New Article Published on Reducing Design and Construction Costs on Healthcare and Hospital Projects
Empire Projects, Inc. is pleased to announce the publication of a new article on ways to reduce hospital and healthcare design and construction costs.
The article has been published in the April 2009 edition of Hospital Newspaper.
The article discusses opportunities to reduce capital costs for hospital administrators, at the key milestones of any project: programming, planning, design, bidding, and construction. Other topics include: Hospital Capital Budget, Hospital Financing, Specialty Hospitals, Planned Projects by Department, Patient Safety and Quality Improvements, Patient Room Improvements, Sustainable Design, and Reducing Capital and Operational Costs.
The article was written by the firm’s principle, a well-known expert in hospital and healthcare design, William N. Bernstein, LEED®AP, AIA
About Empire Projects, Inc.: Founded in 2003, this company is a well-known project management and owner’s rep, with a number of specialties, including healthcare and hospitals. The firm takes pride in providing the highest level of healthcare and hospital project management work, with additional expertise in sustainable healthcare facilities, energy saving measures for hospitals, cost reduction strategies for hospitals, hospital safety and patient safety.
For more information about healthcare project management services, please see: http://empireprojects.com/healthcare-project-management/
For more information about hospital and healthcare construction, please contact Empire Projects, Inc.:
Empire Projects, Inc.
(Project Management Consultants and Owner's Representatives)
1201 Broadway - #803, New York, NY 10001
T: 212-463-0800
info@empireprojects.com
www.empireprojects.com
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Monday, March 23, 2009
Saturday, February 28, 2009
New Article Published on Trends in Hospital and Healthcare Construction
Empire Projects, Inc. is pleased to announce the publication of a new article on hospital and healthcare construction trends.
The article has been published in the March 2009 edition of Hospital Newspaper.
The article discusses the latest healthcare construction trends, and hospital design trends, in the following areas: Hospital Capital Budget, Hospital Financing, Specialty Hospitals, Planned Projects by Department, Patient Safety and Quality Improvements, Patient Room Improvements, Sustainable Design, and Reducing Capital and Operational Costs.
The article was written by the firm’s principle, a well-known expert in hospital and healthcare construction, William N. Bernstein, AIA.
About Empire Projects, Inc.: Founded in 2003, this company is a well-known project management and owner’s rep, with a number of specialties, including healthcare and hospitals. The firm takes pride in providing the highest level of healthcare and hospital project management work, with additional expertise in sustainable healthcare facilities, energy saving measures for hospitals, cost reduction strategies for hospitals, hospital safety and patient safety.
For more information about healthcare project management services, please see: http://empireprojects.com/healthcare-project-management/
For more information about hospital and healthcare construction, please contact Empire Projects, Inc.:
Empire Projects, Inc.
(Project Management Consultants and Owner's Representatives)
1201 Broadway - #803, New York, NY 10001
T: 212-463-0800
info@empireprojects.com
www.empireprojects.com
Additional ways to follow Empire Projects, Inc. include:
Empire Projects, Inc. on Twitter: https://twitter.com/empireprojects
Empire Projects, Inc.on Blogger: http://empireprojects.blogspot.com/
Empire Projects, Inc. on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/empire-projects-inc.
Empire Projects, Inc. on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/empireprojectsusa/
The article has been published in the March 2009 edition of Hospital Newspaper.
The article discusses the latest healthcare construction trends, and hospital design trends, in the following areas: Hospital Capital Budget, Hospital Financing, Specialty Hospitals, Planned Projects by Department, Patient Safety and Quality Improvements, Patient Room Improvements, Sustainable Design, and Reducing Capital and Operational Costs.
The article was written by the firm’s principle, a well-known expert in hospital and healthcare construction, William N. Bernstein, AIA.
About Empire Projects, Inc.: Founded in 2003, this company is a well-known project management and owner’s rep, with a number of specialties, including healthcare and hospitals. The firm takes pride in providing the highest level of healthcare and hospital project management work, with additional expertise in sustainable healthcare facilities, energy saving measures for hospitals, cost reduction strategies for hospitals, hospital safety and patient safety.
