“Reflections” is a new column featuring thoughts and commentary by former HEALTHCARE DESIGN Editor-in-Chief Richard L. Peck. Not long ago the http://HCDMagazine.com blogosphere saw a somewhat heated exchange between a blogger and a couple of our editors over the...
Given the current state of the economy, have you experienced more value engineering?
69.23% – Yes, the amount of value engineering has increased
15.38% – No, we haven't seen an influx in value engineering
15.38% – It depends on the client and project
COMMENTS
– Since the economy dipped we have seen a in prices, meaning less (or no) VE on recent projects!
Dozens of healthcare innovators recently gathered at Steelcase headquarters in Grand Rapids, Michigan, to brainstorm a new vision for the future of healthcare. The concept, called CareAnywhere, foresees a day when healthcare isn’t tethered to a single location, but...
Behavioral healthcare design constitutes a growing percentage of healthcare design today. Many of the design criteria that drive any healthcare facility—creating humanized interior spaces that ease patient anxiety and improve the healthcare deliver process—also...
In these lean times, many clients are looking for ways to enhance their existing space or seeking to relocate to a more appropriate existing building. Before you decide to retrofit a facility, keep these three points in mind. Is Retrofitting Right for Current...
Are physician-owned outpatient surgery centers and/or hospitals helpful or harmful to our current healthcare system? 34.29% - They are helpful to the current system 28.57% - They are harmful to the current system 37.14% - They are simply another aspect to the current...
Yes, we all think we know what ICRA stands for, but do you know where it came from? As one of the original creators of this concept, I can give you some insight about this much-discussed but little-understood acronym.
“Reflections” is a new column featuring thoughts and commentary by former HEALTHCARE DESIGN Editor-in-Chief Richard L. Peck. Someone once described architecture as “frozen music.” There's a type of architecture, though that, to me, is more like “frozen math.” It is...
It was the elephant in the room when the HEALTHCARE DESIGN and Healthcare Building Ideas teams started discussing this year's architecture/engineering and construction firm rankings: the economy. Would we see a drastic fall off in numbers this year? Would some firms...
