by HCD Guest Author | Nov 1, 2004 | News
When the Georgia Institute of Tech-nology elected to demolish its old student health center and build a new one, Lord, Aeck & Sargent architects Howard S. Wertheimer, AIA, LEED™ and James Nicolow, AIA, LEED™ knew that Georgia Tech had one overriding requirement:...
by HCD Guest Author | Nov 1, 2004 | Uncategorized
I recently attended a black-tie hospital fund-raising dinner where the guest donations totaled about $100,000. During dinner I told a story of how I had just found $200,000 worth of energy savings in three hours at a nearby hospital. One of the dinner guests commented...
by HCD Guest Author | Nov 1, 2004 | Uncategorized
Articles emphasizing the importance of good design in healthcare environments are becoming commonplace. Research studies have long suggested a relationship between natural elements—whether an image of a pastoral landscape or a view to an exterior garden—and their...
by HCD Guest Author | Nov 1, 2004 | News
In the May 2004 issue of HEALTHCARE DESIGN (“Lessons From Both Sides of the Pond,” pp. 23-28), Derek Parker wrote about the similarities and differences between healthcare architecture in the United States and the United Kingdom. In this issue and one to follow, we...
by HCD Guest Author | Nov 1, 2004 | News
Direct-Indirect Luminaires Corelite™/Cooper Lighting offers the Corelite Navigator Series—three distinct modular architectural fluorescent luminaires with an array of optical-control features for complex direct-indirect applications requiring energy-efficient ambient...
by HCD Guest Author | Nov 1, 2004 | News
What is value to a healthcare institution? Value is providing quality healthcare services to your patients at a competitive, fair price. It is respecting your employees and providing them with a safe and healthy workplace. Value is serving your community without being...
by HCD Guest Author | Nov 1, 2004 | News
Back in the 1980s, a number of art dealers, close friends of mine, died of AIDS. I spent time caring for them in the hospital and then, later, caring for both my parents in the hospital. Every so often I would need a break and would spend time in the cafeteria or by...
by HCD Guest Author | Nov 1, 2004 | Uncategorized
Mike Sherman doesn’t send the Green Bay Packers out without a game plan. Similarly, an experienced owner needs a “game plan” for a quality construction project. Preconstruction is the key play. Preconstruction is the arduous honing process of creating the...
by HCD Guest Author | Aug 31, 2004 | News
Project category: New construction & Remodel/Renovation (completed March 2003) Chief administrator: Kathy McCollum, Vice-President, Executive Director, (410) 787-4444 Firm: Cannon Design, (410) 234-1155 Design team: Ray Moldenhauer, Project Principal; Kenneth...
by HCD Guest Author | Aug 31, 2004 | News
Project category: New construction (completed November 2003) Chief administrator: Tony Vines, Chief Executive Officer, (705) 324-6111 Firm: Parkin Architects, Ltd., (416) 467-8000 Design team: John Christie, Project Director, Architect; May Chow, Project Manager;...