For more information about healthcare project management services, please see: http://empireprojects.com/healthcare-project-management/
For more information about hospital and healthcare construction, please contact Empire Projects, Inc.:
Empire Projects, Inc.
(Project Management Consultants and Owner's Representatives)
1201 Broadway - #803, New York, NY 10001
T: 212-463-0800
info@empireprojects.com
www.empireprojects.com
Additional ways to follow Empire Projects, Inc. include:
Empire Projects, Inc. on Twitter: https://twitter.com/empireprojects
Empire Projects, Inc.on Blogger: http://empireprojects.blogspot.com/
Empire Projects, Inc. on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/empire-projects-inc.
Empire Projects, Inc. on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/empireprojectsusa/
Thursday, February 19, 2009
New Luxury Residential Apartment Renovation Project Managed by Empire Projects, Inc.
For Immediate Release (02/20/09)
A new luxury apartment renovation --- project managed by Empire Projects, Inc. --- has gone into the construction phase.
The condominium apartment is located in the luxury Time Warner tower building on West 58th Street, in Manhattan.
The area of the project is approximately 3,000 sf, and is organized around a dramatic “Great Room” with fabulous views of Central park to the West, and the Hudson River and George Washington Bridge to the North.
The materials and details of the apartment renovation were chosen with care. Materials include marble floors, glass and drywall partitions, and custom millwork.
The design package includes furniture, accessories and artwork.
The project features a wide range of system upgrades, including new hvac systems, new electrical systems, new humidification system, and new AV and residential system controls package.
For condo project management, see: http://empireprojects.com/condo-project-management/
For condo project management, see: http://empireprojects.com/condo-project-management/
For apartment project management, see: http://empireprojects.com/apartment-project-management/
Project management of a condominium or coop apartment renovation in Manhattan requires an understanding of what makes a successful residential design, and how that design can be implemented appropriately through the construction process. In an apartment or home renovation, the unit owner is generally very involved in the construction process, and that creates an opportunity for the residential project manager to help guide the apartment or home owner through the process, to make sure they understand how the project is progressing, and to make sure that the project is meeting the client’s budget, schedule and quality expectations. Another factor for the project manager of an apartment renovation, is the interface with the coop or condo building’s ownership and management. This is where the experience of the project manager is particularly relevant, as the construction project manager must not only review and understand the building’s design and construction guidelines, but must make sure that the project design and construction conforms to those guidelines. In addition, the apartment's location in Manhattan requires expertise in the logistics of building in Manhattan, as well as the approval process of the New York City Building Department, and the New York City Fire Department. Empire Projects, Inc. is ideally suited to project manage a coop or condo apartment renovation, due to the fact that the company is owned and operated by licensed professionals with an average of at least 20 years experience. The company president, William N. Bernstein, AIA, is a Yale-trained, registered architect, with over 30 years experience in the project management of high profile, demanding projects, including projects in the residential sector such as apartment buildings, apartments and houses.
For more information about residential apartment project management services, please see: http://empireprojects.com/apartment-project-management/
For more information about how to project manage the design and construction of a successful coop or condominium apartment in an urban setting such as Manhattan, please contact apartment and residential project management consultants and apartment and residential owner's representatives, Empire Projects, Inc.:
Empire Projects, Inc.
(Project Management Consultants and Owner's Representatives)
1201 Broadway - #803, New York, NY 10001
T: 212-463-0800
info@empireprojects.com
www.empireprojects.com
Additional ways to follow Empire Projects, Inc. include:
Empire Projects, Inc. on Twitter: https://twitter.com/empireprojects
Empire Projects, Inc.on Blogger: http://empireprojects.blogspot.com/
Empire Projects, Inc. on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/empire-projects-inc.
Empire Projects, Inc. on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/empireprojectsusa/
A new luxury apartment renovation --- project managed by Empire Projects, Inc. --- has gone into the construction phase.
The condominium apartment is located in the luxury Time Warner tower building on West 58th Street, in Manhattan.
