http://www.hga.com HGA - Hammel, Green and Abrahamson - Architecture, Engineering, Planning en-us Copyright ©Hammel Green and Abrahamson, Inc. All rights reserved. HGA 20 http://www.hga.com/hga_rss_logo.gif http://www.hga.com 30 31 http://tinyurl.com/mybb4l "As a Level II trauma center, Sutter Roseville Medical Center (SRMC) in Roseville, California, treats serious injuries and illnesses on a regular basis. However, when patients were ready to begin the often long and arduous process of rehabilitation and related physical therapy, they were transferred elsewhere. The new Sutter Rehabilitation Institute-a two-story facility that includes 40 rehab beds..." June 26, 2009 http://tinyurl.com/nok5eg "Behavioral healthcare design constitutes a growing percentage of healthcare design today. Many of the design criteria that drive any healthcare facility-creating humanized interior spaces that ease patient anxiety and improve the healthcare deliver process-also inspire the design of behavioral facilities." June 23, 2009 http://www.hga.com/artman/uploads/advisor_062309.pdf "A technology developed over thirty years ago in Norway is finding a place in the United States HVAC industry. Chilled beams...are emerging in the energy conscious United States as an alternative to conventional systems such as variable air volume and fan coil units." June 23, 2009 http://www.eco-structure.com/institutional-projects/the-green-office-challenge.aspx "One of the most sustainable strategies available in the design and construction industries is to reuse or repurpose an existing building. Not only is energy preserved from fabrication, transportation and labor embedded in the original structure, but in many cases, the building's history, context and sense of place within its community also is preserved." June 17, 2009 http://www.hga.com/the_latest/press_releases/st_gabriel_060509.html Minneapolis, MN - An 88,000-square-foot, three-story addition to St. Gabriel's Hospital in Little Falls, Minnesota, in conjunction with an extensive renovation of the existing facility, has re-positioned the Catholic Health Initiatives' hospital in today's highly competitive healthcare marketplace. June 5, 2009 http://www.hga.com/the_latest/press_releases/cabrillo_sac_060309.html San Francisco, CA - The new $15 million Student Services Center at Cabrillo Community College has opened. Designed by the San Francisco office of HGA Architects and Engineers, the 51,000-square-foot facility is part of an overall master plan to replace many of the aging facilities throughout the Aptos, Calif. campus, which was originally built in 1959. June 3, 2009 http://www.hga.com/the_latest/press_releases/mayors_awards_060109.html Milwaukee, WI - HGA Architects and Engineers (HGA) has received two Mayor's Design Awards for contributing to the urban landscape, presented by Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett. June 1, 2009 http://tinyurl.com/klslhy "As a new frugality motivates Americans to do more with less in this recession, healthcare leaders likewise have adopted a similar mindset." June 1, 2009 http://www.hga.com/the_latest/press_releases/elca_laaward_052809.html Los Angeles, CA - The Los Angeles Business Council (LABC) has honored HGA Architects and Engineers (HGA) with the Community Impact Award for the Math and Science Complex at East Los Angeles College, which is part of the Los Angeles Community College District's (LACCD) Builds Green Program. May 28, 2009 http://www.hga.com/the_latest/press_releases/sustainable_positioning_050109.html HGA Architects and Engineers (HGA) continues its leadership position in sustainable design by adding new LEED® Accredited Professional and expanding its growing portfolio of projects designed to meet regional and national sustainable guidelines for energy and resource efficiency. May 22, 2009 http://tinyurl.com/olywax "Quality healthcare begins at a building's main entrance before a patient even walks in. The architecture tells a patient about the kind of care they will receive. Yet one of the biggest challenges for healthcare designers is to create a welcoming entrance that inspires trust with patients, visitors and healthcare providers alike." May 20, 2009 http://www.hga.com/the_latest/press_releases/leed_1st_qtr_051509.html Minneapolis, MN - HGA Architects and Engineers (HGA) expands its longstanding commitment to sustainable design with the addition of 43 LEED Accredited Professionals to its professional staff since the beginning of 2009. May 15, 2009 http://tinyurl.com/q6hzmf "At a time when economic worries and budget limitations