In 1996, HERA President, Laurie Sperling, M.Arch, LEED AP, CPSM, and business partner, Janet Baum, left comfortable jobs at established architecture firms to create an independent lab planning firm. In 25 years, the firm has changed a great deal. We have added key team members. We have increased our services. We have expanded our geographic reach. [...]
Continue ReadingJoin us in congratulating Lab Planner Rachel Updegrove on earning her WELL Accredited Professional (AP) credential. The credential denotes expertise in WELL building standards and a commitment to advancing human health and wellness. The exam covers topics ranging from air, water, nourishment, light, fitness, comfort, mind and synergies. Rachel joins a community focusing on advancing [...]
Please join us in congratulating our two newest associates – Lab Architect and Director of the Atlanta Office Nerissa Jemmotte, AIA, and Director of Marketing Reagan Branham, CPSM. Nerissa joined HERA in 2015. In her five years at the firm she has worked on a wide range of projects including the Georgia Bureau of Investigation [...]
For the past 25 years HERA Controller Cecilia Kadane has assisted local artists with financial and tax advice by volunteering with the St. Louis Volunteer Layers and Accountants for the Arts organization. Q: You are active in the Volunteer Layers and Accountants for the Arts organization. Can you tell us more about what this organization [...]
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is building a new 160,000-sf multi-story High Containment Continuity Laboratory (HCCL) on its Roybal Campus in Atlanta. The multi-story research building will increase the CDC's research capacity to sustain its diagnostic mission and support its public health mission. The agency helps communities prepare for, detect, and respond [...]