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On part 2 of today’s episode, Cheryl continues her conversation with Erika Hill, IIDA, NCIDQ, Senior Interior Designer, McMillan Pazdan Smith Architecture and Minta Ferguson, ACHA, AIA, NCARB, Director of Planning, McMillan Pazdan Smith Architecture.

On part 1 of today’s episode Cheryl interviews Erika Hill, IIDA, NCIDQ, Senior Interior Designer, McMillan Pazdan Smith Architecture and Minta Ferguson, ACHA, AIA, NCARB, Director of Planning, McMillan Pazdan Smith Architecture.

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The 34-bed Holyoke Center for Behavioral Health at Holyoke Medical Center, which opened in early 2021, offers inpatient and outpatient services along with hybrid programs for adults with mental health and substance abuse issues. Because of our extensive expertise and experience meeting the unique requirements of behavioral health applications, Unicel Architectural was contracted to furnish nearly 70 window units on two different floors.

The 130-year-old Cambridge Health Alliance (CHA) Somerville Campus is a teaching affiliate of Harvard Medical School (HMS) north of Boston offering urgent care, primary care, women’s health, and inpatient psychiatry services for children and youth.

When it embarked on a significant renovation of two floors to make them more suitable for behavioral health treatments, project architect Lavallee Brensinger Architects brought in Unicel Architectural to help upgrade the facility’s legacy window system. Unicel Architectural was contracted to furnish nearly 40 window units, including spandrel panels and its award-winning, AAMA 501.8 certified Vision Control for Behavioral Health for exterior and interior applications.

The Big Lots Behavioral Health Pavilion at Nationwide Children’s Hospital is housed in a 386,000 square foot glass building featuring integrated inpatient and outpatient services. Unicel Architectural, which has a strong track record working with behavioral health centers, was asked to deliver an integrated louvers product. The pavilion now now boasts more than 300 exterior Vision Control units with vertical louvers and glass stops in glossy white and custom gray, each perfectly suited to the architect’s specifications, along with 120 interior Vision Control units and low-profile door trims with horizontal louvers to provide much-needed privacy and sound dampening.

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Stanford Medicine recognized the need for outstanding ambulatory care in the Redwood City, California area and set to work to build a campus specifically dedicated to outpatient services and care. Just two short years later, the Stanford Medicine Outpatient Center welcomed patients and staff providing world-class care in a beautiful, healing environment.

This Voices of the Industry webinar offers a unique opportunity to hear from industry thought leaders who will explain the current state of affairs and the macro trends regarding design standards and guidelines. They’ll share insights from their varied perspectives and offer insights into how design standards continue to change, their impact on the design process, and the role you can play in their development.