With the aging population, do you find yourself designing:Comments:- My organization in India is currently considering building an assisted living complex with a thousand living units. - Moving toward higher design with a hospitality flair - In our practice, designing...
Something in the shade of clear may be in order—that is, healthcare facilities that are carbon neutral, water balance, and zero-waste, or that even give back resources to the environment. The challenge calls for buildings that breath, and dedicated teams that dream...
Evidence for Innovation, Transforming Children’s Health through the Physical Environment is the first comprehensive report to look at the effect of the physical environment on children in healthcare settings, according to NACHRI, who published the report in...
We celebrated, educated each other, and shared our goals for greening healthcare at CleanMed 2008 in Pittsburgh. More than 500 healthcare providers, physicians, researchers, architects, and other decision makers from around the world came together to talk about real...
It's always interesting when reading about history to discover that “modern” isn't always as fresh and squeaky new as we like to think. Although technology continues to change our environment massively, as human beings we still have the same emotions and aspirations...
Just when it was warming up to the color green, the healthcare building field turns to look up the steep hill to The 2030 Challenge and it realizes that "green" may not be good enough. Something in the shade of clear may be in order—that is, healthcare facilities that...
Recycled glass-chip flooring Stonhard's all new Stonblend GSI-G provides an abrasion- and impact-resistant surface while incorporating recycled glass chips into the floor for an environmentally responsible system and highly stylized look for patient rooms, corridors,...
Courtesy of Brawer & Hauptman, Architects Since the mid-1980s, Maria de los Santos Health Center has been the largest provider of primary healthcare services to Philadelphia's Latino community. Part of Delaware Valley Community Health, Inc. (DVCH), Maria de los...
As the largest geothermal hospital project under construction in the world today, Sherman Hospital offers a powerful example of the economic and environmental value of innovative design. When Sherman Hospital, in Elgin, Illinois, opens the doors of its replacement...
Increasingly, healthcare leaders and decision makers are focusing on creating a culture of patient safety as a key goal of operational initiatives to improve patient care and outcomes. Sound design can help create an environment that supports these initiatives—helping...
Using a universal grid planning approach can provide future adaptability, reduce initial capital investment, offer speed-to-market options, and enhance design freedom
