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March 2021 \ BUILDING DIALOGUE \ 41 Adams County Riverdale Animal Shelter 303.699.9000 | saundersinc.com “For Saunders, 2019 marked the 10-year anniversary of the company’s corporate social responsibility (CSR) program. More than that, however, it marked a decade of continuous improvement and commitment to a cause that has become ingrained in our company’s culture.” – Greg Schmidt, CEO and lighting as desirable. People also are more focused on sustainability and carbon reductions in their homes. Ideas that are now becoming mainstream are: designing to PassiveHaus standards, eliminating natural gas and going all electric, reduced cost of solar and battery stor- age and geothermal heat pumps. • Learning from the pandemic and looking ahead. Mul- tifamily has been doing well because the effects from the COVID-19 pandemic are more subtle compared with other project types, and the Mile High City continues to see an in- flux of newcomers day by day. Today’s design focus aims to provide for tenant safety and health, as well as explore long- term holistic solutions for work-from-home. At the same time, the pandemic is letting us take a step back from the status quo and evaluate the ideas that will shape the future of residential design. Health and wellness will create the framework that will continue to drive design. Discussion on social and economic equity will change the relationship be- tween basic economics of development and the public-pri- vate relationship. Autonomous vehicles will reshape our buildings, parking lots, streets, and change our urban envi- ronment. Adaptive reuse will take underutilized building stock and make it appropriate for the future. Out of those with the ability to choose where to work, those we have surveyed who are opting to return to the of- fice are doing so because it’swhere they aremost productive – therefore offices won’t be going away. Ultimately, our sur- vey suggests that trends supporting the hybrid work mod- el are quickly emerging, proposing the associated work-life benefits, as well as enhanced creativity and productivity. \\ Nick_Seglie@gensler.com ELEMENTS Multifamily Design When we look at an individual’s work-from- home setup and how it can be optimized for a better experience, we consider four work modes: socialize, focus, learn and collaborate. We take a holistic view of the building, within the unit and amenity space, to satisfy these work modes.