by HCD Guest Author | Feb 1, 2011 | News
Middle Tennessee Medical Center Replacement Hospital Murfreesboro, TN This award-winning project is a 286-bed, 555,012-square-foot replacement hospital, located on a 68-acre greenfield site. The project employed IPD, BIM, and Lean processes to complete the job two...
by HCD Guest Author | Feb 1, 2011 | News
Fred donham, Photographer Link Open seating area for interaction and community connection. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the country’s elderly population will grow by more than double to 80 million between now and the year 2050. That means roughly one out...
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 | Trends
Every day people are exposed to a complex mixture of industrial chemicals, some of which are linked to increases in diseases and conditions such as cancers, birth defects, asthma, and infertility. A commitment to a healthy and safe environment requires a closer...
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...
by HCD Guest Author | Feb 1, 2011 | Trends
Those of you who read this column on a regular basis know that I am a collector of quotes. As I was preparing for our HEALTHCARE DESIGN.10 conference in November, I came across one of my favorites. I hadn’t seen it for a while, but as I was reading it, it seemed...
by HCD Guest Author | Feb 1, 2011 | Trends
The Pebble Project in 2010. With the impact of healthcare reform on the industry at-large looming over the United States, The Center for Health Design’s Pebble Project remains on track with fulfilling its mission to drive change in healthcare design. In 2010,...
by HCD Guest Author | Jan 28, 2011 | News
Vendome Group, publishers ofHEALTHCARE DESIGN magazine, The Center for Health Design, and Nurture by Steelcase have recently announced a unique opportunity for architecture and design students to participate in a conceptual healthcare design competition. Challenged...
by HCD Guest Author | Jan 27, 2011 | News
Earlier this week, Healthcare Building Ideas reported the results of an industry-wide construction hiring and business survey conducted by the American General Contractors and Navigant, showing construction firms are considering and planning on adding to their...
by Jennifer Silvis | Jan 26, 2011 | News
Recently on the website of our sister magazine, HEALTHCARE DESIGN, Ashely Dias, AIA, EDAC, LEED AP, a healthcare planner at HKS Inc., contributed a blog titled “Are Virtual Mockups a Reality?”In the blog, Dias discusses the various virtues of virtual...
