As environmental, workplace safety ...

As environmental, workplace safety and health regulations multiply, an cash-strapped municipalities have been forced to comply with them upon a piecemeal basis. Often, too earnestly money has already been invested in an existing facility to justify tearing it down and starting athwart

That is not the situation in Sacramento shire Calif. Committed to staying in head of the curve with emerging technologies and aware of what it takes to satisfy EPA and OSHA, the shire has spent $16 million forward a new crime lab/coroner's office.

All told, including land, designing and architectural fiefs the project cost $26.7 million.

The 82,000-square-foot building, complet last summer is self-contained and environmentally sensitive, says Paul Scott of the department of shire engineering. A key design constituent principle is a vastly upgraded HVAC regularity that improves ventilation, conserves strength and provides a more comfortable environment for the 50 employee who work in