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How Higher-Ed Housing Is Changing | LHB
How Higher-Ed Housing Is Changing | LHB
For years, academic spaces and residential facilities were designed differently. Classrooms, labs, and libraries were laid out for learning. Dormitories were configured for…well, warehousing students. Today, residential buildings are often a point of differentiation among competing schools. Acoustics matter; air conditioning matters. Students shopping for the best on-campus experience they […]
Can Intelligent Buildings Be Too Smart? | LHB
Can Intelligent Buildings Be Too Smart? | LHB
Intelligent buildings use sensors, controls, and other technologies to manage interior environments. Examples include: building automation systems, lighting controls, and power over ethernet. In recent years, interest in intelligent building design technologies (also known as IBTs) has exploded, fueled by such trends as: the Internet of Things; advancements in artificial […]
Delivering Comprehensive Survey Services | LHB
Delivering Comprehensive Survey Services | LHB
LHB’s integrated surveying approach — combining topographic and boundary surveys, construction staking, laser scanning, and drone data — delivers precise, comprehensive site information with fewer disruptions. Learn how advanced digital capture technologies streamline design, construction, and decision-making across engineering and architecture projects.
Arresting Development: A Jail Becomes Housing in Downtown Duluth | LHB
Arresting Development: A Jail Becomes Housing in Downtown Duluth | LHB
When developers needed help turning an historic gem in downtown Duluth into a contemporary apartment building, they turned to LHB to get the job done right. Located in the heart of downtown Duluth, the St. Louis County Jail was completed in 1923 and kept scofflaws off the street for […]
Designing a Trauma-Informed Shelter That Works | LHB
Designing a Trauma-Informed Shelter That Works | LHB
Later this month, after nearly a decade of conversation, fundraising, and design work, Simpson Housing Services will open the doors to its new shelter and housing facility in south Minneapolis. The new Simpson Community Shelter & Apartments, a 66,000-square-foot building designed by LHB, replaces an ad-hoc emergency shelter started years […]
Insights | LHB
Insights | LHB
Improving Energy Efficiency with 'Awesome Wall' Technology | LHB
Improving Energy Efficiency with 'Awesome Wall' Technology | LHB
Our housing studio has been experimenting with the "Awesome Wall," an exterior wall design that efficiently blocks water vapor and cold air.
Building a Practical Path to Carbon Neutrality in St. Paul | LHB
Building a Practical Path to Carbon Neutrality in St. Paul | LHB
The New Recycling Centers | LHB
The New Recycling Centers | LHB
Managing Stormwater with a Smart Pond | LHB
Managing Stormwater with a Smart Pond | LHB
The first “smart pond” in Minnesota, designed by LHB in partnership with the City of Duluth, will help the city manage stormwater runoff. As climate-change-related flood events become increasingly common across the region, such infrastructure innovations are key to mitigating weather-related impacts using a smaller footprint. What is a smart […]
Trauma-Informed Design: 5 Ways to Build Calm into Shelters and Housing | LHB
Trauma-Informed Design: 5 Ways to Build Calm into Shelters and Housing | LHB
Successfully Upgrading Army Reserve Centers | LHB
Successfully Upgrading Army Reserve Centers | LHB
Over the years, LHB has worked on a steady stream of federal projects, including buildings commissioned by the U.S. military. Our portfolio encompasses two projects at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in Kittery, Maine, and work on a dormitory at the Little Rock Air Force Base in Arkansas. LHB’s first design for […]
Building for Biomass Energy Generation
Building for Biomass Energy Generation
Stone Arch Bridge is Open: What It Took to Preserve It
Stone Arch Bridge is Open: What It Took to Preserve It
Understanding Onsite Water Filtration and Runoff Solutions
Understanding Onsite Water Filtration and Runoff Solutions
Stormwater management has evolved in recent years. Traditionally, stormwater systems focused on flood prevention, ensuring the system had enough capacity to carry water away. Detention ponds were used to temporarily hold stormwater excess and limit off-site flow rates. While managing flooding is still important, surface water quality is a growing […]
Rick Carter Receives 2025 Best of B3 Award
Rick Carter Receives 2025 Best of B3 Award
Designed to Inspire: Educational Spaces with Purpose and Possibility | LHB
Designed to Inspire: Educational Spaces with Purpose and Possibility | LHB
Thanks to the success and hard work of the Hope Farm School community, this unique, year-round Christian boys’ school is growing — doubling its enrollment from 16 to 32 students. To support this exciting growth, the school is expanding its facilities this summer. LHB is providing architectural, mechanical, electrical, and structural […]
