by HCD Guest Author | Nov 30, 2009 | News
When designing the patient room, what bathroom design do you use most often? 23.08% – Inboard 7.69% – Outboard 15.38% – Nested 53.85% – We use all three, depending on the project
by HCD Guest Author | Nov 23, 2009 | News
Headwalls are always a point of debate. Do you just build the devices to the wall and stop there or do you use a purchased headwall unit? The in-the-wall advocates will tell you that you do not need to spend $1,000 or more for a hunk of plastic, aluminum, plastic...
by HCD Guest Author | Nov 23, 2009 | News
The current H1N1 Pandemic seems to have infection control on everyone’s mind around the world. The topic of infection control is nothing new to healthcare facilities that have had their attentions focused on this critical subject for half of a century since it...
by HCD Guest Author | Nov 23, 2009 | News
When considering the word intern, one assumes a student or a recent graduate undergoing supervised practical training. This is the path pursued by most architecture graduates on their way to acquiring the status of a fully-trained or licensed professional. This period...
by HCD Guest Author | Nov 23, 2009 | News
As healthcare facilities continue to find design inspiration from the hospitality industry, healthcare planners and designers are taking a deeper, more accommodating view toward campus planning, designing landscaped sites that offer respite in redeeming, natural...
by HCD Guest Author | Nov 23, 2009 | News
How often do you use modular solutions in your designs? 63.64% – We always try to use modular solutions 27.27% – Only when the client requests 0.00% – Modular solutions are often cost prohibitive 9.09% – We never use modular...
by HCD Guest Author | Nov 18, 2009 | News
With massive changes looming in the healthcare industry, including the influx of millions of new customers, what will happen to campus parking systems? When bed census ceased to be the driver for parking calculations because of increases in outpatient services,...
by HCD Guest Author | Nov 16, 2009 | News
We left off last time discussing the use of 3-D and 4-D models on a project. This week we will continue our discussion of BIM by focusing on the other ways the team intends to utilize the tool? There are two other applications of BIM to take into consideration when...
by HCD Guest Author | Nov 16, 2009 | News
The relationship between an individual and his/her environment can manifest into one that has both emotional and physical significance. The emotional connection that an individual establishes with his/her environment is most often expressed through place attachment....
by HCD Guest Author | Nov 16, 2009 | News
What did you find most useful at HEALTHCARE DESIGN.09? 30.43% – Networking 21.74% – Displaying and presenting your product 21.74% – The educational sessions 26.09% – The hospital tours COMMENTS – Tours and Roundtables were...