for facility expansions may start to squeeze the healthcare industry, lean processes could very well be the industry's answer-and lifeline-for designing and constructing new projects in the future." May 1, 2009 http://www.hga.com/the_latest/press_releases/msu_ford_041709_002.html Minneapolis, MN - Leonard A. Ford Hall, the new 67,000-square-foot addition to Mankato State University's Trafton Science Center, seamlessly integrates groundbreaking, sustainable design initiatives with design innovations that place science, teaching and learning - and the workings of the building itself - on display. April 17, 2009 http://tinyurl.com/qvajmc "My last blog about multi-denominational healthcare worship spaces had me thinking about specific design experiences. I am always inspired by how invested community members are in the design process. Healthcare facilities and hospitals are truly community buildings that reflect a town’s aspirations and regional attributes." April 6, 2009 http://www.hga.com/the_latest/press_releases/st_luke_exp_032709.html Minneapolis, MN - Five years after finishing the first phase of St. Luke's The Woodlands Hospital outside of Houston, Texas, HGA Architects and Engineers (HGA) has completed a 59-bed second phase expansion. The medical center now has a total of 150 beds. With the completion of the fourth floor shell space and the addition of two floors of vertical expansion, the ultimate capacity shall be 240 beds. March 27, 2009 http://www.hga.com/the_latest/press_releases/currie_032509.html Minneapolis, MN - Suzanne Currie has joined HGA Architects and Engineers (HGA) in the firm's User Experience and Lean consulting practice to focus on healthcare, higher education, and the arts. Currie will apply her background in anthropology, experience design and human factors in furthering HGA's experiential design services, part of the firm's innovative pre-design and planning work. March 25, 2009 http://tinyurl.com/qpf9jq "Studies have indicated that faith affects our physical well-being. So as healthcare designers, how do we create worship spaces that are spiritually inspiring and have meaning to different cultural traditions found in hospitals today?" March 24, 2009 http://www.hga.com/artman/uploads/advisor_032309.pdf "When we talk about utilities for buildings, we usually think about water, gas or electric power. However, in the era of technologically-advanced buildings, there is another emerging service which is becoming every bit as important as the more traditional building utilities." March 23, 2009 http://tinyurl.com/oygdjf "As an interior designer, I often approach healthcare design as an opportunity to inspire people and promote a healthy lifestyle. One question I'm frequently asked is: How can we best provide for the growing bariatric population nationally?" March 9, 2009 http://www.hga.com/the_latest/press_releases/hga_promotions_sac_022509.html Sacramento, CA - HGA Architects and Engineers, a full-service architecture, engineering and planning firm, has promoted four team members to associate. Heloisa Botelho, LEED® AP, Tim Duffy, AIA, LEED® AP, Edith Jeong and Dang Nguyen are all based in the firm's Sacramento office, where they work on higher education and healthcare projects. February 25, 2009 http://www.hga.com/artman/uploads/school_news_feb09_001.pdf "As four-year universities transition away from basic skills instruction, community colleges have become primarily responsible for fulfilling this service for students. Community colleges are beginning to implement new programs in the hopes of improving academic preparedness for university-level curriculum. Many of these academic programs depend upon the creation of new technically sophisticated learning centers." February 23, 2009 http://www.hga.com/the_latest/press_releases/collins_012809.html Los Angeles, CA - HGA Architects and Engineers (HGA) has promoted Sean M. Collins, AIA, LEED® AP, to associate vice president. As a project manager in the Los Angeles office, Collins works with a variety of project types, including healthcare and higher education. He is currently involved in the planning and design of a major addition to Stanford University's Lucile Packard Children's Hospital. January 28, 2009 http://www.hga.com/the_latest/press_releases/hga_promotions_012309.html January 23, 2009 http://www.hga.com/the_latest/press_releases/uwm_dorm_010909.html Minneapolis, MN - HGA Architects and Engineers (HGA) has been selected as part of a developer-led team to design a new student residence hall at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee