by HCD Guest Author | Aug 31, 2004 | News
Project category: New construction (completed August 2001) Chief administrator: James Alender, President and CEO, (765) 453-0702 Firm: URS Corporation, (317) 636-7469 Design team: Joseph P. Greenan, RA, Director of URS Health; Audrey J. Johnson, AIA, Project...
by HCD Guest Author | Aug 31, 2004 | News
Completed in July 2003, the Presbyterian Children’s Emergency Department is dedicated exclusively to emergency care of children and is the only facility of its kind in the region. Located adjacent to the Presbyterian Hospital’s main Emergency Department,...
by HCD Guest Author | Aug 31, 2004 | News
Project category: Addition (completed January 2004) Chief administrator: Tom Laux, President and CEO, (765) 349-6502 Firm: ARTEKNA, (317) 955-5090 Design team: Robert D. Hibler, AIA, NCARB, Principal-in-Charge; Gregory W. Lewis, AIA, Principal (ARTEKNA); Karl Meyer,...
by HCD Guest Author | Aug 31, 2004 | News
Project category: Conversion (completed December 2003) Chief administrator: John C. Johnson, President and CEO, (954) 492-5796 Firms: Miller Healthcare Services, (954) 763-8511; MGE Architects, (305) 444-0413; Miller Construction Company, (954) 764-6550 Design team:...
by HCD Guest Author | Apr 30, 2004 | News
Kaiser Permanente has been making a concerted effort to “build green.” That is a significant statement, because the organization is of a size that can make a big difference in the progress of this idea. Kaiser Permanente is America’s largest integrated...
by HCD Guest Author | Apr 30, 2004 | News
When the University of California at San Francisco decided it had outgrown its basic health science laboratory space at the main Parnassus Campus, the University had just the place for a new one: a 303-acre parcel of land known as Mission Bay. The new lab, called...
by HCD Guest Author | Apr 30, 2004 | News
As a practicing designer, I find it interesting to note when user awareness of a particular design trend triggers a “flashpoint.” A flashpoint happens when the buzz on an innovative idea causes it to emerge as a “necessary” detail, or when you have solved a problem in...
by HCD Guest Author | Apr 30, 2004 | News
Commercial carpet J&J Commercial has researched the specific needs of facilities that serve senior citizens. Its Living Solutions collection is available in a multitude of commercial constructions and textures, colored in a residentially styled palette. The ten...
by HCD Guest Author | Apr 30, 2004 | News
Although artwork is one of the finishing touches to the interior of a healthcare project, it should not be the last thought in project planning. For artwork to blend well with the architecture and complement finishes and furnishings, its selection requires forethought...
by HCD Guest Author | Apr 30, 2004 | News
When constructing in a residential area, we all know the importance of being good neighbors. This can mean anything from working closely with local officials to going door-to-door to introduce ourselves to the people whose immediate environment we will be affecting...
