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How to Evaluate Lighting in the Patient Care Environment(0)

July 22, 2010

In evaluating light quality in any environment, we have to keep in mind how the eye perceives light. As light distribution goes, we perceive light first on vertical surfaces, and last on horizontal surfaces below eye level (the ground, the floor, the work plane). Light on vertical surfaces conveys spaciousness, brightness, and [...]

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EVstudio Designing Long Term Care Facility in Pueblo Colorado as Architect and Engineer

EVstudio is working with SunBridge Healthcare on the complete renovation of their 47,000 square foot Pueblo Care and Rehabilitation Center in Pueblo, Colorado. Also included in the project is a proposed new 3,000 square foot Occupational Therapy gym addition to the existing building, along with outdoor therapy garden and development of additional on-site parking. Once complete, [...]

Price Per Square Foot Construction Cost for Medical Office Buildings

In another assessment in a series of articles: How much does it cost to build a medical office building? It is well known that Medical Office Buildings are very expensive per square foot due to the integrated systems required in the buildings. Below is a chart from RSMeans construction cost data that illustrates the cost per square foot for new [...]

2009 International Code Changes – Building, Residential, Fire, Energy, Mechanical, Plumbing

EVstudio has the pleasure of listening to a presentation put together by Tim Pate. Tim is a code official at Broomfield and a member of several committees related to the various ICC codes and the changes that happen in 2009. He shared with us this list put together by the Colorado Chapter of the ICC [...]


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