in an urban neighborhood along the Milwaukee River that will incorporate a number of innovative sustainable features. January 9, 2009 http://www.hga.com/the_latest/press_releases/sutterrose_acute_010809.html Roseville, CA - The new $40 million Sutter Acute Rehabilitation Institute at Sutter Roseville Medical Center has opened. Designed by HGA Architects and Engineers, the 106,500-square-foot facility will serve patients disabled by spinal and brain injuries or illness in order to help them achieve maximum functional independence and the ability to return back to the community. January 8, 2009 http://www.hga.com/artman/uploads/greenbldg_123108_001.pdf "Good design is sustainable. A truly sustainable project is well designed and is a desirable building. Early discipline integration is a key element of an integrated, holistic design process and results from core design values." December 31, 2008 http://www.hga.com/the_latest/press_releases/mildenhall_powell_121108.html Los Angeles/Sacramento, CA - HGA Architects and Engineers has hired Robert C. Mildenhall, PE, and Steven Thomas Powell, AIA, as senior associates. Mildenhall, who is based in the Sacramento office, will serve as a structural engineer, working with the in-house engineering and architecture teams to support HGA's design work in healthcare, corporate and higher education markets. Los Angeles-based Powell will work as a senior medical planner in the firm's growing Healthcare Practice Group. December 11, 2008 http://www.hga.com/the_latest/press_releases/american_river121008.html Sacramento, CA - Construction is now underway on the second phase expansion of the Fine Arts Building at American River College. Designed by the Sacramento office of HGA Architects and Engineers, phase two will double the size of the existing 27,000-square-foot facility with rehearsal rooms, black box theater, new recording suite, music practice rooms and expanded lobby. December 10, 2008 http://www.hga.com/artman/uploads/advisor_120408.pdf "In developing a new building, early planning and documentation are essential to obtaining the mandatory approvals and permits for construction to start. Architectural and engineering professionals play a key role in steering a project through the proper agency review and approval process." December 4, 2008 http://www.hga.com/the_latest/press_releases/hga_promotions_sf_112008.html San Francisco, CA - HGA Architects and Engineers, a full-service architecture, engineering and planning firm, has promoted Scott Berry and Demetrios Kanakis, AIA, LEED® AP, to associate. Both are based in the firm's San Francisco office, and are working on higher education and healthcare projects. November 20, 2008 http://www.hga.com/the_latest/press_releases/abrahamson_111108.html Minneapolis, MN - Bruce A. Abrahamson, FAIA, approached architecture with a passion that infused his entire life. As a partner with Hammel, Green and Abrahamson, Inc. (HGA), Bruce often wore an engaging grin as he led his teammates through creative debates that resulted in some of Minnesota's most enduring modern architecture. November 11, 2008 http://www.hga.com/artman/uploads/nasd_standards.pdf NASD Standards September 12, 2008 http://www.hga.com/artman/uploads/nasd_glossary.pdf Glossary of Terms - Design %26 Construction September 12, 2008 http://www.hga.com/artman/uploads/nasd_design_checklist.pdf Dance Design Checklist September 12, 2008 http://www.hga.com/artman/uploads/nasd_budget_checklist.pdf Project Budget Checklist September 12, 2008 http://www.hga.com/artman/uploads/nasd_case_studies.pdf Dance Buildings Case Studies September 12, 2008 http://www.hga.com/artman/uploads/advisor_082908.pdf "Value Stream Mapping (VSM) is a tool used to analyze the flow of people, materials and information in a specific process, department or organization. The goal of VSM is to understand and streamline work processes, eliminate non-value-added steps and improve current value-added steps associated with each resource in the process." August 29, 2008 http://www.hga.com/artman/uploads/mncrew_aug08.pdf "Strategic planning in advance of project implementation can be the key to a well-planned project. RSM McGladrey took advantage of their lease structure to study options for how they would utilize and expand their space." August 14, 2008 http://www.hga.com/the_latest/press_releases/chang_103008.html Los Angeles, CA - HGA Architects and Engineers has promoted project manager Eric Chang, LEED® AP, to senior associate. Chang brings more than 13 years of experience working on higher education, community college, commercial