Anchor Districts: Research and Innovation Districts, partnerships between community, higher education and healthcare
“I won’t retire but I might retread” – Falling from Above, Neil Young In 2021, Joel retired from almost three decades of public service in California, notably with the University of California and County of Placer. This afforded Joel the opportunity to help Susan set up SwiftEnvirons in Sun Valley, Read more…
People have asked “what have you been doing for the past three years since retiring?” True, Joel retired from public service after 29+ years at the University of California and County of Placer, California. But, as Neil Young sang, Joel says “I won’t retire, but I might retread”. That retread Read more…
This image captures client satisfaction wih the Project Chair Dr. Diana L. Farmer, M.D. Chair of the UC Davis Department of Surgery. She is testing the public space at the Children’s Surgery Center at the UC Davis Children’s Hospital on the Sacramento Campus. The broader picture is one of the Read more…
A little background. In my history at the University of California, Davis – Healthcare, I had the rare opportunity to lead not only planning, design, construction and operations of multibillion dollar programs. My role also included the highest level of QA of the AHJ and Fire Marshall for critical care, Read more…
Much gratitude for many partners and colleagues. The collaborations are fruitful in so many aspects. “Design och funktion är viktigt för oss!” – Mari Regner, Avidicare “Design and function are important for us” I am even learning a little Swedish! Some Highlights from 2023 California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM): Read more…
Zimmer Gunsul Frasca Partnership (ZGF) is more than a design firm. Their stewardship of People and Places has pushed boundaries and redefined environmentally appropriate design. When SwiftEnvirons embarked up this discussion of key elements, we thought of the basics of Light, Air, Energy and Design. SwiftEnvirons sat with Ted Hyman, FAIA, CEO of ZGF Read more…
Thanks to Dan McGill and Mark Romney for the visit to Marina Village Research Park last week. The park in Alameda offers a robust innovation district with thought given to tenant collaboration, amenities and program for science and technology. Susan Swift appreciated the adaptive reuse of the Bethlehem shipyard where her grandfather was estimator/engineer. Also exciting Read more…
It’s always exciting to see new a new building come out of the ground. In this case, congratulations to Dan Ramos of Ramco Enterprises, Jeff Leonhardt of RMW Architects, Daniel Corfee and entire the Buzz Oates Enterprises team. As Jeff put it, this building alongside I-80 in Davis is currently Read more…
A big thank-you to Gino Segre, who provided Swiftenvirons a tour of the Bakar Bioenginuity Hub at UC Berkeley, aka (Bakar Labs) , sharing insight into the successes of the premier, thriving laboratory ecosystem: “Everything that a bio-entrepreneur needs, all in one location”. Over the past few years, SwiftEnvirons assessed a Read more…
Notes from a brief visit to the Research Triangle Park, Durham and Charlotte. It’s abundantly apparent that the region is continually growing and evolving a robust ecosystem of innovation, research and community. Charlotte has a truly vibrant, emerging city core. Durham has succeeded in revitalizing the core around the American Read more…