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June 2020 \ BUILDING DIALOGUE \ 47 rmg-engineers.com info@rmg-engineers.com STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING CIVIL ENGINEERING ARCHITECTURE CONCRETE MATERIALS TESTING GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING Building Long Term Relationships Through Creative Solutions, Practical Design & Reliable Service For Over 30 Years! LET RMG GUIDE YOU THROUGH THE CRITICAL PHASES OF YOUR BUILDING PROJECT Denver • Fort Collins • Evans / Greeley • Colorado Springs • Monument ELEMENTS Design of development, creating authentic places that are representa- tive of their communities has become increasingly more dif- ficult. Through case studies spanning coast to coast, Gensler Sports Leader Jonathan Emmett described how community members representing a city’s diverse culture can provide a catalyst and inspiration for trulyauthenticplaces, if harnessed correctly. There must be balance between live, work and play useswithin thesedevelopments toallowthemto functionas a succinct ecosystem. When facilities are designed to represent their communities, authentic and lasting developments can be created. With the appropriate integration of transit, they become placeswhere experiences can be shared across awide range of economic diversity. Regulation can help address climate change. Gensler’s Leila Schey, an architectural designer, shared her experiences living and practicing in theU.K. In London, theU.K. Parliament refers to climate change as an “environmental and climate emergen- cy.” The U.K.’s holistic approach to sustainability goes beyond just carbon to include embodied energy, biodiversity, mobili- ty, and health and wellness. All new buildings there are on a path to being required to meet net zero goals by 2030, with all buildings needing to reach these goals by 2050. An evening that started with the suggestion that the market and private development can, and should, take the lead in solving some of the most critical challenges facing cities today ended with an example of regulation being the means through which other critical issues need to be addressed. As we plan for the future of cities, the event served as a re- minder that we are not facing these challenges alone. There are examples around the world, both good and bad, that can inform Denver’s future, and vice versa. We are excited to con- tinue this dialogue with our clients on active projects, future endeavors, and inupcoming events. \\ Adam_Ambro@gensler.com Dylan Jones, who leads Gensler’s Mobility Lab, talks about the role that mobility places on the physical shape of our cities.