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Inside UCI Health – Irvine’s All-electric Acute Care Hospital
Owner UCI Health, University of California, Irvine combined all-electric systems, biophilic design, and AI-driven surgical planning to open one of the most sustainable acute care hospitals in the country.
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When Integrated Project Delivery really works
With all of the talk about Integrated Project Delivery and Lean design and construction principles, it’s nice to be part of a team that truly gets it. I was fortunate…
News February 8Color trends in healthcare design and designing for the future
We’ve all seen drab healthcare facilities that are cold, unpleasant, and outdated. I walk through a hospital every day with salmon-colored walls and then through a lobby that’s filled with…
News February 3Healthcare reform—Will the medical home be the next step for healthcare facilities?
As part of the healthcare reform debate, there has been much discussion related to rebuilding a healthcare system that can support a model more dependent on the primary care physician.…
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