The area of the project is approximately 3,000 sf, and is organized around a dramatic “Great Room” with fabulous views of Central park to the West, and the Hudson River and George Washington Bridge to the North.
The materials and details of the apartment renovation were chosen with care. Materials include marble floors, glass and drywall partitions, and custom millwork.
The design package includes furniture, accessories and artwork.
The project features a wide range of system upgrades, including new hvac systems, new electrical systems, new humidification system, and new AV and residential system controls package.
For condo project management, see: http://empireprojects.com/condo-project-management/
For condo project management, see: http://empireprojects.com/condo-project-management/
For apartment project management, see: http://empireprojects.com/apartment-project-management/
For residential project management, see: http://empireprojects.com/residential-project-management/
Project management of a condominium or coop apartment renovation in Manhattan requires an understanding of what makes a successful residential design, and how that design can be implemented appropriately through the construction process. In an apartment or home renovation, the unit owner is generally very involved in the construction process, and that creates an opportunity for the residential project manager to help guide the apartment or home owner through the process, to make sure they understand how the project is progressing, and to make sure that the project is meeting the client’s budget, schedule and quality expectations. Another factor for the project manager of an apartment renovation, is the interface with the coop or condo building’s ownership and management. This is where the experience of the project manager is particularly relevant, as the construction project manager must not only review and understand the building’s design and construction guidelines, but must make sure that the project design and construction conforms to those guidelines. In addition, the apartment's location in Manhattan requires expertise in the logistics of building in Manhattan, as well as the approval process of the New York City Building Department, and the New York City Fire Department. Empire Projects, Inc. is ideally suited to project manage a coop or condo apartment renovation, due to the fact that the company is owned and operated by licensed professionals with an average of at least 20 years experience. The company president, William N. Bernstein, AIA, is a Yale-trained, registered architect, with over 30 years experience in the project management of high profile, demanding projects, including projects in the residential sector such as apartment buildings, apartments and houses.
For more information about residential apartment project management services, please see: http://empireprojects.com/apartment-project-management/
For more information about how to project manage the design and construction of a successful coop or condominium apartment in an urban setting such as Manhattan, please contact apartment and residential project management consultants and apartment and residential owner's representatives, Empire Projects, Inc.:
Empire Projects, Inc.
(Project Management Consultants and Owner's Representatives)
1201 Broadway - #803, New York, NY 10001
T: 212-463-0800
info@empireprojects.com
www.empireprojects.com
Additional ways to follow Empire Projects, Inc. include:
Empire Projects, Inc. on Twitter: https://twitter.com/empireprojects
Empire Projects, Inc.on Blogger: http://empireprojects.blogspot.com/
Empire Projects, Inc. on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/empire-projects-inc.
Empire Projects, Inc. on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/empireprojectsusa/
Saturday, February 14, 2009
New Art Gallery Project Managed by Empire Projects, Inc.
New Art Gallery Project Managed by Empire Projects, Inc.
A new art gallery --- project managed by Empire Projects, Inc. --- has opened in Manhattan.
The gallery is located on West 57th Street, and features the work of the artist Ana Tzarev.
The area of the project is approximately 10,000 sf, and is organized around a dramatic triple-height space, which in turn is anchored by a unique, oval, glass elevator.
The materials of the gallery were chosen with care. They make an architectural statement which nevertheless defers to the artistic statement of the paintings displayed in the space.
The new entrance facade is a handsome glass curtain wall, framed by black stone panels, with a bronze entrance portal marking the entrance from the street.
The interior features terrazzo floors and wood floors, a curved stair with terrazzo treads wrapping the elevator, concealed lighting, and clear and translucent glass panels. The understated neutral color scheme provides an appropriate backdrop to the large, brightly-colored paintings displayed in the gallery.
The project featured a wide range of infrastructure upgrades, including new hvac systems, new electrical systems, new humidifcation system, new elevator, new structural support, new sprinklers, new fire alarm system, new security system and new art storage system.
