From The Landfill To The Landscape
By simply sourcing & leveraging reusable materials, we can develop a new era of incredible buildings & landscapes without the reliance on ever-dwindling natural resources.
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The design professionals working on your project are thought leaders in the architecture, engineering, and construction industry, as demonstrated through our published works.
The AEC profession looks to WGI for our experience, knowledge, and expertise.
It’s important for your consultant to be an active participant in your project’s market. The WGI team knows that your success is dependent on our expert knowledge and we take that responsibility seriously.
How Much Parking Do You Need?
Parking minimums have long been a point of contention for developers. And with every community presenting unique challenges & opportunities, we’re here to help ensure that you have just the right amount of parking to meet your needs – no more, no less.
The Math behind Green Infrastructure for Growing Towns and Cities
Green Infrastructure is an innovative alternative to costly gray infrastructure solutions that are lacking in benefits.
The Truck Stops Here
Allow us to introduce to you the upcoming era of rest areas that are easily accessible, environmentally sustainable, and updated to meet modern standards.
The Future of Complete Streets is Here
A well-designed Complete Streets + plan caters to the needs of various individuals, such as transit users, pedestrians, drivers, micro-mobility users, and ridesharing participants, ensuring that everyone is accommodated.
Not Your College Dorm
As the cost of urban living continues to rise, there is a significant resurgence in co-living spaces, providing an affordable sanctuary for urban residents.
6 Strategic Imperatives for Your Next Data Strategy
Discovering the right data strategy can be tricky. That’s why we’re here to provide you with the key considerations & best practices for executing an innovative & effective strategy.
Promoting Mobility with Technology
Welcome to the future of mobility with Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) – This cutting-edge technology promises to revolutionize transportation, improve safety, reduce congestion, and transform the way we move!
The Adaptive City: 3 Steps to Achieving the Smart City of the Future
The Adaptive City offers a new vision of how cities can thrive and adapt to changing dynamics. In this article, WGI experts explore the successes and failures of the built environment’s digital transformation, why the Smart City concept is necessary, and 3 steps for achieving the Adaptive City of the future!
6 Best Practices to Develop a Corporate Use Policy for Generative AI
Breaking new ground in the world of technology, generative AI is a cutting-edge field that’s rapidly evolving. With seemingly endless possibilities, the potential for its future is thrilling. However, it’s critical to approach this innovative technology with caution, mindfulness, and integrity to build models that are equitable, responsible, and ethical.
10 Strategic Technology Trends for the Infrastructure Industry in 2023
Experts from various discipline areas analyzed & dissect their 10 most disruptive strategic technology trends currently transforming the landscape of the Infrastructure & AEC industry as we know it.
Reducing the Risk of Developing Risky Sites
Discover how implementing a strategic due diligence plan can help you save money, time & headache while simultaneously maximizing your Return on Investment.
5 Measures to Gauge Your Digital Portfolio Maturity
This article explores five ways to definitively gauge your digital portfolio maturity.
Shelter From the Storm
Storm shelters come in all forms. Some are stand-alone structures while others are designated rooms within a building or complex.
WGI’s 2023 Predictions for the Infrastructure Industry
WGI’s experts from multiple divisions share their thoughts and predictions in terms of what we can expect to see in our industry in 2023 and beyond.
By Nicholas D. Evans, Chief Innovation Officer, WGI
10 Tips for Running a World-Class Innovation Contest
Addressing key steps to structure an annual innovation contest, based on culture and core values, that strengthens best practices.
A Green Parking Solution: for Norfolk International Airport
Learn how the design experts at WGI effectively squeezed a highly efficient, sustainable, and user-friendly parking garage into one of the busiest airports in the nation.
Digital Twin Use Cases for Building Owners and Operators
This article will outline the variety of digital twin use cases that can immediately generate added value and provide a positive investment case to owners and operators of buildings and assets.
Reaching to the Sky: The Fundamentals of High-Rise Design
Discover the essential fundamentals developers need to understand before planning or constructing a high-rise structure or development. You will also learn why this intricate process requires expert planning and engineering.
Digital Twins Are Primed To Revolutionize The Infrastructure Industry
How innovation, efficiency and intelligence across the infrastructure ecosystem is finding a kindred spirit in digital twins.
