February 2011

Facility Focus: John Muir Medical Centers

17 mins
When it comes to state-of-the-art hospital care, John Muir Medical Center’s campuses in the neighboring cities of Walnut Creek and Concord, Calif. are taking healthcare in the San Francisco Bay Area to the next level.
 
The newly updated healthcare facilities are using the latest in a trend in hospital design aimed at minimizing stress with private patient rooms, stylish furniture, natural lighting, soothing gardens, and professional art installations.

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Finding Common Ground With BIM

13 mins

It is a generally accepted principal that the building industry has traditionally been slow to embrace change and new technologies. The Great Recession, which started in 2007, has been a major factor in changing this and has provided significant impetus to do things better, faster and cheaper, through any means available.

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City Officials Greenlight Temecula Hospital Project

5 mins

TEMECULA, Calif. — The Temecula City Council approved late Tuesday Universal Health Services’ request to build a scaled-down first phase for Temecula Regional Hospital.

 
The planned 566,000-square-foot hospital has yet to break ground despite winning approval in 2006.
 
While the council reluctantly agreed to the scaled-down project, it stipulated that if the hospital developer fails to pour building foundations for the first phase by Feb.

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EMCOR Wins Conn. Hospital Project

4 mins

BRIDGEPORT, Conn. — EMCOR Group, Inc., a company specializing in mechanical and electrical construction, energy infrastructure and facilities services, announced that its Tucker Mechanical subsidiary has been awarded a contract for the installation of mechanical systems at St.

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$217 Million Children’s Hospital Approved in Iowa

3 mins
URBANDALE, Iowa — The Board of Regents have approved a $271 million Children’s Hospital project, part of a $1.1 billion long-term facilities plan for University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics.
 
The Children’s Hospital will be 371,600 square feet in new construction and 56,250 square feet in renovated space for a total of 427,850 square feet.
 
The university first presented the idea of a new Children’s Hospital and a corresponding long-term building plan to the regents in 2008 and received approval.

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Remote Room Monitor

1 mins
Bronze Craft has developed a solar-powered wireless device, the Smart Window Hardware, for remote monitoring of ambient room conditions, window security, and window performance. The product is designed to integrate with both new and existing Building Automation Systems using the ZigBee wireless standard, and mounts wirelessly on the window frame to monitor light, temperature, humidity, and window hardware status.

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