Project management of an art gallery design and construction project requires an understanding of what makes a successful art gallery design, and how that design can be implemented appropriately through the construction process. In addition, the art gallery's location in Manhattan, required expertise in the logistics of building in Manhattan, as well as the approval process of the New York City Building Department, and the New York City Fire Department.
For more information about facade project management services, please see: http://empireprojects.com/facade-project-management/
For more information about how to project manage the design and construction of a successful art gallery in an urban setting such as Manhattan, please contact art gallery project management consultants and art gallery owner's representatives, Empire Projects, Inc.:
Empire Projects, Inc.
(Project Management Consultants and Owner's Representatives)
1201 Broadway - #803, New York, NY 10001
T: 212-463-0800
info@empireprojects.com
www.empireprojects.com
Additional ways to follow Empire Projects, Inc. include:
Empire Projects, Inc. on Twitter: https://twitter.com/empireprojects
Empire Projects, Inc.on Blogger: http://empireprojects.blogspot.com/
Empire Projects, Inc. on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/empire-projects-inc.
Empire Projects, Inc. on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/empireprojectsusa/
A new art gallery --- project managed by Empire Projects, Inc. --- has opened in Manhattan.
The gallery is located on West 57th Street, and features the work of the artist Ana Tzarev.
The area of the project is approximately 10,000 sf, and is organized around a dramatic triple-height space, which in turn is anchored by a unique, oval, glass elevator.
The materials of the gallery were chosen with care. They make an architectural statement which nevertheless defers to the artistic statement of the paintings displayed in the space.
The new entrance facade is a handsome glass curtain wall, framed by black stone panels, with a bronze entrance portal marking the entrance from the street.
The interior features terrazzo floors and wood floors, a curved stair with terrazzo treads wrapping the elevator, concealed lighting, and clear and translucent glass panels. The understated neutral color scheme provides an appropriate backdrop to the large, brightly-colored paintings displayed in the gallery.
The project featured a wide range of infrastructure upgrades, including new hvac systems, new electrical systems, new humidifcation system, new elevator, new structural support, new sprinklers, new fire alarm system, new security system and new art storage system.
Project management of an art gallery design and construction project requires an understanding of what makes a successful art gallery design, and how that design can be implemented appropriately through the construction process. In addition, the art gallery's location in Manhattan, required expertise in the logistics of building in Manhattan, as well as the approval process of the New York City Building Department, and the New York City Fire Department.
For more information about facade project management services, please see: http://empireprojects.com/facade-project-management/
For more information about how to project manage the design and construction of a successful art gallery in an urban setting such as Manhattan, please contact art gallery project management consultants and art gallery owner's representatives, Empire Projects, Inc.:
Empire Projects, Inc.
(Project Management Consultants and Owner's Representatives)
1201 Broadway - #803, New York, NY 10001
T: 212-463-0800
info@empireprojects.com
www.empireprojects.com
Additional ways to follow Empire Projects, Inc. include:
Empire Projects, Inc. on Twitter: https://twitter.com/empireprojects
Empire Projects, Inc.on Blogger: http://empireprojects.blogspot.com/
Empire Projects, Inc. on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/empire-projects-inc.
Empire Projects, Inc. on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/empireprojectsusa/
Thursday, January 1, 2009
Solving Hospital Building Department and Fire Department Problems
Many hospitals have building department and fire department problems. These problems include: open building department applications, violations (involving most commonly boilers, elevators, and facades), and in some cases only a temporary Certificate of Occupancy (C. of O.) or no C. of O. at all.
There a number of reasons that many hospitals have these problems. Chief among the reasons are a changing cast of characters of administrators, architects and contractors, which tend to shift and change over time. Therefore, the extreme amount of paperwork and sign-off procedures required to keep the hospital's building department record up to date, can sometimes fall through the cracks as new administrators, architects and contractors come and go. Another factor is the increased but certainly justified scrutiny that hospitals come under from building departments and fire departments, due to the number and nature of many of its patients, and the additional fire safety regulation and infrastructure required in a hospital. And all of the above items are complicated by the constant need of hospitals to modify and add onto their facilities.