and international projects to his new position. October 30, 2008 http://www.hga.com/the_latest/press_releases/healthcare_101008.html Minneapolis, MN - HGA Architects and Engineers (HGA) continues to expand its national leadership position in healthcare planning and design with the addition of several innovative healthcare projects designed across its six national offices. October 10, 2008 http://www.hga.com/the_latest/press_releases/wegzyn_100908.html Los Angeles, MN - HGA Architects and Engineers has hired Stacy Wegzyn as human resources manager and senior associate for its West Coast Operations. She will work out of the Sacramento office as she manages recruitment, training and employee relations for the firm's three California offices, including San Francisco and Los Angeles. October 9, 2008 http://www.hga.com/the_latest/press_releases/weisman_addn_100608.html Minneapolis, MN - HGA Architects and Engineers (HGA) has been selected as the executive architect and engineers in association with Gehry Partners, LLP, Los Angeles, California, as design architect, for the Frederick R. Weisman Art Museum addition at the University of Minnesota. October 6, 2008 http://www.hga.com/the_latest/press_releases/chic_athenaeum_093008.html Minneapolis, MN - HGA Architects and Engineers (HGA) has won a 2008 American Architecture Award for the Museum of the North Addition at the University of Alaska-Fairbanks. Sponsored by The Chicago Athenaeum: Museum of Architecture and Design in collaboration with The European Centre for Architecture Art Design and Urban Studies and Metropolitan Arts Press Ltd., the American Architecture Awards® recognizes outstanding architecture designed and built in the United States by national and international firms. September 30, 2008 http://www.hga.com/the_latest/press_releases/pierwi_se2_092908.html Minneapolis, MN - HGA Architects and Engineers has won the 2008 SE² Award of Excellence for its sustainable design of Pier Wisconsin in the annual Wisconsin Sustainability %26 Energy Efficiency (SE²) Leadership Award program. September 29, 2008 http://www.hga.com/the_latest/press_releases/select_comfort_092208.html Minneapolis, MN - Select Comfort®'s Sleep Number bed, along with the bed's digital-display remote control, enjoy corporate brand recognition that effortlessly combines the innovation and ease of high-technology with the intimacy and comfort of sleep. Designed by HGA Architects and Engineers, Minneapolis, the interiors of Select Comfort's new 168,646-square-foot corporate headquarters are infused with these aspects of the company's unique corporate culture. September 22, 2008 http://www.hga.com/the_latest/press_releases/robertson_091808.html Los Angeles, MN - HGA Architects and Engineers, a full-service architecture, engineering and planning firm, has promoted Jessie Robertson to senior associate. As the director of business development for the firm's Los Angeles office, Robertson has more than 15 years of experience in marketing professional services within the architecture and engineering community. September 18, 2008 http://www.hga.com/the_latest/press_releases/conference_centers_091208.html Minneapolis, MN - Brand identity, technical flexibility and fiscal responsibility are uppermost among the concerns of corporate law firms thriving in today's competitive business environment. In addition, law firms must integrate into their work practices and workspaces a variety of security and privacy measures to ensure client confidence, confidentiality and trust. HGA Architects and Engineers (HGA), Minneapolis, is innovatively addressing these needs with the design of conference centers strategically located within law-firm headquarters. September 12, 2008 http://www.hga.com/the_latest/press_releases/hga_promotions_091208.html Minneapolis, MN - HGA Architects and Engineers (HGA) has announced the promotion of 35 team members to associate and senior associate throughout its national offices. Contributing to HGA's growth as a leading design firm, the team members include architects, engineers, designers, and administrative staff. September 12, 2008 http://www.hga.com/the_latest/press_releases/american_swedish_091008.html Minneapolis, MN - HGA Architects and Engineers (HGA) has been selected to design an addition and renovation to the American Swedish Institute (ASI) in Minneapolis, the ASI Board of Trustees has announced. The architectural commission includes a new Nelson Education and Cultural Center, an international cultural center, and improvements to the historic 1908 Turnblad mansion. September 10, 2008