Buro Happold appoints John Swift Global Healthcare, Science and Technology Sector Lead
Buro Happold is pleased to announce Partner John Swift as the Global Sector Lead for Healthcare, Science and Technology.
Working with a growing team in Boston and integrated practice leaders nationwide — as well as regional sector leaders in the UK, Europe and Asia — Swift brings over 25 years of experience in the creation of cutting-edge, sustainably designed research, commercial and academic facilities.
Buro Happold’s worldwide Healthcare, Science and Technology (HST) practice is positioned to optimally support the goals of clients and collaborative partners at the vanguard of three interrelated markets experiencing momentous and continued growth through recent disruptive change.
Buro Happold is a values-driven organization. We value human wellbeing, and we care about the legacy of our work. We strive to be an influencer in the shaping of the world. There is no better way to do this than to contribute innovative solutions to the development of programs, building environments and communities that support the scientists, healthcare specialists and technology engineers who will solve the greatest problems of our times.
John Swift, Partner, Global Healthcare, Science and Technology Leader, Burp Happold
Expanding Buro Happold’s capacities to meet the demand for creative solutions in the fast-growing and competitive HST arenas, the formalized HST practice led by Swift leverages a global portfolio and collective expertise to benefit clients worldwide.
Recent major U.S. projects have included laboratories, hospitals, technology complexes and research campuses for blue-chip, Fortune 50 organizations and top institutions including Draper Laboratory, Genzyme, Takeda, Mass General Brigham, the Cleveland Clinic, Arizona State University, Brown University, and Harvard University.
The HST practice also engages in its own cutting-edge research and leadership in cooperation with industry alliances and major government agencies, including its new “Hospital of the Future” concept and a published study on waste logistics and materials management through healthcare enterprises.
Swift is regarded as a leader in sustainable design and efficient building operations and is a noted expert in balancing client needs for effective and reliable infrastructure with the optimization of occupant health, safety and comfort while minimizing energy and water consumption. Lecturing and published widely, recent talks included an I2SL presentation on “Decarbonization of Laboratory Buildings in Cold Climates.”
His work on mechanical engineering standards with the American Society of Heating, Refrigeration and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE), forms the benchmarks used by other engineers around the world. Under Swift’s watch, Buro Happold has been named Engineer of the Year for 2021 by a major Boston industry publication.
Meeting environmental targets and high-performance benchmarks is more important than ever, and our HST clients count on our transdisciplinary approach to reduce operating costs as well as carbon footprints.
John Swift, Partner, Global Healthcare, Science and Technology Leader, Buro Happold
Leadership in sustainability and climate action inform all projects that BH works on, Swift adds. “Buro Happold has made significant carbon reduction commitments and a sector-leading climate pledge, so we ‘walk the walk’ where sustainable design is concerned,” he says. “Meeting environmental targets and high-performance benchmarks is more important than ever, and our HST clients count on our transdisciplinary approach to reduce operating costs as well as carbon footprints. For the large-scale tech, science and health districts being built in urban centers, the challenges are daunting and demand highly integrated processes and teams.”
Our acclaimed HST practice team is dedicated to creating optimal environments for researchers, caregivers, staff, and patients, and delivering better outcomes for our clients and everyone their facilities touch, the world over.
James Bruce, CEO, Buro Happold
