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Weber Earns CLEP Certification
WPE wishes to announce that Darlene Weber, of the Sioux Falls office, has completed the Certified Lighting Efficiency Professional (CLEP) certification. She is just the second person in South Dakota to achieve this certification and one of 363 recipients in the...
University Music Building Design Complete
West Plains Engineering just completed electrical design services for the new Casper College Music Building in Casper, Wyoming. Construction will begin very soon, and the entire design team - including MOA Architecture from Denver and HMS Architects from New Orleans,...
WPE Completes High-Tech Animal Clinic
Work was recently completed on the small animal clinic at Iowa State University. The project was a lot of fun, and turned out great. West Plains Engineering specilizes in the design of Animal Health and Housing Facilities. The small animal clinic project was...
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2024
- November/December – Farewell to 40!
- 2024 in Review Video
- WPE Ways to Give Charitable Donations
- September/October – MEP Impact on the IIJA
- Transportation Take Off: Sioux Falls Regional Airport Expansion
- The MEP Factor: Bringing IIJA Infrastructure to Life
- Exploring New Waters: Lewis & Clark Regional Water System
- Infrastructure Integration: Alliance Solar Farm Transmission Line
- July/August – Designing for the Next Generation
- Review Before Renovations: White River School District
- Student-Centered MEP Design Approach
- Combatting Crowded Classrooms: Tri-Valley Elementary & High School
- Making Good Bones Great: Lisbon High School
- May/June – Factories of the Future
- Backyard Building – Maven Outdoor Equipment Company
- Post-Pandemic Manufacturing Growth
- Manufacturing Modern Tech: BAE Systems
- Small Business Boom: Scherer, Inc.
- March/April – Hats Off to Higher Education
- Beyond Books: SD Mines Devereaux Library Modernization
- Putting Design on the Docket: USD Knudson School of Law Upgrades
- Upping Their Game: SDSU Stanley J. Marshall Center Improvements
- January/February – 40th Anniversary
- WPE 40th Anniversary Announcement
- A Message from WPE President, Marty Christensen
- Daren Beckloff, P.E. Promoted to Engineering & Operations Director
2023
- November/December
- 2023 in Review
- September/October
- Preserving the Past: MEP Design for Historic Renovations
- Doubling Down on Deadwood: Historic Franklin Hotel Renovations
- Repurpose with a Purpose: Colonial Building Affordable Housing Conversion
- Governing Through the Ages: Weston County Courthouse Repairs & Renovations
- July/August
- MEP Underground: Campus Steam Tunnel Design
- Campus Growth 101: SD Mines Utility Infrastructure Study & Upgrades
- Chilling with the Jacks: SDSU SW Quadrant Utility Repairs & Extensions
- Powering Progress: Northwest College Medium Voltage Upgrades
- May/June
- Specialty Medical Design: How MEP Impacts Procedures
- Environments For Imaging: Black Hills & Sioux Falls VA Health Care Systems MRI Site Preparation
- Filling the Gap: Casper Medical Imaging Expansion
- Understanding the Nuances of Care: Sioux Falls Specialty Hospital
- March/April
- Building Management Made Better: The Benefits of BAS
- Intelligent Automation: Thinking Outside the BAS Box
- Control & Monitoring Standards: USP Requirements of Healthcare & Pharmaceuticals
- January/February
- Beyond Bars & Fences: Design For Secure Prison Spaces
- Keeping Up With the Times: Mike Durfee State Prison Barracks HVAC Upgrades
- Cross-Functional Corrections: South Dakota State Women’s Prison
- Safety First: 6th Judicial District Facility Improvements
2022
- November/December
- A Letter from Doug Feterl, P.E. – WPE President
- Looking Back at 2022 By the Numbers
- September/October
- Strategic Direction Report: Electric Vehicle Charger Design Considerations
- The Federal Response: EV & the Existing Transportation Infrastructure
- The Adoption Trend: EV Stations & Existing Fueling Sites
- July/August
- Strategic Direction Report: The Serious Work of Student Safety
- Stronger Together: Russell-Tyler-Ruthton School & Fieldhouse
- Getting Ahead of the Curve: Chamberlaid CSD Elementary & HS Gym
- Finding Space: Cotter Elementary Addition & Renovation
- May/June
- Strategic Direction Report: Finding Non-Linear Approaches to Design Delivery
- Working Backward Underground: SDSTA 3650 Pump Room Rehab
- Parallel Procurement: Bringing On Sub-Constractors Prior to Design Completion
- March/April
- Strategic Direction Report: Geothermal/Water Source Heat Pump Systems
- Military Mechanical Sustainability: South Dakota Army National Guard
- What’s Remotely Possible: Sutton Bay Golf Course & Resort
- Thinking Long Term: Geothermal Systems for Schools
- January/February
- Strategic Direction Report: Putting the IQ in IDIQ
- Prime Opportunity with a World-Renowned Client: SDSTA
- As-Needed for Any Need: UIHC
- On-Call MEP for M&R: South Dakota State University