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Health Facility Management
ESA Principal Mark Nichols, AIA, FACHA, LEED AP, discusses how advanced planning, design, and construction technology helps drive building project efficiency in Health Facilities Management’s 2020 Hospital Construction Survey. Article excerpt: Along with BIM, prefabrication, 3D projection mapping, modular construction, and 360-degree photography are among the most-cited technologies for design and construction projects, according to the survey.…
AIA 2030 Commitment
The places where we live, work, and play represent the largest sources of greenhouse gas emissions in America, as well as around the world. The design and construction industry has made significant strides toward creating high-performance buildings of all types and uses. As a result, the industry is positioned to have a profound impact by…
Pediatric Center Opens
Advocate Children’s Hospital (Advocate) and NorthShore University HealthSystem (NorthShore) recently announced a strategic partnership, the Chicagoland Children’s Health Alliance, to expand wide-ranging pediatric care in Illinois. As part of that new strategic alliance, Eckenhoff Saunders teamed up with Advocate and NorthShore to convert a former two-story furniture store located in Edens Plaza in Wilmette into…
New Staff at ESA
Eckenhoff Saunders is pleased to welcome Rakan Ayyoub architectural designer, Pedro E. Marquez, architectural designer, and Christina Mazurek, interior designer to our growing team! Rakan is an award-winning, innovative architectural project designer specializing in healthcare at Eckenhoff Saunders. He has an excellent understanding of healthcare project design and cutting edge design technologies. Pedro joins ESA as a designer…
Rush South Loop
Eckenhoff Saunders received a First-Place Design Excellence Award in healthcare for work at Rush South Loop from the American Society of Interior Designers (ASID) Illinois. The Design Excellence Awards program recognizes ASID-IL membership for professional accomplishments and celebrates the chapter’s recent body of work. Design Excellence Awards are presented to honorees who excel in various…
Erie Family Health Centers Opens
Erie Family Health Centers doubled its footprint in Evanston/Skokie, increasing access to high-quality, affordable healthcare. Eckenhoff Saunders teamed with IFF, NorthShore University HealthSystem, and Reed Construction to expand the clinic to 8,500 SF. With the expansion and addition of 17 new exam rooms, Erie’s Evanston/Skokie Center will be able to accommodate 4,000 more patients over the…
Healthcare Snapshots
The Eckenhoff Saunders-designed Foglia Family Foundation Residential Treatment Center in Elk Grove Village, Illinois, is featured in the latest edition of Healthcare Snapshots. Visit Healthcare Snapshots to learn more about how the renovation transformed an existing multi-room residence into a supportive environment for treating behavioral health issues.
Carle ASC Opens
A ribbon-cutting and open house ceremony took place at the new Champaign Surgery Center at Carle at The Fields in Champaign, Illinois. The new center is part of a more substantial new development at the I-57 and Curtis Road interchange that consolidates Carle and Health Alliance administrative and support functions. Carle sought to create a…
Behavioral Center Opens
In a 48-bed healthcare facility in suburban Chicago, Illinois, frames are messily hung on the wall, a virtual reality machine stands in the corner and the scent of gunpowder charges the air. It’s hard to imagine that these elements foster cutting-edge behavioral therapy at the recently completed Foglia Family Foundation Residential Treatment Center, which specifically treats…