
SAME Joint Engineer Training Conference & Expo
Join Principals and Federal experts Michael Huffstetler, LEED AP, F. SAME; Emmett Ahearn, AIA; Patrick Dugan, PE PMP; and Mark Kirby, PE, BCxP, at Booth #416. This is the premier Federal Conference that connects agencies and Architecture/Engineering/Construction industry professionals in three days of education, training, and networking that is simply unmatched within the industry.
-
Principal and Federal Programs Leader Michael Huffstetler, LEED AP, F. SAME1 4
-
Principal and Federal Client Leader Emmett Ahearn, AIA2 4
-
Principal and Federal Client Leader-Military Patrick Dugan, PE PMP3 4
-
Principal and Senior Mechanical Engineer Mark Kirby, PE, BCxP4 4Back to Start
Ideas
Recommended Reads

idea
Rooted in Community: UNC Health Blue Ridge’s New Healthcare Pavilion
How staff input and community collaboration shaped a flexible, future-ready healthcare facility in rural North Carolina.

idea
Designing for Equity II: The Role of Data in GIS
Interested in design for equity with GIS? Avoid data traps, select relevant data, and ask your designer the right questions for better results.

idea
Designing for Equity: A Guide to GIS Principles
Interested in design for equity? Learn five principles that unlock GIS’ potential, and questions to ask your designer or planner.

idea
The Quiet Luxury of Time: Embracing Slow Living in Hospitality Design
Crave calm? Slow living design unites interiors and architecture to create spaces that breathe, restore, and reconnect you to what matters.

event
Presenting at SCUP 2025 Annual Conference
Join our team at the upcoming Society for College and University Planning Annual Conference in Honolulu.

event
DLR Group to Present at 2025 ITGA Conference
Join our team at the upcoming International Town Gown Association Conference in Kent, Ohio.

idea
Reimagining the Past: The Sustainable Imperative of Adaptive Reuse
The most sustainable construction choice is nearly always going to be adaptive reuse. Studies in countries around the world show that reusing and renovating buildings reduces greenhouse gas emissions anywhere from 78% to 95%.

event
DLR Group to Present at EDRA56
Our design research team shares insights on workplace wellbeing, neuroinclusive campuses, and design’s impact on visitors at EDRA56.

idea
Rehabilitation, Dignity, and the Difficult Work of Reentry
Our justice design rethinks what a space can say about the people inside it.

event
Our Team to Present at SCUP 2025 Mid-Atlantic Conference
Join our team at the upcoming Society for College and University Planning Mid-Atlantic Conference in State College, Pennsylvania.