Posted: September 11th, 2009 | Author: inicigroup | Filed under: LEED news, Projects | Tags: Portland | No Comments »
The American Institute of Architects awarded the Providence North Portland Clinic and the OHSU Peter O. Kohler Pavilion for national health care design. An article in the DJC Oregon states that these medical centers offer better lifestyles for everyone who uses the building. Whether that be the staff who now have creature comforts to support their 12 hour shifts or the patients who will have better quality of life and shorter stays.
More on this award can be found on the DJC Oregon website.
Posted: August 19th, 2009 | Author: inicigroup | Filed under: Projects | Tags: Portland | No Comments »
Adventist Medical Center, an inici group client, announced that they have received the Cycle II Chest Pain Center Accreditation. AMC has been working hard and investing in the latest technologies to provide the highest quality of care to their patients. The AMC Heart Center is only one of two medical centers in all of Oregon to receive this accreditation from the Society of Chest Pain Centers.
More information about this accreditation can be found in this press release
Posted: August 6th, 2009 | Author: admin | Filed under: LEED news | Tags: LEED, Portland, Sustainability | No Comments »
Cascadia recently released an interesting study that deciphers the true value of a green building. More specifically, it raises topics whether the additional costs outweigh the environmental savings and how these energy saving features are evaluated in comparison to a standard building.
While its a fairly lengthy article, its worth the read.
Cascadia Report