Hospital project management company, Empire Projects. Inc., has developed a methodology to solve the building department and fire department problems faced by hospitals. The methodology begins with a thorough search and documentation of all open applications and violations at the building department, fire department, bureau of electrical control, environmental control board, department of transportation, and other agencies as required. A spreadsheet of violations is developed, listing violation or application numbers, project type and location, and a list of line items indicating action items and responsible parties.
With the above spreadsheet in hand, Empire Projects, Inc. then systematically goes through each violation and open application, and contacts the original filing party that is responsible for the close out. In most cases, the original architect, engineer or contractor can be convinced to fulfill the original obligations for sign-off in their contract. If not --- either the original vendor is unwilling or unable to do so --- then Empire Projects, Inc. will either hire a new vendor or take over the work themselves, in consultation with the hospital.
Once all of the open applications and violations are closed out, Empire Projects, Inc. is able to obtain a final Certificate of Occupancy (C. of O.).
For more information about healthcare project management services, please see: http://empireprojects.com/healthcare-project-management/
For more information about solving hospital building department problems, please contact hospital project management consultants and hospital owner's representatives, Empire Projects, Inc.:
Empire Projects, Inc.
(Project Management Consultants and Owner's Representatives)
1201 Broadway - #803, New York, NY 10001
T: 212-463-0800
info@empireprojects.com
www.empireprojects.com
Additional ways to follow Empire Projects, Inc. include:
Empire Projects, Inc. on Twitter: https://twitter.com/empireprojects
Empire Projects, Inc.on Blogger: http://empireprojects.blogspot.com/
Empire Projects, Inc. on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/empire-projects-inc.
Empire Projects, Inc. on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/empireprojectsusa/
There a number of reasons that many hospitals have these problems. Chief among the reasons are a changing cast of characters of administrators, architects and contractors, which tend to shift and change over time. Therefore, the extreme amount of paperwork and sign-off procedures required to keep the hospital's building department record up to date, can sometimes fall through the cracks as new administrators, architects and contractors come and go. Another factor is the increased but certainly justified scrutiny that hospitals come under from building departments and fire departments, due to the number and nature of many of its patients, and the additional fire safety regulation and infrastructure required in a hospital. And all of the above items are complicated by the constant need of hospitals to modify and add onto their facilities.
Hospital project management company, Empire Projects. Inc., has developed a methodology to solve the building department and fire department problems faced by hospitals. The methodology begins with a thorough search and documentation of all open applications and violations at the building department, fire department, bureau of electrical control, environmental control board, department of transportation, and other agencies as required. A spreadsheet of violations is developed, listing violation or application numbers, project type and location, and a list of line items indicating action items and responsible parties.
With the above spreadsheet in hand, Empire Projects, Inc. then systematically goes through each violation and open application, and contacts the original filing party that is responsible for the close out. In most cases, the original architect, engineer or contractor can be convinced to fulfill the original obligations for sign-off in their contract. If not --- either the original vendor is unwilling or unable to do so --- then Empire Projects, Inc. will either hire a new vendor or take over the work themselves, in consultation with the hospital.
Once all of the open applications and violations are closed out, Empire Projects, Inc. is able to obtain a final Certificate of Occupancy (C. of O.).
For more information about healthcare project management services, please see: http://empireprojects.com/healthcare-project-management/
For more information about solving hospital building department problems, please contact hospital project management consultants and hospital owner's representatives, Empire Projects, Inc.:
Empire Projects, Inc.
(Project Management Consultants and Owner's Representatives)
1201 Broadway - #803, New York, NY 10001
T: 212-463-0800
info@empireprojects.com
www.empireprojects.com
Additional ways to follow Empire Projects, Inc. include:
Empire Projects, Inc. on Twitter: https://twitter.com/empireprojects
Empire Projects, Inc.on Blogger: http://empireprojects.blogspot.com/
Empire Projects, Inc. on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/empire-projects-inc.
Empire Projects, Inc. on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/empireprojectsusa/
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