by HCD Guest Author | Sep 13, 2009 | News
How many facilities need to be equipped with resident emergency evacuation vests? 43.75% – All facilities should be equipped with them 50.00% – Only those in “disaster-prone” regions 6.25% – No facilities need to be equipped with...
by HCD Guest Author | Sep 9, 2009 | News
B….I…. M.Sounds simple.Three unassuming letters that represent an electronic program for designing buildings.That’s all it is, yet to some, it seems to represent so much more.A technological panacea that is going to revolutionize the AEC industry...
by HCD Guest Author | Sep 9, 2009 | News
Several years ago when my husband and I were in Hangzhou, China, to adopt our daughter, we visited a local hospital to treat an ear infection that she had developed. I was struck by the differences between U.S. hospitals and Chinese hospitals in this community along...
by HCD Guest Author | Sep 8, 2009 | News
For the healthcare design professional, specifying a patient room color palette is a little like color forecasting: specifying surface and furnishing colorations that will remain trendy for several years but yet still be consistent with the latest design-related,...
by HCD Guest Author | Sep 7, 2009 | News
As we enter September of 2009 and the architecture and construction markets continue to fluctuate, our firm is… 44.44% – Beginning to see more business 33.33% – Still finding new projects difficult to come by 22.22% – Still being affected...
by HCD Guest Author | Sep 3, 2009 | News
We get a lot of questions from new clients about creating a successful facility management plan. Here are three things that every organization should know before meeting with a facility management company: 1. Your Organization’s Vision The most important thing for any...
by HCD Guest Author | Sep 2, 2009 | News
When designing or renovating a facility, we get input from… 0.00% – Patients and families 26.00% – Physicians and nurses 74.00% – All of the aforementioned parties 0.00% – We don’t find it necessary or helpful to get their input...
by HCD Guest Author | Sep 2, 2009 | News
Planning to expand your healthcare facility? Careful construction planning is necessary to ensure a smoothly executed project in a fully occupied facility with active MEP systems and a lot of daily activity that cannot be disrupted. Last week, I offered some...
by HCD Guest Author | Sep 1, 2009 | News
Has the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act returned any new orders, contracts, hiring, or other changes in your company?10.42% – Yes81.25% – No8.33% – Not yet, but we expect it toCOMMENTS- Still waiting for the trickle down. – The American...
