Ellen Belknap featured on Northern Light Health’s Podcast
Healthy buildings are a fundamental component of delivering quality healthcare. Healthy buildings are better for the end user, the staff, the family, and of course, the patients. Ellen Belknap, Senior Principal | Senior Architect In a recent Northern Light Health Sustainable Healthcare podcast episode, Ellen Belknap discussed how the built environment can significantly benefit our…
Designing Inclusive Healthcare Environments: Upcoming Regulatory Changes to Support Patients with Disabilitiesย
Key Takeaways Background In 2023, the Urban Institute (Institute) (www.urban.org) published research concluding that four in ten adults with disabilities experience unfair treatment in healthcare settings, at work, or when applying for public benefits (source). The Institute also reported more than 50% of those with disabilities reported a delay in receiving care because of discrimination….
SMRT Featured in Medical Construction & Design Magazine
In the November/December issue of Medical Construction and Design Magazine, Derek Veilleux, senior principal and director of SMRT’s health and wellness practice, explains how designers are using patient feedback to inform a new approach into creating a less stressful environment at these off-campus facilities. “As health systems continue to shift routine patient care and elective…
Mass Timber “Revolution” – SMRT Featured in MaineBiz
Ellen Belknap, President of SMRT Architect and Engineers spoke at last month’s Environmental & Energy Technology Council of Maine (E2Tech) event about the potential future of producing mass timber and cross-laminated timber in Maine. โWhen we have mass timber available to us locally, it will be a game-changer,โ she said. Belknapโs discussion centered on how to…
WELL, Now: How WELLโs Health-Safety Rating System Provides a Safer Path Back to Work
When the COVID-19 pandemic hit in 2020, awareness and wariness of building safety skyrocketed. In response to this crisis, the WELL Health-Safety Rating system was developed to be a low barrier threshold to improve a spaceโs overall health impact.
Healthcare Design in a Post-COVID World
Where is healthcare design headed in a post-COVID world? Derek Veilleux, Director of SMRT’s Health and Wellness Practice, shared his thoughts with BD+C Magazine. Some of the highlights include maintaining the human touch aspect of healthcare, the need for speed in healthcare design through alternative delivery methods such as IPD and incorporating prefab and modular…
Hospice Project Featured in Maine Home + Design
Hospice of Southern Maineโs CEO Daryl Cady couldnโt have said it better, โAs a health care and business leader in our community, we believe caring for the health of people and the environment go hand in hand.โ Bringing those same values to the design of their new building, SMRT is thrilled this new facility allows…
Day One Energy Analysis: How Early, Data-Driven Decisions Deliver Sustainable Buildings and a Lifetime of Cost Savings
Performance-based energy analysis produces valuable metrics that can influence design decisions early in the project, when design changes are easier and less costly to incorporate
Video Interview- Increasing Safety in Medical Office Buildings
Using Data Tools to Catalog, Classify, and Evaluate Facility Risk
John Tobin, AIA has been examining the important ways data analysis can help clients prioritize and make critical facilities decisions for years. Much of the focus on data tools in the A/E/C industry relates to the design and planning process, but there are many other important ways in which data analysis can help us to…