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ON THE MOVE CR ARCHITECTURE + DESIGN ADDS KEY LEADERSHIP CR architecture + design announced that Bruce Quisno has joined the leadership team as vice president of retail market, and Bill Dandy has assumed the role of chief operating officer. An experienced industry leader, Quisno comes with extensive client-side experience having worked at Macy’s for 20 years. He most recently was vice president of construction, where he managed Macy’s corporate portfolio of architecture and construction projects. A registered architect and nationally recognized leader in the retail/architectural world, Quisno is an active member of both ICSC, where he chaired their national conference and the AIA, where he sat on their board for eight years. Dandy will assume the role of chief operating officer. Dandy recently joined CR as the firm’s chief growth officer for all eight areas of market expertise in May of this year and now assumes the additional responsibility of running the company’s operations. “Both of these changes are key strategic moves,” said David Arends, president and CEO of CR. “Bruce comes with extensive client-side experience and knowledge, which will play an integral role in driving and enhancing our client relationships. Bill will continue to lead his teams and take on the additional role of driving our operating disciplines, which will be essential to our multi-market growth strategies and client satisfaction.” Dandy’s background includes more than 25 years in senior management and C-level

marketing and operations roles for iconic retail brands. He most recently served as chief client officer for a privately-held technology and marketing consulting firm with both a national and international presence, serving similar market segments to CR. With Quisno joining the executive ranks, this is the second key leadership move within the last four months that Arends has made to seed client- based senior leadership and talent into the firm. Quisno, a graduate of the University of Cincinnati, will be based with CR’s corporate team in Cincinnati. He will report to Dandy and will be leading all retail client relationship teams for the company nationally. CR architecture + design manages eight areas of market expertise nationally and is recognized as a design expert in the market segments we serve. CR’s commercial, higher education, K-12, government, hospitality, housing, senior living, and retail groups focus on design creativity, technology, energy, and delivering value through exceptional client service. CR is committed to taking care of its clients, exceeding expectations, and showing passion and expertise in everything CR does. AYRES HIRES BELL AS COLORADO VICE PRESIDENT Rex Bell has joined Ayres Associates as vice president of its Colorado operations. Bell has more than 35 years of experience providing project management, financial expertise, and operations leadership for engineering consulting work around the world. Throughout his career, Bell, of Fort Collins, has

demonstrated success with taking on complex issues. With his communication and team- building skills, Bell will pursue growth and diversification for Ayres Associates’ Colorado and Wyoming-based operations, which have been serving the western United States since 1967. Bell, formerly a senior vice president with a large international engineering firm, has extensive national and international experience in a variety of markets, including natural resources; energy; water; infrastructure; and services for local, state, and federal agencies. Among his demonstrated areas of expertise are project management, client service, enterprise risk management, mergers and acquisitions, contracts, and leadership of diverse teams. “Rex is the right person to take Ayres Associates’ nationally renowned water resources and river engineering services to the next level and advance our municipal, geospatial, and transportation engineering offerings into new areas – both geographically and in terms of niche expertise,” said Jan Zander, executive vice president. Ayres Associates is a multi-discipline consulting firm with offices in Colorado, Wyoming, Arizona, Wisconsin, and Florida. The firm provides services in water resources, transportation, municipal, structural, and utility engineering. It also provides consulting services in architecture, landscape architecture, environmental sciences, grant writing and administration, planning, aerial mapping, and survey

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towns in South America that are 21 kilometers apart. The system is off-grid. All the power comes from solar panels mounted every so often along the route. Power is stored in a battery system by day to be used to illuminate the route at night. And Wi-Fi is flowing through these lines as well. New technologies are available to deliver 12-volt DC power from a clear glass window. We’re building several structures that have due east, south, and west exposures in a bright sunlight city. We and the companies we’re talking to are also exploring electro-chromic and photo-chromic coating, which is used in eyeglasses that automatically turn into sunglasses when sunlight hits them. If we can put all the pieces together, we’ll have a glazing system that will generate 12-volt DC power to LED lights, requiring neither an inverter or a transformer at the lamp end. We’ll have window glass that will turn into sun shading either electrically or automatically. Tenants will be able to look at the views outside their windows without drawing curtains, blinds, or shades. New and emerging technologies are among the reasons I’m so excited about being a designer/developer today. EDWARD FRIEDRICHS, FAIA, FIIDA, is the former CEO and president of Gensler. Contact him at efriedrichs@zweiggroup.com.

This is very effective for healing in hospitals and for higher productivity and health in office spaces. Take a look at recent writings on biophilia to understand why that is important. “The new technologies that are zooming forward are truly changing the world of the built environment – and very much for the better ... Some of the technologies we’re exploring today, I hadn’t even imagined five to 10 years ago.” By the way, I should also mention that LEDs operate best on 12-volt DC current. It just so happens that 12-volt DC is what flows through your computer cables to recharge your computer and your cell phone. And, guess what, no conduit or electrical inspections are required. I’m working with one company that offers complete lighting and control solutions based on 12-volt DC power, which we’re thinking about incorporating into our project here in Reno. This same company has done street lighting between two

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