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General White PapersFor hospitals and long-term care facilities, Life Safety Plans have never been a more critical tool for facilities management than in today’s marketplace. A Life Safety Plan is a physical floor plan which summarizes all code requirements for a building’s life safety measures and is a means of egress. While a Life Safety Plan can assist in mitigating business risk across a wide variety of industries, it is particularly beneficial in sectors with a high degree of facility regulation, such as healthcare and long-term care. Plunkett Raysich Architects has seen a 250% increase in the demand for updating Life Safety Plans in the past five years within these industries. Request the Full White PaperOptimum facilities enable peak performance - As organizations face ongoing fi nancial pressures, most are exercising every available option to increase revenue and/or reduce operating costs. But are all options really on the table? Many leaders struggle to gain board support for facility-related investments, mostly because of “wait and see” hold patterns. Those who have exhausted quick fi x options should seriously consider the benefi ts of facility replacement or improvement. Nothing today should be considered off limits when it comes to improving company performance. Leading organizations know they cannot reach peak performance without the right facility, and it’s not so much a matter of facility expansion as it is facility optimization. Request the Full White PaperWhen land planners and architectural design professionals work together, inspired places result. Great places meet the specific needs of the community, and serve as a regional destination with a unique identity. Weather a need to revitalize downtowns, to fund public improvements and services, or to create business opportunity exists, creating environments that resonate with a sense of place requires a careful coordination of both. Land planning services ensures that projects evolve from a project concept to a successful urban village, campus, waterfront, neighborhood, healthy (medical) village or downtown. Request the Full White PaperHumans often have an immediate, emotional reaction when they enter an architectural space. It could be a feeling of comfort and peace, or intense dislike, and usually, it is hard to articulate the cause—it’s just a feeling. People who are aware of feng shui, the Chinese practice of creating harmonious surroundings, recognize this type of feeling as a reaction to the balance of energy in the environment. And, though energy balance may seem ethereal, that emotional reaction is all important in the context of client relationships, especially in industries like long-term care and hospice care, health care, hospitality and residential design. Request the Full White PaperBUILD IT FASTER, BETTER, CHEAPER old saying “time is money” has never been truer in the building industry than it is today. The time-money relationship is driving a trend of compressed schedules, with far-reaching effects within the industry. Severe time and budget pressures faced by clients are resulting in less time for design, planning and construction. And, though time and budget constraints are not new in building, other industry-related factors make these constraints more challenging to meet. Request the Full White PaperImagine your facility as a medium that will communicate your brand for the next 10 years. Imagine your facility creating an indelible first impression for customers, employees and prospective hires. Imagine messaging and imagery that helps define the total employee experience and positions your organization as an “employer of choice.” Facility branding can help you meet these objectives and many more. Request the Full White Paper
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