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Continuing Education from SwiftEnvirons
SwiftEnvirons is an AIA Continuing Education Provider – focused on the issues that impact people and the Earth.
Architecture and Design
Gold Country Resiliency
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…
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Visiting the Latest Labs: UC Merced
In September 2025, we visited University of California, Merced for the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM) Shared Resource Laboratory project. Between tours of the campus and research facilities, our team (Uta Grieshammer, Susan Swift, Dan Eriksson) kicked off this exciting project that will expand with the research core facilities Read more…
Architecture Art and Music
Reporting on My Procedure Inside and Out
I’ve visited hundreds of healthcare facilities over the years, as architect, owner’s representative, facility operator and product representative. But a visit to the University of California Irvine (UCI) as a patient provided a unique and humbling hands-on “Patient Experience”.
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Season’s Greetings 2023 to 2024
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…
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About SwiftEnvirons LLC – What’s in a name?
Welcome to SwiftEnvirons LLC. We partner with select clients to provide design and planning services across sustainability, environmental projects, academic research, healthcare innovation, campus planning, and public-private initiatives. SwiftEnvirons grew from the belief that every project—whether at the molecular scale or the scale of a building, a community, or the Read more…
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Interview with Ted Hyman, FAIA of ZGF
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…
Architecture and Design
Rethinking old design assumptions: Air
When we started this discussion of key elements, we started with the basics of light, air and design. For Air, we would like to introduce the one and only Peter Hojerback, CEO of Avidicare from Lund, Sweden. http://Www.Avidicare.com With installations throughout Europe, Opragon started in Sweden and quickly grew as Read more…
Environs and Community
Leadership Profile: Binda Mangat
A Profile of Technology and Health SwiftEnvirons sat with Binda Mangat in this installment of our discussion on leadership in innovation and sustainability. The company’s experience is extensive: •Technology solutions from infrastructure to devices to apps to games •Locations in Sacramento, Dallas, Turkey, India, Africa https://www.quorumtech.net SwiftEnvirons: How would you Read more…
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Advanced Research On the Rise in Davis
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…