON) is a historic industrial building that now functions as a high‑performance environment for intensive arts education—made possible by carefully engineered...
by Kelli Crouse | Apr 29, 2026 | Uncategorized
More Than Just Making It Fit Adaptive re‑use projects offer a compelling and creative way to extend the life of existing buildings, but from an MEP perspective, they rarely behave like new construction or a standard renovation. While architectural constraints are...
by Kelli Crouse | Mar 4, 2026 | news
With the Winter Olympics recently wrapping up, March Madness heating up, and excitement building for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, it’s safe to say the sports world hasn’t taken a day off. But athletics isn’t just about the headline events or packed stadiums— sports come...
by Kelli Crouse | Feb 26, 2026 | Uncategorized
The New Rules of Sports Visibility We’ve all seen that frustrating highlight where a player loses a ball mid-air because it vanished into a blinding light. It’s practically a sports meme at this point—but for lighting designers and engineers, it’s a very real issue....
by Kelli Crouse | Feb 25, 2026 | Project Feature
An Award-Winning Match Authored Collaboratively by WPE Staff The Sioux Park Tennis Courts reconstruction brought new life to one of Rapid City’s most-used recreational spaces. The project delivered fully repaired tennis and racquetball courts, eliminated cracking and...
