The director of healthcare strategies at Perkins and Will discusses the top five trends and issues getting her attention right now.
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Rising Up: Reducing Building Materials’ Carbon Footprint
Mara Baum, sustainable design leader, health and wellness; principal at HOK (San Francisco), discusses the importance of reducing the embodied carbon of building materials in healthcare buildings.
Rising Up: Defining A Living Design Framework
Robin Guenther, principal, Perkins and Will (New York) discusses redefining the industry’s approach to sustainability by introducing a more inclusive Living Design framework.
PHOTO TOUR: Walker Center for Cancer Care at Samaritan Health
The 22,000-square-foot facility consolidates care into a centralized location, with design features meant to serve as positive distractions during treatments.
Rising Up: Healthier Material Selection
Jean Hansen, sustainable principal and senior professional associate at HDR (San Francisco), discusses the growing awareness of the impact of chemical exposures from certain materials to human health and how design professionals can impact the issue.
Rising Up: Proving The Value of LEED
Kim Shinn, principal wizard at TLC Engineering Solutions (Nashville), discusses the challenge of proving the value of green building certification in healthcare and why it’s important.
Rising Up
Healthcare design leaders delve into the top environmental design issues impacting the industry and outline sustainable solutions that can make an impact.
First Look: Legacy Community Health
Legacy Community Health’s new Houston clinic, slated to open in 2020, will house healthcare, education, and social services and is expected to treat more than 100,000 patients annually.
FACE TIME: David Taglione
The director at ICrave shares his multisector approach, why legacy design shouldn’t stand in the way of innovation, and his favorite travel snacks both in the U.S. and abroad.
PHOTO TOUR: Marquette University Athletic and Human Performance Research Center
The 46,000-square-foot facility, opened in April, brings together training, testing, and research under one roof in Milwaukee.
Drawing A Connection At Zaans Medical Center
The hospital wayfinding program highlights hand-drawn illustrations and regional icons to create a personalized path for building users.
PHOTO TOUR: Emblem Health Medical Office Building
The 160,000-square-foot building is designed to become a beacon for healthcare in an underserved community in Brooklyn, N.Y.
