Customer service and partnering has become more important than ever. In this post I will share with you an example of going above and beyond to ensure a successful project.
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When Integrated Project Delivery really works
With all of the talk about Integrated Project Delivery and Lean design and construction principles, it’s nice to be part of a team that truly gets it. I was fortunate recently to be part of such a team.
Does evidence-based design make designing facilities more difficult?
Last week's HEALTHCARE DESIGN poll question asked:Has the influx of evidence-based design (EBD) information made designing facilities easier or more difficult (sometimes contradicting your original design philosophy)? 35.29% - EBD helps us quickly and efficiently...
Healthcare reform—Will the medical home be the next step for healthcare facilities?
As part of the healthcare reform debate, there has been much discussion related to rebuilding a healthcare system that can support a model more dependent on the primary care physician. Of course, the healthcare system has largely come away from this model since...
Color trends in healthcare design and designing for the future
We’ve all seen drab healthcare facilities that are cold, unpleasant, and outdated. I walk through a hospital every day with salmon-colored walls and then through a lobby that’s filled with forest green and looks like an interior photo from the early 1990s. As...
Going Lean: How to cut costs and improve patient care in todays economy
The economic realities of today have placed financial burdens on healthcare leaders and executives, causing them to shift their primary focus toward affordability and efficiency. Healthcare expenditures in the United States are currently 18% of the Gross Domestic...
Flooring, Storage & Workstations, Fabrics & Textiles
Bleach-cleanable fabric Setting out to develop a fabric that meets the needs of healthcare design, Wearbest offers a blend of performance characteristics in its BD Healthcare collection. This is a bleach-cleanable healthcare fabric with recycled content and a high-end...
BIM: The Evolving Standard of Care
Building Information Modeling (BIM) is transforming the A/E/C industry. As the industry understanding of the process matures, our models become more complex. Information in the model takes on a greater responsibility for being more accurate and our relationships with...
A river runs through it
Project Summary
Owner: Lake Health
Completion Date: August 2009
Architecture and Interior Design: Karlsberger, Columbus, Ohio
Construction Manager: Gilbane Building Company, Cleveland, Ohio
MEP Engineering: Karpinski Engineering, Cleveland, Ohio
Civil Engineering: CT Consultants, Willoughby, Ohio
Structural Engineering: Paul J. Ford & Co., Columbus, Ohio
Wetlands Consultant: HzW Environmental Consultants, Mentor, Ohio
Your biggest concerns entering 2010
A recent poll on Healthcare Building Ideas asked: As we enter a new year, what is your primary concern?
61.90% – The economy
9.52% – Finding qualified staff
0.00% – Finishing existing projects
19.05% – Finding new clients
The Center for Health Design’s Reality Check
The Center for Health Design is comprised of an interdisciplinary group of healthcare and design professionals who passionately believe, at a minimum, that: Patients should be able to devote their energies to getting well without having to fight their environments....
Maximizing healing: Evidence-based design and adolescent behavioral health-A case study
Throughout the last century, the shift in perception of mental illness from incurable to controllable disease has expanded the possibilities of traditional healing. Medication and therapy are now seen as successful techniques for conquering and managing mental health disorders. To further healing, rehabilitation facilities looking to incorporate holistic healing programs should consider the impact of the physical environment on the mental, emotional, and physical states of patients.
