Does Copenhagen have the answer to waste, energy and recreation in one building? We had to visit Copenhill just to see firsthand. CopenHill (also known as Amager Bakke) is one of the most innovative examples of “hedonistic sustainability”—a term coined by design architects, Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG). By turning an Read more…
Congratulations to UC Merced and CIRM for the opening of a New Research Laboratory A new CIRM Shared Resource Laboratory is now complete at the University of California, Merced, expanding opportunities for research, training, and scientific collaboration across the Central Valley. This new facility represents an important investment in the Read more…
Here we open the hood and look above the ceiling. Healthcare architects and engineers know that the interstitial space is where it comes together. The ceiling space above operation rooms, laboratories, animal holding and similar complex environments is the most congested space we build. Access to systems for maintenance and Read more…
Original Post: August 9, 2022 It’s been my pleasure to work with Avidicare, Infection Prevention Partners and collaborators developing solutions to reduce infections in healthcare environments. Innovation can be difficult, and in this case the solution is proven in Europe. USA is now catching up to current ultraclean technology to Read more…
SwiftEnvirons grew from the belief that every project—whether at the molecular scale or the scale of a building, a community, or the planet—requires swift, interdisciplinary understanding of the forces that surround it. Elemental and Interconnected That belief shapes everything we do. We move between disciplines — sustainability, environmental science, architecture, healthcare Read more…
A lot of travel, including the eclipse from Iceland and visit to six countries. Travel is a good way to refresh the mind and body. But It’s good to be back in Sun Valley, ID Sun Valley Innovates Again The first ski lifts in the world, world class resort built Read more…
A return to the home field My visit to the UC Davis Edwards Family Athletic Center (EFAC) and the UCD Health clinic became an unexpected homecoming—professionally and personally. But first a little about this striking facility. I had the chance to tour the new Gensler-designed facility with James Maus from Read more…
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A Case Study in Wildfire Defense and Home Hardening We embarked upon improvements to our property that includes Calfire recommendation for a combination of Home Hardening and Defensible Space to give your house the best chance of surviving a wildfire. Our solution is not perfect by any means as compromises Read more…
Aggie Square Now Open Much has been posted about the opening of Aggie Square. It’s just started, and with much promise of collaboration and innovation in biomedical research, the potential is phenomenal. After a decade of planning, design, development and construction involving many partners and collaborators, Aggie Square is open. Read more…