Can mentorship make or break someone's career? Is there room for creativity in designing and building Healthcare facilities? How will we achieve net-zero building initiatives for hospitals and commercial facilities? Meredith Wardwell, Enterprise Director of Construction at Centura Health, shares her valuable insights on these and many other questions.
Meredith graduated with a Master's degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Colorado, and has built a successful career in the healthcare industry.
In this episode:
Introduction (1:00)
Getting a Master's degree in Civil Engineering (1:37)
Mentors who supported Meredith throughout her career (2:47)
Can mentorship make or break someone's career? (5:30)
Creativity vs. standardization in healthcare design (8:20)
Achieving net-zero building initiatives (10:30)
Doing more with less in construction (13:32)
Challenges and benefits for women in the industry (15:55)
Final thoughts (21:42)
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