Tours The conference offered a diverse range of buildings to tour, including high-tech manufacturing spaces, institutional facilities and a historic landmark. Warehouse Gastropub. Led by Levi Van Buggenum, AIA, principal with Arete Design Group, this tour highlighted the transformation of an abandoned warehouse into a vibrant restaurant, nightclub and family-oriented destination. This tour underscored the intersection of preservation, innovation and community engagement in creating a thriving public venue. Sheridan College Health Sciences Center. Led by Karen Kelly, AIA, principal with Arete Design Group, this tour showed the challenges of conducting a renovation and partial replacement/expansion of an existing building in the heart of a college campus. The tour discussed how the staging of construction was set up to ensure safe exiting and accessibility while the building followed health standards as an operating dental clinic. Sheridan College Innovation Center. Brandon Daigle, AIA, principal with MOA, led a tour of the Innovation Center, a 28,000-square-foot project. As Sheridan College’s most recent building renovation and expansion, this space supports students and community members who are pursuing career opportunities in manufacturing or construction trades. This building also includes the new Manufacturing Incubator for private sector tenants. EMIT Headquarters and Manufacturing Facility. Jeffrey Johnston, AIA, and Andy Ankeny, AIA, of CLB Design, led a tour of the headquarters of EMIT. At nearly 120,000 square feet, this facility consolidates the operations of four existing metal fabrication facilities and introduces amenities accessible to over 100 employees and the public. Originally a concrete-block Kmart, the campus was reenvisioned as a world-class, state-of-the-art facility to attract new talent and integrate them into an established community of Wyoming locals. Cady Building. Levi Van Buggenum, AIA, with Arete Design Group, led a tour of this historic building. The tour explored its adaptive reuse during phased renovation. Participants saw how modern building systems are integrated within an existing structure, while maintaining code compliance and improving occupant safety. The session included a guided tour of the partially completed project, highlighting how design decisions strike a balance between preservation and modernization. SMH Behavioral Health and Crisis Stabilization Unit. Mike Glassing, AIA, of Cushing Terrell, provided a tour of the new Behavioral Health and Crisis Stabilization Unit currently under construction at Sheridan Memorial Hospital. The EmPATH concept utilized in this project introduces a human-centered model of care and spatial design, prioritizing the wellbeing of both patients and staff while creating an environment that supports healing and dignity. 29
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