Building Design Intern | Summer

Position: Building Performance Design Intern | Summer 2026
DLR Group is an integrated design firm with a promise to elevate the human experience through design. This fuels the work we do around the world and inspires our mission to improve the lives of our clients, our communities, and our planet. If this sparks your interest, you're in the right place.

DLR Group's Denver studio has an opening for a Building Performance summer intern. Please refer to all openings posted and apply to the locations that are most suitable to your living situation during the course of your internship. This is not a remote position.

About EPX at DLR Group

Each person who works at DLR Group has a design voice, and we can't wait to help you define and amplify yours. Whether it's through a design charrette, a client meeting, an internal climate strategy kickoff, or developing a Net Zero case study, you'll learn the nuts and bolts (ha!) of establishing design performance related goals, while being part of something larger than yourself.

You will gain experience on projects large and small, in various phases of construction. We also hope to give you experiences outside of the typical internship in your discipline - from helping on a business development or marketing pursuit, planning an event for your office, or sharing your ideas on what the future of design services looks like.

Position Summary

As a DLR Group Summer Intern, you will be an important part of our climate + environment team and will help with a range of internal and external design performance projects. Our Summer Internship Program is a paid, full-time opportunity running from May 19 through August 7, 2026. We expect interns to participate throughout the duration of the program. This is a fantastic opportunity to grow, learn and contribute your design voice to our brand promise of Elevating the Human Experience.

What you will do

* Collaborate with other design team members in the integrated design process for various projects

* Contribute to sustainability‑focused design work, applying principles such as energy efficiency, embodied carbon reduction, water and ecological conservation, human health and wellness, and resilience.

* Develop proficiency in primary design performance tools such as Covetool, Zero Tool,

C.Scale, my Sidewalk and other proprietary DLR Group design tools and methods

* Update Design Performance data for projects such as LEED, Net-Zero, presentation materials using PowerPoint and Adobe Creative Suite to support design efforts

* Support our sustainability commitments, such as AIA 2030, SE 2050, MEP 2040, and Materials Pledge, and contribute to developing project specific climate strategies

* Engage in meetings to ensure effective coordination of 2025 operational carbon analysis for DLR Group's business operations

* Explore and gain a deeper understanding of design performance documentation and processes

Required Qualifications

* Enrolled in a Bachelor of Architecture or Master of Architecture degree program (NAAB-accredited university strongly preferred) or a Bachelor of Science in Integrated Design Engineering or other sustainability focused degree program

* Completed 3 years of design education prior to the start of the internship

* Experience with climate analysis and establishing design performance goals based on project context and client drivers

* Experience with Adobe Creative Suite and Microsoft Office

* Must be eligible to work in the United States without need for work visa or residency sponsorship

Preferred Qualifications

* Experience with Cove.tool,

C.Scale, my Sidewalk, Zero Tool, Climate Studio, Light stanza, or other design performance software

* Excellent visual, verbal, and non-verbal communication skills

* Previous internship experience

* Experience with Mural (visual collaboration software)

* TO BE CONSIDERED, A CURRENT PORTFOLIO OR WORK SAMPLES, PREFERABLY IN PDF FORMAT, IS NOT REQUIRED BUT PREFERRED
* Visa sponsorship is not offered for this position, including temporary visas such as E, F-1 (including OPT and CPT), TN, J, H-1B, or those who need employment-based visa sponsorship now or in the future.

Our comprehensive Benefits at DLR Group include medical, dental, vision, disability, wellness…