Customer service: Differentiating yourself from the competition

Can customer service in a retail environment provide lessons on how to approach our own healthcare interiors clients?…

Prefabrication: Faster, better, safer

Prefabrication isn’t just for modular buildings anymore. Virtually anything that is repetitive in construction can be prefabricated. There…

Materials price drop in the economy

Given the economy and the dropping price of materials, have you seen clients taking advantage of the lower…

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What we've learned from this recession

While some pundits are saying the recession is over, the experiences of the last months have made many…

ASID: Dare to be daring? Color or non-color to enhance the patient room

Is it safe to say it’s okay to be daring? The list of adjectives is endless as well…

Planning for an overbuild, Part three: Architectural considerations

Expanding a healthcare facility is a complicated undertaking. In my last post, I outlined some of the construction…

Electronic health records and their effect on design

As electronic health records become the norm in most hospitals, do you have to significantly change the design…

ASID: Wayfinding in healthcare

Effective wayfinding strategies in healthcare settings begin before the patient or visitor arrives at the hospital. With planning…