"Dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB), also known under a variety of other names including Lewy body dementia, diffuse Lewy body disease, cortical Lewy body disease, and senile dementia of Lewy type, is a type of dementia closely associated with both Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases. It is characterized anatomically by the presence of Lewy bodies, clumps of alpha-synuclein and ubiquitin protein in neurons, detectable in post mortem brain histology. Lewy body dementia affects 1.3 million individuals in the United States alone. DLB Associates is led by Don Beaty, a design and construction industry visionary who founded the firm over 30 years ago and who continues to challenge conventional ways of thinking and working on the global engineering landscape. In DLB Associates, Don has developed the optimum organization model for collaboration and efficiency, removing the barriers inherently associated with traditional roles and narrowly focused skill sets. The result is a cross-trained team of """"renaissance"""" engineers who thrive in a culture of effective communication and high-performance. Holistic thinking applies to DLB’s globally delivered solutions, which cover the entire continuum of a large-scale project, from AE to design. Rather than follow the model of having several firms working in series to complete a project from end to end — an approach that can lead to miscommunication at interface points, mistakes and inefficiencies — DLB’s comprehensive service offering gives clients the benefits of a single partner working with a broad viewpoint and a unified focus to achieve successful outcomes. When desired, these deliverables can represent category-defining, First-of-a-Kind solutions."