by HCD Guest Author | Feb 9, 2011 | News
In my last post, I discussed the results of a survey asking participants to identify design features that are important to them in healthcare facilities. Surprisingly, lighting received the most responses, with natural light gaining particular attention. As an...
by HCD Guest Author | Feb 9, 2011 | News
As providers begin to understand the impact healthcare reform will have on their business, many hospitals and medical centers are looking to Lean process and design as a way to do more with less. Doug Grove of CollinsWoerman explores this topic in the second...
by HCD Guest Author | Feb 8, 2011 | News
The front entrance to Overlake Hospital and Medical Center in Bellevue, Washington. As providers begin to understand the impact healthcare reform will have on their business, many hospitals and medical centers are looking to Lean process and design as a way to do more...
by HCD Guest Author | Feb 7, 2011 | News
In all my reading, research, and discussions on how buildings are executed and how to improve the speed with which buildings are constructed, I cannot find more than two solutions to speed things up: prefabrication and automation.I have discussed prefabrication...
by HCD Guest Author | Feb 2, 2011 | News
A better question for those of us building hospitals—do you want to hear me now? There are two issues driving an intensified interest in acoustics right now. One is the desire to make hospitals quieter so they are a more healing environment, and the other is the...
by HCD Guest Author | Feb 1, 2011 | News
Project SummaryClient: Eisenhower Medical CenterArchitect: Boulder Associates, Inc. (Curtis Chong, James Lenhart, Juan Ramos, Jessica Claflin, Darci Hernandez)Interior Architecture: Jain Malkin Inc. (Denise Burkett, Jain Malkin, Jamie van Meurs, Casscia Murray, Kelly...
by HCD Guest Author | Feb 1, 2011 | News
Wood pattern vinyl Wolf-Gordon has re-envisioned its faux wood pattern, Baikal, adding a multilevel, linear emboss, and several new colors to produce, Belem. It is a Vescom + Silver vinyl that’s friendly to the environment-both natural and interior. Nordic Ash,...
by HCD Guest Author | Feb 1, 2011 | News
Charlie Munger is vice president of Berkshire Hathaway and Warren Buffet’s right-hand man. His wisdom and insight are built on years of observation of the marketplace, looking for good business organizations that are undervalued and investing in them. In a speech to...
by HCD Guest Author | Feb 1, 2011 | News
As announced at the HCD.10 conference in Las Vegas last November, Vendome Group, publishers of HEALTHCARE DESIGN magazine, The Center for Health Design, and Nurture by Steelcase have created a unique opportunity for architecture and design students to participate in a...
by HCD Guest Author | Feb 1, 2011 | News
Arriving at the right unit size is a challenge. A greater number of beds in a unit improves staffing efficiencies. However, as hospitals transitioned to all single-patient rooms (2006 guidelines mandate private rooms), a greater number of beds has translated to larger...
