HDR Architecture Ranked No. 1 by Modern Healthcare for 7th Consecutive Year
For the seventh consecutive year, HDR Architecture, Inc. has been ranked the No. 1 healthcare design firm in Modern Healthcare’s 2010 Design & Construction Survey. This is the 14th time HDR has been ranked No. 1 since the survey began 30 years ago.
Survey results show that in 2009 HDR increased construction volume to $6.3 billion, a 7.1% increase from its 2008 total of $5.9 billion. HDR reported $311.8 million in fees for healthcare architecture in 2009, surpassing its nearest competitor by more than $136.6 million. In 2009, HDR’s work represented more than 26,366,670 million square feet of healthcare space, compared to 23,164,705 million square feet in 2008.
“The significance is not so much in the fact that we were recognized as No. 1 this year, but that we have been ranked in this top spot for seven years in a row,” noted Merle Bachman, AIA, president of HDR Architecture, Inc. “When considered in that context, it underscores our long-term leadership in the healthcare market—a leadership achieved by establishing a culture of listening to our clients and then delivering advanced healing facilities. We know that we can never rest on our laurels, but must continue to pursue best practices in healthcare design excellence.”
“We achieved many important milestones during 2009, despite a less-than-favorable economy,” commented Doug Wignall, AIA, LEED AP, director of HDR’s Healthcare group. “From significant project wins to new initiatives, these milestones will all have lasting influence on our business not only in 2010, but for years to come.
“We are now better positioned to maintain our leadership in a marketplace that has more competition,” Wignall added. “Our efforts to become more efficient, our continued strength in the federal marketplace, our diversification in new fields, our emphasis on design excellence and our investments in the learning curves of new technologies will allow us to maintain our relevancy and edge in the marketplace.”
With corporate headquarters in Omaha, NE, HDR Architecture, Inc. provides complete design services to healthcare clients from more than 30 offices across the United States, as well as in Canada, the United Kingdom and United Arab Emirates. The firm is well-known as an innovator in building design for inpatient and outpatient healthcare environments, science and technology research, and civic facilities. HDR is one of the nation’s first “advocate firms” for the new Evidence-Based Design Accreditation and Certification (EDAC) program, and an endorser of the “Architecture 2030 Challenge,” an initiative designed to achieve a dramatic reduction in the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by changing the way buildings and developments are planned, designed and constructed.