HVAC Measures to Address Virus Spread

HVAC Measures to Address Virus Spread

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...
Mt. Rushmore Renovation Earns LEED Platinum

Mt. Rushmore Renovation Earns LEED Platinum

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...
HVAC Measures to Address Virus Spread

MEP For Water Infrastructure

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...

Thanks for a Great Year!

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...
$58 Million SDSU ADRDL Holds Ribbon Cutting

$58 Million SDSU ADRDL Holds Ribbon Cutting

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...