Title Excerpt Author Date Total Comments Recent Comment
West County Health Center: From Ideas to Built Form The West County Health Center project was published in the December issue of Healthcare Design magazine. The design of West County Health Center strives to capture in built form the essence of home: safety and shelter, comfort and caring. That sense of home, in concert with a generous connection with… hps 01/08/13 0
Health Product Declaration - Founding Sponsor Green industry leaders officially released the Health Product Declaration (HPD) Open Standard Version 1, an open standard format for reporting the contents, including potential chemical hazards, in building products. The HPD Open Standard streamlines the process for communicating and using this information by defining the critical information that is needed… hps 11/13/12 0
West County Health Center Celebrates Grand Opening Contra Costa Health Services' (CCHS) West County Health Center celebrated the grand opening on Tuesday, September 4. The event featured live music, refreshments and tours of the 53,000-square-foot, environmentally-friendly facility that replaces the aging Richmond Health Center. Speakers included Congressman George Miller, CCHS Director Dr. William Walker, Contra Costa Regional… hps 09/05/12 0
Hawley Peterson Snyder and UCSC win Acterra Business Environmental Award On May 31, 2012, at the 2012 Acterra Business Environmental Awards celebration, Hawley Peterson Snyder and the University of California Santa Cruz received a Sustainable Built Environment Award for the Cowell Student Health Center project at UCSC in Santa Cruz, CA. A student-led initiative to increase fees provided the $1.25… hps 06/11/12 0
Hewlett Foundation Celebrates the 10th anniversary of LEED-Gold Headquarters Building On May 7th, the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation celebrated the 10th anniversary of their LEED-Gold headquarters building on Sand Hill Road in Menlo Park. Members of the Board of Directors, Staff, and the Design and Construction Team, as well as many long time vendors were all in attendance. Congratulatory… hps 05/09/12 0
UCSC Celebrates Cowell Student Health Center LEED Gold Certification University of California Santa Cruz students, staff, faculty, and administration gathered to celebrate the University’s first LEED Gold building, only the fourth LEED Gold building in the UC system. Presentations included the following members/organizations: Curtis Snyder (Hawley Peterson Snyder), PG&E Savings by Design, Dr. Brandon Tinianov, (President, U.S. Green Building… hps 01/23/12 0
HPS Awarded Architectural Firm of The Year and Green Project of The Year- Public The San Jose/ Silicon Valley Business Journal's Structures Awards honors those who have made significant contributions in the commercial building industry, from architects to brokers, with judging input from an expert panel. Hawley Peterson Snyder was awarded Architectural Firm of the Year and the Firm's UC Santa Cruz Cowell Student… hps 09/07/11 0
HPS projects under construction reaches milestone – over 1 million square feet With the recent groundbreaking of several projects, Hawley Peterson Snyder has over one million square feet of construction currently in progress. The vast majority of these projects utilize Integrated Project Delivery techniques and are fast-tracked. Projects under construction include: Palo Alto Medical Foundation Sunnyvale Medical Center (120,000 sf), Contra Costa… hps 07/28/11 0
Kaiser San Leandro Medical Center Celebrates “Topping Out” On July 12, Kaiser San Leandro Medical Center celebrated a construction milestone as the final steel beam was secured in place during the "topping out" ceremony. The ceremony was attended by San Leandro City Officials, Kaiser Permanente physicians, employees, and the design and construction team. Attendees signed the lime green… hps 07/27/11 0
PAMF 49 Wells Medical Office Building Awarded LEED® Gold The Palo Alto Medical Foundation’s newest Medical Office Building at 49 Wells Avenue is the latest addition to their campus in Palo Alto and has been awarded LEED® Gold certification as established by the U.S. Green Building Council. The 17,000 s.f., two-story clinic provides expanded space for Breast Health and… hps 07/21/11 0
West County Health Center Celebrates Groundbreaking On May 20, Contra Costa County West County Health Center broke ground. The new 53,000 s.f. LEED Silver health facility will include primary care, physical / occupational therapy, ophthalmology, dental, ENT, radiology, laboratory, healthy start services and a 310 stall parking structure. Contra Costa Health Services was awarded an unprecedented… hps 05/17/11 0
