Innovation, Research and Collaboration
Much gratitude for many partners and colleagues. The collaborations are fruitful in so many aspects. “Design och funktion är viktigt för oss!” – Mari Regner, Avidicare “Design and function are important for us” I am even learning a little Swedish! Some Highlights from 2023 California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM): Read more…
Welcome to the website for SwiftEnvirons LLC. We are a focused consulting firm providing design and planning services for select clients in the sustainability, environmental, academic research, healthcare innovation, campus planning and public private partnership sectors. The name SwiftEnvirons derives from moving quickly to address the issues that surround a Read more…
Presented by the Environmental Council of Sacramento (ECOS) Looking forward to this discussion of embodied carbon in construction, on Wednesday, November 29th, 6:00-7:15. Joel Swift, AIA will lead the discussion through key concepts and new analytic tools used by engineers, architects, material suppliers and contractors. Chris Chatto, AIA will present several projects that Read more…
Thanks to Dan McGill and Mark Romney for the visit to Marina Village Research Park last week. The park in Alameda offers a robust innovation district with thought given to tenant collaboration, amenities and program for science and technology. Susan Swift appreciated the adaptive reuse of the Bethlehem shipyard where her grandfather was estimator/engineer. Also exciting Read more…
When we started this discussion of key elements, we started with the basics of light, air and design. For Air, we would like to introduce the one and only Peter Hojerback, CEO of Avidicare from Lund, Sweden. http://Www.Avidicare.com With installations throughout Europe, Opragon started in Sweden and quickly grew as Read more…
Peter Rumsey and Alexis Karolies of Point/Energy Innovations When we initiated this discussion of key elements, we thought of the basics of Light, Air, Energy and Design. SwiftEnvirons sat with Peter Rumsey and Alexis Karolides in this installment of our discussion leadership in innovation and sustainability. Swift Environs: Your firm’s Read more…
A Profile of Technology and Health SwiftEnvirons sat with Binda Mangat in this installment of our discussion on leadership in innovation and sustainability. The company’s experience is extensive: •Technology solutions from infrastructure to devices to apps to games •Locations in Sacramento, Dallas, Turkey, India, Africa https://www.quorumtech.net SwiftEnvirons: How would you Read more…
It’s always exciting to see new a new building come out of the ground. In this case, congratulations to Dan Ramos of Ramco Enterprises, Jeff Leonhardt of RMW Architects, Daniel Corfee and entire the Buzz Oates Enterprises team. As Jeff put it, this building alongside I-80 in Davis is currently Read more…
A big thank-you to Gino Segre, who provided Swiftenvirons a tour of the Bakar Bioenginuity Hub at UC Berkeley, aka (Bakar Labs) , sharing insight into the successes of the premier, thriving laboratory ecosystem: “Everything that a bio-entrepreneur needs, all in one location”. Over the past few years, SwiftEnvirons assessed a Read more…
Notes from a brief visit to the Research Triangle Park, Durham and Charlotte. It’s abundantly apparent that the region is continually growing and evolving a robust ecosystem of innovation, research and community. Charlotte has a truly vibrant, emerging city core. Durham has succeeded in revitalizing the core around the American Read more…