(Denver, August 20, 2025) – DLR Group has completed the fifth phase of our Evolution of Campus research study, an initiative designed to engage with and inspire college and university leaders to plan effectively for the future. When college campuses shuttered across the nation in 2020, DLR Group’s Higher Education team implemented a proven 360-degree engagement process to better understand the situation. What initially began as a listening exercise blossomed into a research initiative – one that the firm has implemented each year since.

In EOC 5.0, DLR Group explores the opportunities and difficulties of utilizing artificial intelligence to support sustainability in the built environments and recommends solutions for the smart campus of the future.

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Beginning in Fall 2024, DLR Group led an eight-month, multi-phase study to explore the intersection of AI and campus sustainability goals. Their team used a mixed-method approach that included interviews and questionnaires informed by preliminary sessions with facilities leaders, campus planners, architects, engineers, and IT professionals. To ensure a well-rounded perspective, they engaged a diverse range of participants from both public and private institutions across various climates, where sustainability priorities and challenges differ.

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