Kaiser Permanente Center for Total Health HPS collaborated with internationally acclaimed museum design firm Ralph Applebaum Associates for the design of Kaiser's new Center for Total Health. The Center for Total Health is a 13,000 s.f. interactive education and demonstration center including touch screen exhibits, health technology displays, mock exam room and a conference center. This… hps 04/28/11 0
Kaiser Permanente Opens Clinic in Washington Hawley Peterson Snyder designed two new projects for Kaiser Permanente located in the heart of Washington DC. Kaiser Capitol Hill Medical Office Building is a new 180,000 s.f. primary care and specialty care facility which opened earlier this year. HPS also completed the new Center for Total Health with museum… hps 04/05/11 0
Contra Costa County West County Health Center New 53,000 s.f. modern and efficient health facility for Contra Costa County in San Pablo, CA . Departments include Physical/Occupational Therapy, Ophthalmology, ENT, Dental, Healthy Start, Radiology and laboratory services. The goal of the project was to reflect the resilience and hopefulness of this community, drawing upon family, home, and… hps 03/24/11 0
Palo Alto Medical Foundation Mills Peninsula Burlingame Medical Office Building This project involves the space planning, programming, interior architecture and design of approximately 90,000 sf on five floors of an existing office building. This space houses a new multi-specialty group integrated with primary care. The design was to create clear, direct patient access with an open, common reception and waiting… hps 03/11/11 0
Kaiser Capitol Hill Medical Office Building The Kaiser Permanente Capitol Hill Medical Center's new 180,000 s.f. multi-specialty facility brings health care innovation to the front door of the nation's capitol. With 79 provider offices, the medical center showcases state-of-the-art technology and expert, coordinated care. The design challenge was to incorporate Kaiser's clinical standards into a Class… hps 03/11/11 0
University of California, Santa Cruz Cowell Student Health Center The new Cowell Student Health Center aligns with the overall environmental goals of the University by supporting the health and well being of the student population, staff, its forested site, and the environment. The renovation and expansion project was undertaken to support student health care delivery for the growing student… hps 02/17/11 0
First LEED® Gold Building at the University of California, Santa Cruz -Cowell Student Health Center The University of California, Santa Cruz - Cowell Student Health Center has been awarded LEED® Gold certification as established by the U.S. Green Building Council. The Cowell Student Health Center represents the first LEED Gold Building at UC Santa Cruz. "The students of UCSC are passionately committed to sustainability. They… hps 02/17/11 0
HPS Announces Leadership for 2011 Hawley Peterson Snyder is pleased to announce that as of January 2011, Alan E. Turner, AIA has been appointed President of the Firm and Henry C. Mahlstedt, AIA has become a Principal. Mr. Turner joined Hawley Peterson Snyder in 1985 and became a Principal in 1989. Working closely with Curtis… hps 01/10/11 0
The Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation Workplace receives AIA Merit Award for Design Excellence The Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation workplace received a Merit Award for Design Excellence for Interior Architecture presented by the AIA Santa Clara Valley Chapter at its Design Awards program on October 27. "We found that this space has a wonderful, clear diagram with a semi-circular spine that runs through… hps 11/16/10 0
Hawley Peterson Snyder Wins Firm of the Year Award Hawley Peterson Snyder was honored with the Firm of the Year Award by the American Institute of Architects Santa Clara Valley for consistently producing distinguished architecture for a period of at least 20 years and contributing to the advancement of the profession in the following areas: design, research, planning technology,… hps 11/01/10 0
LEED® Platinum Certification Awarded to Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation Workplace The Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation has been awarded LEED® Platinum established by the U.S. Green Building Council and verified by the Green Building Certification Institute (GBCI). The platinum rating represents the highest level attainable for high-performance green interiors. “I knew we could work with HPS from the moment I… hps 10/20/10 0