CIVIC/PUBLIC/INSTITUTIONAL
We design facilities that serve the public good. Our goal: structures that stand the test of time
Civic and institutional facilities, because of their public nature, must serve the public good. Our technical experts work together for a common purpose to plan and design safe, efficient, and environmentally responsible facilities. Our strict process controls ensure that the facility – whether a local community center, a new building on a university campus or a state of the art military training center – meets both day-to-day operational requirements and aspirational goals.
Earth Tech’s civic / institutional facilities include educational, healthcare and municipal, regional and national facilities.
Educational facilities
We have completed the design, engineering and construction management services for more than 250 educational institutions around the world. Our experience covers the spectrum of educational institutions, from early education and kindergarten, through primary and secondary, to higher education, including colleges, technical institutions and universities.
We recognize that educational facilities have special requirements. Our Educational Facilities Group has developed innovative solutions to several key issues commonly involved in school building projects including:
- The need to work with academic calendars and meet specific schedules
- Effective program and construction management and phasing that allows facilities to remain open and functional while ensuring the safety of students and staff
- Accessibility and universal design
- Accurate and timely cost estimates to support fund-raising activities
- Durable and environmentally responsive facilities
Health care facilities
New technologies are driving the requirements of hospitals, research units and other medical facilities. In this rapidly changing arena of healthcare facility construction, Earth Tech is a single source provider of complete engineering, design, design-build, program management and construction management services. And, our experience is equally extensive: hospitals, ambulatory surgical centers, alternative medical facilities, medical offices, assisted living centers and nursing homes and other health care facilities.
We also understand that the rising costs of healthcare are mandating new perspectives on the kinds and types of healthcare facilities that are constructed. We provide solutions that are current with technological advancements in medical equipment and environmental systems and that take into account the economic realities of the healthcare industry.
We believe that today’s healthcare facility designer must be an active partner in all facets of the healthcare delivery system and must consider an array of factors, including infection and disease control, life-cycle costs, energy efficiency, ease of use, code compliance, versatility, redundancy, information security, ease of maintenance and flexibility of technology to meet future needs.
At Earth Tech, our healthcare facilities specialists address these issues every day.
Municipal, regional, and national facilities
While public facilities share common design challenges, most need more than a "one-size-fits-all" solution. Earth Tech designs and builds structures that satisfy important public functions while projecting the appropriate image for publicly owned facilities.
Accessibility, security and multi-use requirements can affect the planning and design of public facilities and clients rely on the sound judgment and extensive experience of Earth Tech's professionals to tailor solutions that are functional and distinctive. Our design experience covers a complete range of government facilities including:
- Office and administrative facilities
- Courthouses
- Cultural facilities
- Parks and recreational facilities
- Police, fire and public safety facilities
- Public works facilities
- Military base installations
- Water and wastewater treatment facilities
- Intermodal centers and transportation facilities
