Lori McGilberry Joins LEO A DALY

Lori McGilberry, CHID, EDAC, NCIDQ, RID, joins LEO A DALY to lead and help deliver future-flexible environments that inspire wellness, health and hospitality throughout the dynamic delivery of care.

AIA Florida Honors 360 Rosemary with Statewide Award

360 Rosemary, a 20-story mixed-use project in West Palm Beach, has earned the prestigious Merit Award of Excellence for New Work from AIA Florida. Designed by LEO A DALY and Elkus Manfredi Architects, this LEED Gold-certified tower features stunning office spaces, retail areas, and urban community spaces, contributing to revitalizing the downtown area.

LEO A DALY Expertise Featured in July’s American School and University

The July issue of American Schools and Universities features an article from LEO A DALY’s Irena Savakova and Anya Grant, sharing the design successes for the University of Maryland’s Thurgood Marshall Hall.

LEO A DALY-Designed Bismarck-Burleigh Public Health Building Wins AIA Minneapolis Merit Award

The Bismarck-Burleigh Public Health Building, designed by LEO A DALY, has been honored with an AIA Minneapolis Merit Award.

20 Mass Earns Rethinking the Future Award, an International Honor

An international jury has honored the LEO A DALY-designed 20 Mass project with a Rethinking the Future Award, which recognizes excellence in global architecture.

Nic Johnsen leads Fire Protection Engineering

Based in the Minneapolis design studio, Johnsen’s holistic approach adds value through performance-based design, informed by contracting and risk–management experience.

Nic Johnsen, PE, has joined international design firm LEO A DALY as Practice Lead, Fire Protection. In this role, he will lead the firm’s fire-protection design team, focused on optimized protection of life and property.

Johnsen’s combination of experience with contractors and commercial insurance gives him a nuanced and holistic understanding of code compliance and risk management. LEO A DALY’s integrated approach strategically coordinates firewalls, alarms, fire-suppression systems, smoke development, clean agent systems, means of egress and long-term maintenance with all other engineering disciplines as well as architecture and interior design.

“We will remain involved in projects early and often,” Johnsen said, “working closely with clients and building authorities to define strategies for the unique challenges inherent in each building and occupancy type.”

Industrial facilities present potential hazards distinct from a mixed-use campus, airport terminal or luxury hotel, and each building typology and location is governed by specific building codes. Performance-based design allows Johnsen to develop virtual scenarios inside design models, using actual specifications from the overall design.

Prior to joining LEO A DALY, Johnsen designed fire protection systems for a contractor and served as Senior Property Field Risk Engineer for Liberty Mutual. Through the lens of his unique background, Johnsen can quantitatively analyze fire-protection strategies that go beyond life-safety and property, accounting for potential impacts on clients’ business operations.

“Life-safety and code compliance are always paramount to design,” Johnsen said. “A holistic approach also calculates for business continuity, what the client could lose in business on top of the impact to tangible property.”