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  The stakes have never been higher for hospitals and other healthcare facilities. Managers in these facilities have had to answer tough questions over the last three years about their buildings’ ventilation and air filtration systems due to the airborne threat of the coronavirus. Before the pandemic hit these facilities, though, managers faced a host…

  The outpatient cancer treatment clinic is six-stories and 150,000 square-feet. Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center opened its new clinic building on the South Lake Union (SLU) campus. The six-story, 150,000 square-foot outpatient cancer treatment clinic features a patient-centered design, highly specialized treatment clinics and procedure suites. The new environment further advances the ability to deliver…

Insights on Laboratories Codes and standards are an important part of ensuring a laboratory is safe. Properly handling exhaust streams is imperative to ventilation. HVAC can look different, depending on the setting that it is in. Brandon Fortier, IMEG’s National Science and Technology leader, and Jeremy Barrette, principal at Affiliated Engineers Inc., walk us through…

Industrial robots can extend or enhance productivity at your facility, as well as perform dangerous or repetitive workplace tasks, thereby protecting the health and safety of your workers. Robotic systems are becoming more collaborative and mobile in nature. The future of robotics involves more collaborative robots, or “co-robots,” rather than fixed industrial robots isolated from…

The Internet of Things (IoT) poses dramatic possibilities for transforming work and everyday life. The IoT, in plain terms, is the intersection of the physical and digital world, with devices of all kinds harnessing the power of interconnectivity to provide seamless experiences for consumers and businesses alike. At the moment, however, the IoT is at…

  BWBR seeks to bring an equity lens to every project we take on as part of the ongoing work of pursuing inclusivity in our organization and our communities. We believe that people are at the heart of creating good design, and that means striving to make sure that every voice is respected, valued, and…