FARGO, N.D. – In May, JLG Architects’ Mark Honzay, AIA, EDAC, Principal Architect, earned his Evidence-Based Design Accreditation (EDAC) from The Center for Health Design. This internationally recognized program awards credentials to individuals who demonstrate an understanding of how to apply an evidence-based process to the design and construction of all settings that contribute to health, safety, and well-being, including measuring and reporting results.
Honzay, a Registered Architect in North Dakota, Minnesota, and South Dakota, is now one of two EDAC Architects within JLG Architects’ Healthcare Practice Studio, including Tina Du Mond, AIA, ACHA, EDAC, Principal Architect. JLG is currently ranked in Building Design+Construction’s Giants 400 list as one of the Top 125 Healthcare Architecture Firms for 2024.
Honzay earned his Master of Architecture at North Dakota State University and has over 18 years of experience, including 10 years specializing in healthcare design—leading high-performance planning, design, sustainable design integration, and technical execution. As a regional and national advocate for providers and patients, he works alongside the firm’s Healthcare Practice Studio Leader Todd Medd, AIA. JLG’s Healthcare Studio has led several monumental projects spanning the multi-city campuses of Sanford Health, Anne Carlsen Center, Altru Health Systems, Rugby Heart of America Medical Center, and Northland Health Centers.
Evidence-based design has continually driven JLG’s award-winning healthcare portfolio, with each project focused on improving patient outcomes, staff efficiency, rural healthcare access, and overall facility performance. Honzay’s comprehensive EBD efforts—known to shorten hospital stays, increase patient satisfaction, and reduce risk of infection—involve systematically evaluating the physical and psychological effects of the built environment on users. To promote healing by design, he demonstrates EBD through single-patient rooms, workstation accessibility, staff respite space, optimized layouts, noise-reduction materials, and use of natural elements, including natural light, organic materials, and biophilic features that foster outdoor connectivity.
Explore EDAC Accreditation at: https://www.healthdesign.org/certification-outreach/edac
