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New Ryan Field Brings Landmark Stadium Design to Chicagoland

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Ryan Field Redefines Stadium Design in Chicagoland
September 23, 2026
The Chicago Tribune calls Northwestern University’s new Ryan Field “Chicagoland’s most architecturally distinguished sports facility in more than a century.” Our firm provided structural engineering for the 35,000-seat stadium, which brings a new civic landmark to Evanston.
Every wildfire has an origin and cause. Finding that origin and cause is important. Understanding why it became a wildfire is much harder.

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Utility Wildfire Investigations
August 05, 2026
Finding the failed component is only the first step. Utility wildfire investigations reveal how equipment condition, weather, vegetation, system operations, and protection performance combine to shape wildfire risk—and where mitigation efforts may have the greatest impact.
When something goes wrong in a complex industrial system, determining what happened is only part of the challenge. Understanding why it happened is often far more difficult.

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Beyond Root Cause Analysis
July 23, 2026
Industrial system failures rarely result from a single event. Learn how root cause analysis and systems-level thinking reveal the technical, operational, and organizational factors that drive equipment failures, disputes, and catastrophic losses.
Is a Backup Generator Enough? Rethinking The Cost Of Energy Resilience For Critical Facilities

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Is a Backup Generator Enough?
July 22, 2026
A backup generator can restore power, but resilience starts with understanding what cannot fail. Learn how critical facilities can reduce operational risk by prioritizing essential loads, dependencies, building performance, and recovery.