Sacramento County, like much of the country, faces a challenge in the care of patients with behavioral health issues—there is a distinct shortage of psychiatric facilities. As a result, a growing number of behavioral health patients are heading to local emergency departments (ED) to be seen when they are…
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Kristi Ennis
As one of our employees who focuses on LEED and Sustainability issues, Midori Fukutani, AIA, recently looked into the following information for building owners looking for ways to reduce their building’s greenhouse gas emissions. Midori states that purchasing RECs ensures that the building’s electricity is generated from renewable sources such…
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Kristi Ennis
Commercial Property-Assessed Clean Energy (C-PACE) is a tool for states and cities to encourage private property owners to invest in water- and energy-efficiency and clean energy projects. It is a voluntary program that allows owners to finance those projects by repaying the loan over time with assessments added to property…
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Romano N.A. Nickerson
I’m going to share a dirty little secret. It’s a secret that the design and construction industry frequently hides from the public, from the owner, and worst of all, from itself. So, what is this secret? In the industry, many projects touted as “successes” really should be considered failures. Within…
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Meredith Banasiak
Beyond states of wakefulness and restfulness, it’s commonly accepted that natural light cycles impact people in many ways. Studies have proven there can be long-lasting physical and mental health risks when circadian rhythms are regularly disrupted. Among other symptoms, dysregulated circadian wellness—common in shift workers and frequent flyers who…
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