Helping Cities and Counties Build a More Sustainable Tomorrow
Helping Cities and Counties Build a More Sustainable Tomorrow
As the urgency to address climate change intensifies, local governments are stepping up where federal efforts fall short. Across Minnesota, many communities are pioneering strategies that not only curb emissions but also serve as models for sustainable development. LHB has a long history of assisting cities, counties, and other clients […]
Supporting Access to Safe, Quality Housing for Older Adults
Supporting Access to Safe, Quality Housing for Older Adults
Designing With Dignity: Shaping Shelters that Support & Empower
Designing With Dignity: Shaping Shelters that Support & Empower
Shelter design is changing. With an increasing focus on healing and dignity, clients and designers alike are leveraging trauma-informed care principles to design shelters that not only provide a place to sleep at night but also facilitate recovery from trauma. Comfort, security, and privacy are key considerations among many clients […]
Smart Design Solutions Address Healthcare Staffing Challenges
Smart Design Solutions Address Healthcare Staffing Challenges
From Workplace Design to Senior Housing: LHB in the News
From Workplace Design to Senior Housing: LHB in the News
Leading the Charge to Modernize Minnesota’s Power Grid
Leading the Charge to Modernize Minnesota’s Power Grid
Anne Porter Named PreK-12 Studio Leader
Anne Porter Named PreK-12 Studio Leader
Innovative Environmental Service and Recycling Centers
Innovative Environmental Service and Recycling Centers
Preserving the Stone Arch Bridge
Preserving the Stone Arch Bridge
Turning Wood Into Energy: Unlocking Biomass
Turning Wood Into Energy: Unlocking Biomass
Creating Innovative, Wellness-Focused Work Environments
Creating Innovative, Wellness-Focused Work Environments
LHB Hires Ned Storer as Senior Electrical Engineer
LHB Hires Ned Storer as Senior Electrical Engineer
Strategies for Successful Award Submittals
Strategies for Successful Award Submittals
Designing Safer Schools
Designing Safer Schools
Articulating Our Vision: Guiding the Path Forward
Articulating Our Vision: Guiding the Path Forward
Conservation, Education, and Community
Conservation, Education, and Community
Designing for Success and Resiliency
Designing for Success and Resiliency
Todd Novak Leads Commercial Studio at LHB
Todd Novak Leads Commercial Studio at LHB
Improving Bridges & Roads: Massive Project Complete
Improving Bridges & Roads: Massive Project Complete
Building Resiliency with Solar and Battery Storage
Building Resiliency with Solar and Battery Storage
World Wildlife Conservation Day
World Wildlife Conservation Day
National Recyling Day and Evolving Drop-off Sites
National Recyling Day and Evolving Drop-off Sites
Addressing Stormwater Management
Addressing Stormwater Management
Designing For Future Innovators
Designing For Future Innovators
LHB Makes Impact at A’24 MN
LHB Makes Impact at A’24 MN
A Culture That Puts People First
A Culture That Puts People First
Creating Dynamic, Multimodal Transit Centers
Creating Dynamic, Multimodal Transit Centers
Phil Waugh Named Vice President
Phil Waugh Named Vice President
Stacee Demmer Named Chief Operating Officer
Stacee Demmer Named Chief Operating Officer
Designing Dreams: LHB Fulfills Make-A-Wish Bedroom Makeover
Designing Dreams: LHB Fulfills Make-A-Wish Bedroom Makeover
Advancing Climate Solutions
Advancing Climate Solutions
Becky Alexander Receives AIA Minnesota's Young Architects Award
Becky Alexander Receives AIA Minnesota's Young Architects Award
Getting Rid of Lead in City Water
Getting Rid of Lead in City Water
LHB Embraces PreK-12 Summer Surge
LHB Embraces PreK-12 Summer Surge
Listening, Learning, and Leading
Listening, Learning, and Leading
Adaptive Reuse of Historic Structures
Adaptive Reuse of Historic Structures
LHB Leadership Transition
LHB Leadership Transition
The New Recycling Centers
The New Recycling Centers
Timber-framed Buildings
Timber-framed Buildings
Trauma-informed Housing
Trauma-informed Housing
How to Save a Historic Building
How to Save a Historic Building
Trends in Campus Housing
Trends in Campus Housing
Can Intelligent Buildings Be Too Smart?
Can Intelligent Buildings Be Too Smart?
Hopkins Heat Vulnerability
Hopkins Heat Vulnerability
Chester Creek Improvements
Chester Creek Improvements
Anne Porter in Positively Superior
Anne Porter in Positively Superior
North Loop Bus Garage
North Loop Bus Garage
IRA Funding
IRA Funding
Improving Energy Efficiency with 'Awesome Wall' Technology
Improving Energy Efficiency with 'Awesome Wall' Technology
Stacee Demmer to Lead Integrative Design Team
Stacee Demmer to Lead Integrative Design Team
Rick Carter in Book of Lists
Rick Carter in Book of Lists
Hybrid Renewables
Hybrid Renewables
Shoreview Commons
Shoreview Commons
Our Path to Regenerative Design
Our Path to Regenerative Design
The Heights
The Heights
Whitewater State Park Culverts
Whitewater State Park Culverts
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