by HCD Guest Author | Oct 31, 2010 | Trends
Hurricane Earl played havoc with most of the eastern seaboard this past Labor Day weekend. It would have been convenient to stay on vacation for a few more days or leave the recreational boat in the water over the holiday weekend, but the threat of the force of nature...
by HCD Guest Author | Oct 31, 2010 | News
Hospitals are noisy and stressful places. Most exceed the World Health Organization standards in average noise levels. A recent study showed that hospitals are getting noisier each year, with a growing cacophony of people, alarms, machines, and clattering carts. 1...
by HCD Guest Author | Oct 31, 2010 | News
IMAGES PROVIDED BY HKS, INC. Use of nature is a great way of creating a campus that is more than just healthcare. Walking trails can provide a respite for families with children or relatives in the hospital. Hospitality design intertwined with healthcare architecture...
by HCD Guest Author | Oct 31, 2010 | News
James Steinkamp Park Ridge, Illinois OWP/P | Cannon Design Category: Category A: Built, Less than $25 million (construction cost) Project: Advocate Lutheran General Hospital Center for Advanced Care Client: Advocate Health Care Project Location: Park Ridge, Illinois...
by HCD Guest Author | Oct 31, 2010 | News
Robert Canfield Plano, Texas ZGF Architects/PageSoutherlandPage Category: Category B: Built, More than $25 million (construction cost) Project: Children’s Medical Center at Legacy Client: Children’s Medical Center of Dallas Project Location: Plano, Texas...
by HCD Guest Author | Oct 31, 2010 | News
Water-based acrylic-alkyd coatings ProMar 200 and ProClassic Waterbased Acrylic-Alkyd coatings from Sherwin Williams offer application and finish of an alkyd coating, non-yellowing properties of an acrylic coating, and low-VOC content. ProClassic is a coating choice...
by HCD Guest Author | Oct 31, 2010 | News
The fog snaked in from my starboard side, growing ominously until it swallowed all visual reference. I was kayaking alone across a large expanse of open water to a remote island on Lake Superior. Loaded with supplies and camera gear, I was prepared for three days of...
by HCD Guest Author | Oct 31, 2010 | News
Durham, North Carolina Duda/Paine Architects Category: Category A: Built, Less than $25 million (construction cost) Project: Duke Integrative Medicine (Duke IM) Client: Duke University Health System Project Location: Durham, North Carolina Architect: Duda/Paine...
by HCD Guest Author | Oct 31, 2010 | News
While the complexities of today’s financial climate continue to be a moving target, one fact remains the same: People depend on quality healthcare. The challenge this economic situation presents for hospital owners and developers is the ability to provide...
by Jennifer Silvis | Oct 28, 2010 | News
If you happened to do a Google search for the words “Halloween” and “healthcare,” perhaps in a far-fetched scheme to brainstorm ideas for a healthcare design blog post somehow tied to the spooky season (speaking strictly hypothetically, of course), your memory would...