Helping Make America’s Roads and Highways Smarter
This is an extraordinarily exciting time for smart transportation infrastructure. We are on the cusp of the ITS age of roadway and highway operations — poised to dramatically improve both, making them safer and reducing congestion.Â
What’s in Store: Redesigning the Mall Part 1
Learn the trends and strategies utilized by forward-thinking developers that are fueling the success of what is now known as “experiential” retail.
A Future-Ready Mall Redevelopment Part 2
In this Illustrative Case Study, we explore the issues affecting retail and innovative strategies for transforming mall properties into regional assets.
GNSS Receivers for SUE Collections
Discover how incorporating GNSS receivers into traditional survey work can offer a multitude of significant benefits, including cost savings, reduced labor hours, and higher-quality spatial data.
A Bright Day for Street Lighting
As cities and roads get smarter, this once-humble infrastructure element takes on new roles.
Top 10 Site Development Considerations in the City of San Antonio and the Surrounding Area
Before embarking on a development project in San Antonio, Texas, here are ten factors to consider to make sure your development project is a success.
SRA Thinking: Achieving Better Futures Through a Comprehensive Lens of Sustainability, Resilience, and Adaptation (SRA)
Current and future opportunities and challenges require we ask questions that lead to solutions optimizing success through Sustainability, Resilience, and Adaptation (SRA).
Single-Family Rental Homes: A New Economic Model for Community Development
Discover the attraction of Single-Family homes and why the demand for such dwellings is growing rapidly. Let WGI be your guide on how to navigate the process and make this dream a reality for your community.
A Precast Garage Evokes Historic Grandeur (Parking Magazine January 2022)
The 92 Milton Avenue parking structure in Alpharetta, Georgia, evokes the past while offering contemporary parking amenities. Learn why precast construction was the ideal solution for this city’s downtown parking woes.
Going Underground: Underground Parking Structures Can Offer Long-Term Benefits
Developers who are shifting from traditional on-street parking to underground parking are maximizing parking value and dramatically improving the pedestrian experience.
Top 10 Site Development Considerations in the City of Austin and Central Texas
As you prepare your real property for development, it’s essential to understand and face the zoning, political, and unique site challenges — and create a comprehensive strategy for overcoming them.
Tradition & Creativity: Higher Ed Parking Resurges After COVID
Despite campus parking returning to pre-COVID demand, university parking departments are being asked to do more with less.
10 Strategic Tech Trends For The Infrastructure Industry In 2022
The time has come for digital transformation in the architecture, engineering, and construction industry. Here are 10 technology trends that will shape the future of infrastructure.
Top 10 Development Considerations in South Florida
Crucial considerations that must be taken before tackling a development project in South Florida.
Is Your Community Ready For The Autonomous Vehicle Age?
If your city hasn’t begun planning for autonomous vehicles, it’s not too late — but the time for urgency is fast approaching.
The Future of Complete Streets is Here
Unmet access, safety, and sustainability goals endure even as emerging trends, new modes, and technologies are competing for street, curb, and sidewalk space.
3 tips for combatting not-invented-here syndrome
Company culture and internal politics can block ideas at any time as they make their perilous journey from concept to value. These techniques will help you knock down those barriers to innovation.
Insulating The Building Envelope: Benefits In all Climate Zones — And a Point of Diminishing Returns
As energy costs continue to rise, and as energy performance continues to be a priority for both owners and tenants, efficiency is a competitive advantage.
Nature-Based Playgrounds: Where The Grass Really Is Greener
Prefabricated playgrounds had their moment in the sun; now, it’s time for children to return to nature.
How (And Why) To Create An Emerging Technology Heat Map
A rapid assessment tool that helps uncover the emerging technologies and trends that are of strategic importance to your business.
The Importance of Operational Optimization and Flexibility
Discover how parking owners and operators can adapt their parking facilities and operations to be as productive as possible by doing less.
Resilient and Sustainable Treatment Facility Solutions
Avoid treatment operation disruptions & learn the critical elements to increase the longevity & sustainability of your treatment structures.
