Tag: Healthcare
SLAM-Designed Academic Building Opens
Savannah, GA – As a new paradigm for healthcare leadership training in the coastal Georgia region, the Health Professions Academic Building at Waters College of Health Professions will serve Georgia Southern University’s mission to drive economic and regional workforce development needs. The comprehensive plan combines collaborative efforts and technological advancements in health services, among other […]
Merck to Expand R&D Facility
Billerica, MA – Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, which operates its biopharmaceutical business as EMD Serono in the U.S. and Canada, announced a $70 million investment to expand its state-of-the-art research and development (R&D) facility in Billerica. The new building will span 145,000sf, offering new laboratory and collaborative working space to accommodate approximately 400 new and […]
SLAM Designs School of Pharmacy
Johnson City, NY – The S/L/A/M Collaborative (SLAM) recently completed the programming, planning, and design for the new $60 million, 105,000sf School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences at Binghamton University, State University of New York (SUNY). In addition to full architectural services, SLAM provided interior design, structural engineering, and landscape architecture services. The facility […]
Marr Sets Bridge at Boston Children’s Hospital
Boston – Boston Children’s Hospital is building a pedestrian bridge at the intersection of Longwood Avenue and Blackfan Street, which will provide direct pedestrian access between the Patient and Family Parking Garage and a new lobby above the main hospital’s entrance, making hospital trips safer and more convenient for patients and visitors. Working for steel fabricator […]
G. Greene Completes Fit-Out for MGH Staniford Street Location
Boston – G. Greene Construction recently completed a fit-out for Massachusetts General Hospital, to house a primary care medical practice. The 20,000sf space, located on the 9th floor of 50 Staniford St., includes an elevator lobby entrance modification, registration and waiting areas, exam rooms, offices and consulting rooms. Included in the design are lighted glass murals […]
Siemens Completes Walpole Expansion
Walpole, MA – Siemens Healthineers, a company that provides more than 10 billion laboratory diagnostic tests globally each year, has largely completed the expansion of its Walpole manufacturing operation. This milestone means additional, high-tech jobs will soon be available. The Walpole facility is a flagship Siemens Healthineers manufacturing and R&D facility for laboratory diagnostics […]
Legionellosis and How to Help Prevent it in Your Building
by Roger P. Francoeur We have been hearing about Legionnaires’ disease in our area lately; there was an outbreak stemming from a hot tub at a beach resort in New Hampshire. While scanning through the news on the web about outbreaks, I saw other recent occurrences of this illness: at a VA hospital in the […]
Corson Joins SMRT
Andover, MA – Robert J. Corson, AIA, has joined SMRT Architects and Engineers as a senior healthcare architect in its Andover office. He has more than 25 years of design and project experience in Greater Boston and New Hampshire, most recently as in-house principal planner and lead architect at Exeter Health Resources, parent of Exeter […]
Renovation Completed on Devoted Health HQ
Waltham, MA – Vantage Builders, Inc., a general contracting and construction firm based in Waltham, has completed the renovation of the new corporate headquarters for Devoted Health, at the Watch Factory, 221 Crescent Street in Waltham. The 20,000sf office features an open floorplan, from architects Fusion Design, that better supports collaboration, communication and teamwork. Devoted Health, […]
Dr. Gawande Shares Vision at Suffolk
Boston – Dr. Atul Gawande — the renowned Brigham and Women’s surgeon and New Yorker writer who’s been making headlines since being tasked by Jeff Bezos, Warren Buffett, and Jamie Dimon to transform healthcare — shared his approach as a leader and vision for healthcare with employees of building contractor Suffolk. Suffolk Chairman and CEO John […]
