Episodes
59
Latest episode
May 2026
Language
EN
A podcast about BSA, an architecture, engineering, interior design and planning firm. Expert analysis and discussion of the AEC industry. BSA is guided by a mission to improve the human experience through design. Our work doesn't just shape buildings; it transforms healthcare environments, educational spaces, and research facilities into places that promote healing, learning, and discovery.
Mark Abbey and Tom Bahr discuss rural healthcare, challenges and opportunities in the space, working with leadership at rural healthcare systems, flexible space design, along with telehealth and more.
In this episode, Dr. April Agee Carroll from Bayer Crop Science R&D, Scott Allen and Kay Townsend discuss how research facilities are designed and used to feed the world, phenotyping, food security, plant science, genetics, data analysis and what new insights are leading to breakthroughs – and how collaboration is a key driver to these breakthroughs.
This episode features a conversation with engineers around different types of boilers, pros and cons, backup fuel options and decarbonization, including what healthcare organizations should be thinking about when it comes to these options.Host: Brian MooreGuests: Rick Wilkins & George StefanoviciLearn more: bsadesign.comPodcast Library: https://fast.wistia.com/embed/channel/aiy7rea6t7Contact: bmoore@bsadesign.com
In this episode of BSA by Design podcast, host Brian Moore interviews Kevin McNutt, an engineering planning principal at BSA, about designing mechanical systems for resilient and sustainable healthcare facilities. McNutt, who has nearly twenty years of experience as a licensed PE, discusses how engineering for healthcare isn't just technical but also an art that requires balancing multiple stakeholder needs and opinions. He shares insights from a complex patient tower project that involved untangling existing systems while expanding campus utilities and coordinating around immense structural challenges. The conversation covers key industry challenges including labor shortages, retiring workforce knowledge, cost pressures, and the balance between sustainability and resiliency. McNutt emphasizes the importance of prefabrication strategies, true collaboration across disciplines, and the need to look beyond immediate costs to lifecycle considerations. He also discusses how AI and technology will likely help address workforce gaps while maintaining the irreplaceable value of human experience and historical knowledge in healthcare facility design.
Drew Hustedde joins the show to talk about sustainability, and BSA's Sustainability Action Plan, with focus on future goals, alignment, the shift in conversation around sustainability and how good design is at the heart of it all.Host: Brian MooreGuests: Drew HusteddeWant to learn more about BSA? Visit bsadesign.com.Feedback? Email bmoore@bsadesign.com.
Jeff Saad and Jen Worley about the current and future state of design, with a focus on AI, data driven design, the tools they use, and the tension with AI between efficiency and creativity. Host: Brian MooreGuests: Jeff Saad & Jen WorleyWant to learn more about BSA? Visit bsadesign.com.Feedback? Email bmoore@bsadesign.com.
David Lenart, VP of Strategic Facility Planning and Operations for Columbus Regional Hospital, joins BSA CEO Tim Spence to discuss the transformative adaptive reuse of Fair Oaks Mall in Columbus, Indiana into NexusPark, a modern Health Hub.Host: Brian MooreGuests: David Lenart & Tim SpenceReferenced project:NexusParkWant to learn more about BSA? Visit bsadesign.com.Feedback? Email bmoore@bsadesign.com.
Karen Tobin and Jennifer Hoskins discuss market design trends in healthcare and higher education from an interior design perspective. From the rise of hospitality feel to new products and evidence-based design research, the duo also discusses rapidly evolving technology needs and sustainable materials.Host: Brian MooreGuests: Karen Tobin & Jennifer HoskinsReferenced projects:Wake Tech Education & Innovation CenterNeurodiversityWant to learn more about BSA? Visit bsadesign.com.Feedback? Email bmoore@bsadesign.com.
Adam Chahulski sits down to talk about BSA's seventh and newest studio in Charlotte, North Carolina, building a team, creating local partnerships and how BSA's design philosophy is a great fit for the Charlotte area.Host: Brian MooreGuests: Adam ChahulskiWant to learn more about BSA? Visit bsadesign.com.Feedback? Email bmoore@bsadesign.com.
Paul Whitson, Healing Practice Director at BSA, discusses what Future Ready Healthcare Design means. From the shift from hospital-centric models, flexibility and making healthcare facilities community anchors to patient and caregiver experience, Paul shares how the next decade of healthcare design is shaping up.Host: Brian MooreGuests: Paul WhitsonWant to learn more about BSA? Visit bsadesign.com.Feedback? Email bmoore@bsadesign.com.
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