Insights

RSP INSIGHTS is a collection of our perspectives and thoughts on current trends impacting the markets and clients we serve.

Secure Workplace Design Without the Fortress Effect

RSP’s Tami Moon and Don Venticinque discuss how thoughtful secure workplace design can protect people and assets while preserving the welcoming, brand-driven experience of a corporate headquarters. As today’s work practices continue to evolve, the safety and security of the workplace has become a top-of-mind concern for all of our clients, even those who […]

Before You Build: The New California Wildfire Code

RSP has taken a close look at the new consolidated California wildfire code and offers some insight on how the new regulations may impact your next project, even before a shovel hits the ground. In January 2025, the Palisades and Eaton fires burned 59 square miles of Los Angeles, killed 31 people, and destroyed […]

A Net-Zero Building, Ten Years On

Northern Arizona University’s International Pavilion has spent a decade proving a quiet thesis: the most sustainable building is often the simplest one. Here’s what its data — and the people who run it — taught us. Jason Ploszaj and Linnea Brudenell re-visit one of RSP’s seminal projects. Designed to be a net-zero site energy […]

What Tempe’s Microgrids Masterplan can Teach Other Cities about Designing for Resilience in Extreme Heat

RSP’s National Sustainability and Resilience Director, Linnea Brudenell AIA, LEED AP, shares her take-aways from the practice’s recent involvement in a potent new study into microgrids and what desert cities can do to prepare for weather extremes. In desert cities like Tempe, Arizona, communities are at the front lines of climate change, facing increasingly […]

The New Center of Hospital Care

Since the days of Hippocrates, nurses have been at the frontline of the hospital care model. RSP’s Melissa Emerson AIA touches on a few design considerations that can make a nurse’s job easier and less stressful. The past decade has brought disruptive and transformative change to the healthcare industry. From the operational day-to-day of […]

Intersections: Architecture that Supports the Organ Donation Process

ABOVE: RSP is partnering with Donor Connect in Utah. Their new headquarters includes a community center and a formal memorial plaza for families and donor recognition. Inspired by the remarkable mountain basin, the design uses local stone, terracotta and other natural materials to create a strong regional context. Organ and tissue donation provides a […]