Avoiding MEP Pitfalls in Adaptive Re-Use

Avoiding MEP Pitfalls in Adaptive Re-Use

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...
Sports Venues

Sports Venues

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...
Lighting the Game Right

Lighting the Game Right

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....
Sioux Park Tennis Court Improvements

Sioux Park Tennis Court Improvements

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...
Pete Lien Shooting Complex

Pete Lien Shooting Complex

A New Space for Sport Mike Sigman, Electrical Engineer and Office Manager South Dakota Game, Fish & Parks completed a major investment in outdoor education and shooting sports with the new Pete Lien Shooting Complex north of Rapid City. Located about 10 miles up...