by Kelli Croouse | Sep 30, 2020 | news
We recently shared some initial insights into how MEP systems can impact the spread of COVID-19. Our COVID-19 MEP Design Response remains available on our website. For the next several months, we’ll build on these concepts in our Plains Talk newsletter by...
by Kelli Croouse | Sep 15, 2020 | news
A major renovation to the concession building and restaurant at Mt. Rushmore National Memorial recently received LEED Platinum certification for sustainable design. West Plains Engineering provided electrical engineering design for elements of the project, which is...
by Kelli Croouse | Sep 3, 2020 | news
By: Marty Christensen, P.E., Principal Mechanical Engineer The course of events in 2020 has forced all of us to make adjustments. How we live, work, and interact as human beings has changed dramatically in a relatively short time. This also impacts the way we interact...
by Kelli Croouse | May 1, 2020 | news
As Americans, it can be all too easy to take the availability of good, clean water for granted. With the recent COVID-19 pandemic, and our world’s focus on hand washing and disinfecting, this resource has never been more critical. Local municipalities take care...
by Kelli Croouse | Dec 30, 2019 | news
Like many firms, sometimes we get so focused on meeting the next deadline or chasing the next big project – that we sometimes forget to slow down and take time to reflect. But as we close the books on 2019, we couldn’t help but notice how much has happened in the past...
by Kelli Croouse | Sep 16, 2019 | news
On Sept. 6, members of our Sioux Falls team had the great honor of attending a ribbon-cutting for the SDSU Animal Disease Research & Diagnostic Laboratory in Brookings. At $58 million, it’s the single largest construction project ever to take place at a state...