Solving MEP mysteries
It is no secret that healthcare projects, and new hospitals in particular, are some of the most complex…
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The evolution of healthcare interior design
The healthcare facilities market continues to experience revolutionary change. Many factors contribute to the evolving nature of healthcare…
News June 30Minimizing chemical hazards in healthcare
Many strong chemicals are used in healthcare settings, for a variety of reasons: to treat patients (medications and…
News May 31The Yawkey Center Rooftop: Capping Off Boston's Green Building
Excerpts adapted from the session “Healthy Hospitals: Boston Green Building Initiatives,” presented April 20, 2006, at CleanMed 2006…
News May 31Building with formed concrete: How good is ‘good’?
The problems became obvious when the forms came off the 70-year-old public structure undergoing renovation. It was a…
News April 30Key considerations in patient room design, part 2: The same-handed room
Images courtesy of Hellmuth, Obata + Kassabaum, Inc. (HOK) In last month’s article I summarized the basic models…
News April 30Putting it together
For more than 20 years, the Minneapolis Heart Institute had grown as most hospitals do: by accretion, adding…
News April 30Controlling the controls
Building controls monitor the “pulse” of energy used in buildings and provide flexibility for individual control that the…
News April 30The Lacks Cancer Center: A steward of health
The new Lacks Cancer Center in Grand Rapids, Michigan, is the result of a shared vision of Saint…
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