CEI Architecture Planning Interiors Seeks To Contribute To New Research As Next EDAC Advocate Firm
CONCORD, CA (June 30, 2010) – CEI Architecture Planning Interiors has pledged its commitment to utilize an evidence-based design process by signing on as the next EDAC Advocate Firm for the Evidence-Based Design Accreditation and Certification (EDAC) program from The Center for Health Design (CHD). As an Advocate Firm, Canadian-based CEI will accredit 25% of its healthcare team by next year.
“As healthcare design specialists, we’ve seen first-hand the dramatic impact of using evidence-based design principles as a foundation for our work,” says William Locking, Senior Partner at CEI. “Becoming an advocate firm will allow us to participate in and contribute to new research and innovation in evidence-based design, which we will use to help our clients enhance the quality of care they provide their patients and communities.
CEI believes that improved patient outcomes, enhanced staff performance, superior infection control—while lowering clinical errors—can be enhanced by its approach to facility design. As the firm focuses on design that enhances the vision of its clients, it is satisfying the needs of the end user and reducing the impact on the environment. CEI’s process is rooted in collaborative, facilitative listening to respond to clients’ needs and deliver sustainable projects that respond functionally, technically and aesthetically to all of the requirements.
“Welcoming another international firm into EDAC indicates that the program is truly on its way to achieving its goal of standardizing the evidence-based design process,” says Debra Levin, President and CEO of The Center for Health Design. “The contribution by our Advocate Firms to design research is not only necessary to reach EDAC’s goal, but also to improve the knowledge base for evidence-based design in the industry.”
Launched in April 2009, the EDAC program is well on its way to fulfilling its mission to develop an evidence-based design community with over 420 accredited individuals among in eight countries. CEI is the 11th Advocate Firm alongside one Educational Partner, and six Champion Firms. For more general information about the EDAC program, visit www.healthdesign.org/edac.
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About The Center for Health Design
The Center for Health Design (CHD), formed in 1993, is a nonprofit research and advocacy organization of forward-thinking healthcare, elder care, design and construction professionals and product manufacturers who are leading the quest to improve the quality of healthcare facilities and create new environments for healthy aging. Its voluntary board of directors guides the work of paid staff that manages and directs the organization’s research, education, outreach and advocacy efforts. For more information, visit www.healthdesign.org
About CEI Architecture Planning Interiors
CEI Architecture Planning Interiors is a fully integrated architecture firm with offices in Vancouver, Victoria and Kelowna, BC, and Los Angeles, California. CEI has a specialized healthcare design team that has led innovative facility renovations, additions and new construction projects of all sizes. The firm’s process-driven approach emphasizes evidence-based design, extensive user consultation and sustainable solutions to create healthy environments that address the specific needs of communities. CEI is currently designing the new $40 million Cancer Centre for the North for the BC Cancer Agency, as part of a P3 consortium that includes Plenary Health, PCL and Johnson Controls, which is targeting LEED Gold standards. For more information visit www.ceiarchitecture.com.
