Perspectives

Perspectives
Preserving civic architecture on a budget: Five Questions with Michael Bjornberg
Preserving civic architecture on a budget: Five Questions with Michael Bjornberg

Historic Preservation expert Michael Bjornberg, FAIA, skillfully navigates regulatory requirements to perform historic preservation work that meets a building owner’s needs. In this edition of 5 Questions, he talks about how to do this work on public projects, even when budgets are tight.

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How public safety facilities improve wellbeing among first responders
How public safety facilities improve wellbeing among first responders

Public safety personnel face unique physical and mental challenges. Public Safety Market Sector Leader Todd LaVold explores how thoughtful design of facilities for police officers, firefighters, and EMS can significantly improve their wellbeing, performance and retention.

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Reenvisioning an historic City Hall: Five Questions with Irena Savakova
Reenvisioning an historic City Hall: Five Questions with Irena Savakova

In this Five Questions interview, global design principal Irena Savakova discusses the role of placemaking and history in the reimagining of Alexandria City Hall and Market Square. A renovation project, necessitated by deteriorating conditions and a lack of accessibility, will reinvent and upgrade the historic structure and open space in Old Town Alexandria, Virginia.

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Sustainable Design: Our commitment and plan to design responsibly for the future
Sustainable Design: Our commitment and plan to design responsibly for the future

At LEO A DALY, we hold the long view on sustainable design as responsible design, and that’s why we are signatories of all industry commitments on sustainability. The responsible use of resources translates to long term returns for our clients and communities through high performance buildings, improved open space, and healthy interior environments. Sustainability is a core value of LEO A DALY, and the firm has championed sustainable practices and materials across the markets it operates in. 

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In climate disasters, resilient design serves the entire community
In climate disasters, resilient design serves the entire community

By efficiently storing, managing, and distributing food resources, these centers help stabilize food availability after extreme weather events. In times of crisis, the importance of these centers cannot be overstated, as they are key to not only feeding populations but also supporting community recovery and fostering long-term environmental stewardship.

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Decarbonization: Challenges and Opportunities in Reducing Embodied Carbon
Decarbonization: Challenges and Opportunities in Reducing Embodied Carbon

As climate change urgency grows, reducing embodied carbon in buildings becomes crucial for creating a sustainable built environment, achieved by using materials with lower carbon footprints throughout their lifecycle.

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Future-Proofing the Past through Adaptive Reuse
Future-Proofing the Past through Adaptive Reuse

Uncover the technologies and skills needed to enable adaptive reuse that transforms old buildings into sustainable spaces.

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Lighting and Sustainability Facilitate ‘Doing Good’ at Thurgood Marshall Hall
Lighting and Sustainability Facilitate ‘Doing Good’ at Thurgood Marshall Hall

Thurgood Marshall Hall, home to the School of Public Policy at the University of Maryland, stands at the heart of a new entrance to campus as a highly visible symbol of the university’s dedication to serving the public good. Our design team incorporated a wide variety of sustainability features into this LEED® Gold building, and wellness was a special focus.

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Materials Matter: Evaluating the Impact of Building Materials
Materials Matter: Evaluating the Impact of Building Materials

​Understanding the full impact of building materials is complex and requires strategies to identify products and material selections that consider all living systems.

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Four Technologies Airports Can Implement Now to Become More Sustainable
Four Technologies Airports Can Implement Now to Become More Sustainable

As customers increasingly expect sustainability features from their airports, here are four infrastructure upgrades that are feasible, budget-friendly and offer a positive impact on carbon emissions.

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Inspired by Opportunity: First-year Experiences at LEO A DALY
Inspired by Opportunity: First-year Experiences at LEO A DALY

Young design professionals across the firm share their first-year experience at LEO A DALY.

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Creating access to critical care through hospital expansion
Creating access to critical care through hospital expansion

LEO A DALY Healthcare designers discuss the complex process of hospital expansion in a 28-phase Cardiovascular Suite Relocation for M Health Fairview to bring tertiary cardiac care to more patients in the Minneapolis metro.

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Resiliency Roadmap: Design Strategies for Resilient Buildings
Resiliency Roadmap: Design Strategies for Resilient Buildings

What is resilience? It's the ability to adapt to changing conditions and maintain or regain functionality and vitality in the face of stress or disturbance. Stress or disturbance could be a hurricane, earthquake or some other natural phenomenon.

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Resilient design proved critical to Hurricane Ian relief efforts
Resilient design proved critical to Hurricane Ian relief efforts

Designed for resilience, the Cheney Bros food-distribution warehouse in Punta Gorda, Florida, more than weathered the storm. It provided safe harbor.

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Designing for dignity in senior living
Designing for dignity in senior living

Senior Living Practice Leader Mike Rodebaugh, AIA, explores the complex and meaningful craft of dignity-driven design.

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Preserving civic architecture on a budget: Five Questions with Michael Bjornberg

Historic Preservation expert Michael Bjornberg, FAIA, skillfully navigates regulatory requirements to perform historic preservation work that meets a building owner’s needs. In this edition of 5 Questions, he talks about how to do this work on public projects, even when budgets are tight.

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