Collaborative innovation spurs new ideas in healthcare and beyond

Dozens of healthcare innovators recently gathered at Steelcase headquarters in Grand Rapids, Michigan, to brainstorm a new vision…

Retrofitting Old Buildings and New Spaces

In these lean times, many clients are looking for ways to enhance their existing space or seeking to…

Dust Control During Construction: A Matter of Life and Death

Designing humanized healthcare interiors for behavioral disorder patients

Behavioral healthcare design constitutes a growing percentage of healthcare design today. Many of the design criteria that drive…

Technology Planning for EMRs

Are physician-owned outpatient surgery centers helpful or harmful?

Are physician-owned outpatient surgery centers and/or hospitals helpful or harmful to our current healthcare system? 34.29% – They…

The real facts about ICRA

 Yes, we all think we know what ICRA stands for, but do you know where it came from?…

Designing for alternative energy sources

In your designs, have you started planning for alternative energy sources like cogeneration, wind power, and photovoltaic panels?…

Artistry in glass

There’s photography-and there’s photography taken to the next level. Or, in the case of Botanica, a striking new…