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Iowa State Realignment Echoes Move to Shared and Multi-Use Spaces
By Nicole Zaro Stahl A leader in the field of plant sciences, Iowa State University, in Ames, Iowa, is recognized as a pipeline of new ideas and talent for the state’s massive agriculture industry. Yet despite explosive growth in biosciences enrollment at both the undergraduate and graduate levels, the most recent biosciences building was 30 […]
Gamification of Construction Safety
By Amr Raafat Creating a safe construction environment requires the industry to go above and beyond the minimum safety rules to ensure everyone is safe on the jobsite. Building Information Modeling (BIM) and Virtual Reality (VR) experiences, such as 4D sequencing with realistic fly-throughs, have become an integral part of our safety planning at Windover […]
Boston’s Medical Facilities Present Unique Opportunity
By John Guarracino Boston is widely recognized as home to many world-renowned medical facilities. Coupled with the region’s topflight academic centers, these institutions are an important part of our region’s intellectual and economic foundation. Over the years, JM Electrical has had the opportunity to contribute to projects at some of Boston’s leading healthcare institutions. From Harvard Medical […]
Success From The Start: Keys to Pre-Construction Planning for Owners and Architects
by Tom Howes It’s one thing when a concept for a potential construction project is abandoned early on by choice. Maybe the inspiration was a good one but the market forces weren’t favorable, the timing wasn’t right or you simply decided to put your resources elsewhere. These are all valid reasons to opt out of moving […]
Using Lean 3P Planning to Implement Operational Change in Healthcare Settings
by Jason Costello and John Fowler Just as healthcare delivery is evolving through new patient-provider approaches and transformative technology, so is the design of healthcare facilities rapidly advancing by the use of Lean process improvement methods. Lean in healthcare has focused on continuous, incremental improvement of existing processes that were primarily concerned with the operational aspects […]
Putting Your Best Face Forward: Business Headshots
by Susan Shelby Headshots can provide the first impression of a firm’s employees to potential clients as they conduct due diligence or review a proposal. Employee headshots should convey professionalism, confidence, and personality, and can set the tone for how potential clients perceive your firm. All too often, people crop a headshot from a favorite […]
A New Era of Compounding Pharmacies in Massachusetts
by Susie Festel A meningitis outbreak in 2012 was traced back to contaminated drugs coming from a bulk prescription compounding company, New England Compounding Center in Framingham, Mass. This outbreak sickened hundreds and resulted in 76 deaths. As a result, the commonwealth of Massachusetts began developing new, more stringent guidelines for compounding pharmacies (based off […]
Long-Term Emergency Power Solutions in Healthcare Environments
By Chris Enders Katrina, Irene, Sandy, Irma, Harvey are not just a list of random first names, but rather a stark reminder of extreme weather patterns that have raised the stakes for hospitals across the country to be able to provide seamless care to their patients. Such continuity during disasters requires intense facilities planning, considerable […]
Providing Guidance in Times of Change, Uncertainty
By Jessica Stebbins The healthcare industry’s newswire is saturated with mergers and consolidations of healthcare systems, which is a business strategy that systems have employed to increase market share and expand clinical services into communities. Because of this dynamic movement in the healthcare marketplace — and the competitive relationships among healthcare systems to increase market […]
Bedford Square: A Window Into an Extraordinary Collaboration
by Kelly McCoy After more than a decade of planning, designing, permitting, sourcing and building, an extraordinary project has infused new energy into downtown Westport, Connecticut. Known as Bedford Square, this new retail, dining, arts and residential community has transformed the intersection of Church and Main Streets and given a 1920s mansion and surrounding buildings new […]
