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What did you find most useful at HEALTHCARE DESIGN.09? 30.43% - Networking 21.74% - Displaying and presenting your product 21.74% - The educational sessions 26.09% - The hospital tours COMMENTS - Tours and Roundtables were great.

The relationship between an individual and his/her environment can manifest into one that has both emotional and physical significance. The emotional connection that an individual establishes with his/her environment is most often expressed through place attachment....

We left off last time discussing the use of 3-D and 4-D models on a project. This week we will continue our discussion of BIM by focusing on the other ways the team intends to utilize the tool?

HEALTHCARE DESIGN Online Editor Chris Gaerig interviewed various members of the healthcare design community at HCD.09 to get their perspective on issues affecting the industry. In this video, interviewees address the question, How has your company/the industry fared...

How well do you know your furniture and how it works for your environment? Nurses’ stations, patient rooms, lounge areas, family centers, emergency departments, physician office, medical office buildings—What type of furniture is best for specialized care? I’ve...

In response to Kirk Hamilton’s column in the most recent issue of the HERD Journal, is evidence-based design a "field"? 20.00% - Yes, because of the ability to study and research it 7.50% - Yes, it is a "subspecialization" of healthcare design 15.00% - No, it is a...

Ever wonder why some doctors’ offices and ambulatory clinics don’t have to meet the stringent requirements of The Life Safety Code (NFPA 101) for Healthcare Occupancies (Chapters 18 and 19)? For example, why aren’t the corridors in an outpatient MRI facility 8 feet wide, or why doesn’t my primary care doctor have fire suppression systems (sprinklers) in his or her exam rooms? After all, aren’t they healthcare facilities where treatment is given to patients?

HEALTHCARE DESIGN.09 educational session: Capturing Proactive Construction Risk Assessments Costs in Planning and Design Presenter: Michael Chihoski, MS, CHFM, CHSP, SASHE, Senior Vice-President, Corporate Engineering Division, OSF Healthcare System; and John...

HEALTHCARE DESIGN.09 educational session: Biophilic Healthcare Design Presenter: Roger Ulrich, PhD, Beale Professorship in Health Facilities Design, Professor of Architecture, Texas A&M University In Roger Ulrich’s presentation on biophilic healthcare design, he...

HEALTHCARE DESIGN.09 educational session: 2030 Nanotechnology in Hospitals: Is the Future Smaller? Presenter: Angela Burke, March, Sc, Dip Arch, Miss, NBBJ Architects In Angela Burke’s presentation, she attempted to conclude whether or not, with the emergence of...

At HCD.09, I am most looking forward to… The individual speakers and sessions - 19.05% The hospital tours - 9.52% The chance to network with my peers - 23.81% All of the above - 19.05% Other (please specify in comments) - 28.57% COMMENTS - I'm not going this year...