The Influence Of Rehabilitation On Parking Structure Longevity
Selecting a qualified and experienced restoration consultant is vital to a project’s overall success. This expert case study details the steps to develop an effective rehabilitation program.
Consequential Innovation: 4 Tips for Unlocking Hidden Growth Opportunities
For innovation to be consequential, you must strike the right balance between incremental innovation and disruptive innovation. Here’s how to get started.
Safe and Secure: How to Secure Your Facility Without Creating the Feeling of a Fortress
Discover cost-effective and practical solutions that will increase building security without sacrificing comfort during design.
Leverage Improved Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) to Increase Your Bottom Line
Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) is increasingly a top priority for the developers of Class A office space and those who operate those buildings. Discover how to leverage improved IAQ to increase your bottom line.
Thinking Outside The (Big) Box
Discover how big-box retailers and others can become flexible when facing parking challenges in today’s rapidly changing environment.
Scenario Planning
Discover what scenario planning means for everyone involved in community design, infrastructure, and sustainable development.
Land Subdivision: A Practical Guide for Central Texas
Considering developing land in Central Texas? There are several important steps that you need to take, and one of them is Land Subdivision.
Flexible Parking Design for Contactless E-commerce (Parking Magazine February 2021)
As retail morphs into “e-tail”, parking designs must be adaptable. Discover how a simple rework and reflow of current parking options can aid retailers in meeting new customer demands.
Challenges In Building Façade Maintenance
Discover why façade inspections and restorations are a complex but essential process to any building maintenance program.
Opening Up New Markets: How Single-Family Rental Homes Will Shake Things Up
Even though homeownership decreased, the commonplace desire to live in a house has not. To answer this demand, multifamily developments are turning to single-family homes purpose-built for rental.
Facility Preparedness Strategies to Protect Your Assets From Bad Weather (Parking Magazine December 2020)
The impact of storms will become even more severe as climate change continues to cause more frequent and deadly extreme weather.
5G: Bigger, Better, Faster, More — Are You Ready?
The future is fast approaching and 5G is here. Discover how you can fully leverage what 5G technology will ultimately unleash.
Better and Faster Survey Data Through Technology: Get Geospatial Already: Who doesn’t want to save time and money mapping projects?
Discover how WGI’s land surveying expertise allows us to bring true added-value to our clients with higher-quality data at a lower cost.
Between The Everglades And The Ocean: South Florida’s Taut Environmental Guidelines
Qualified engineers and scientists who are experts in all things land and water are essential to meeting demanding development standards and protecting not only the environment, but your project.
How Smart Parking Technologies Benefit Airports (Parking Today Magazine October 2020)
Discover how smart parking systems can provide new data to empower airports to better plan and react to a fluid operating environment.
Office Development: What’s Next?
Creativity is required to serve the “Tenant of Tomorrow” as their needs will likely change as more employees work from home, at least part of the time.
Parking Smart: How Smart Parking Technologies Benefit Airports
Is your parking system “Smart”? Parking facilities are the first & last impression of customer service. Learn how to maximize efficiency & profitability of your operations when utilizing Smart Parking as you tailor the traveling experience for your customers and make sure that first & last impression is unforgettable.
In the Age of Climate Change, Storm Hardening is Essential
Owners should already have mitigation strategies in place to protect their buildings and essential infrastructure. For those that don’t, there’s no time to lose.
HVAC In The Post COVID-19 World
Discover how building owners and developers can leverage a better HVAC system as a competitive advantage in the post-COVID 19 world.
E-Commerce and the Changing Face of Retail: The Power of Flexible Design
An e-commerce revolution has rapidly increased delivery activity. Flexible Design provides the framework for anticipating disruptive trends & impacts.
Realizing Your Vision With Technology: The Next Generation of Show-And-Tell
Discover the 3D design software breakthroughs that are enabling designers to accomplish things that CAD users could only dream about.
Design-Build: New Challenges Require New Solutions
By letting engineers and contractors do what they do best, project owners reap the rewards.
Top 10 Design Considerations for Highway Truck Parking: Meeting the needs of truck drivers and other travelers today, and into the future.
On too many highways, both state and federal, there aren’t enough rest areas to serve the needs of high volume truck traffic mandated to take a break. WGI’s team is ready to change that.
