by HCD Guest Author | Aug 23, 2009 | News
Will you be attending HEALTHCARE DESIGN.09? 37.50% – Yes 17.86% – No 44.64% – We had to cut such expenses from our budget COMMENTS – Registration Fees too high to justify. Registration is more than travel...
by HCD Guest Author | Aug 23, 2009 | News
With the tremendous amount of participation we’ve had in our 2009 Most Influential People in Healthcare Design, we’ve decided to extend the voting one week until Friday, August 28. You can vote by visiting www.hcdmagazine.com/vote or clicking on the button...
by HCD Guest Author | Aug 17, 2009 | News
Renovation is difficult. It causes a ripple of disruption through all levels of staff and carries through to patient and their loved ones. From housekeeping and maintenance staff, all the way through the change in traffic patterns that need to be communicated to...
by HCD Guest Author | Aug 17, 2009 | News
Like many of you, we have clients in both urban and rural settings. With these different settings, our process with each client is based on their unique set of needs, timelines and goals. Design From a design perspective, new or retrofitted buildings in urban...
by HCD Guest Author | Aug 16, 2009 | News
All successful projects, regardless of delivery method, size, or scope, share one thing in common: partnering. Partnering is not a new concept, but is often overlooked in the delivery of a project. Whether partnering is a formal or informal process, it is an integral...
by HCD Guest Author | Aug 16, 2009 | News
Will the Obama healthcare plan affect the way buildings are designed in the future? 55.56% – Yes, major policy changes always affect design eventually 14.81% – No, design is unaffected by such matters 29.63% – It depends on the details of the...
by HCD Guest Author | Aug 12, 2009 | News
We read more and more about the increasing desire for healthcare facilities to be sustainable and achieve LEED certification, although I recently read a statistic that a mere 2% of the USGBC LEED registered projects are healthcare buildings. The healthcare industry as...
by HCD Guest Author | Aug 12, 2009 | News
Thanks to Heather McCormick who sent along this article concerning the BIM (building information modeling) adoption rate. The piece takes a look at a a survey, that was recently completed by Building Design+Construction, of architecture, engineering, and...
by HCD Guest Author | Aug 11, 2009 | News
When designing or renovating a space, how often do you take into consideration future art programs? 64.71% – We always consider additions like art programs in our design 17.65% – We sometimes consider art programs when designing 17.65% – We never...
by HCD Guest Author | Aug 11, 2009 | News
How important is LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design)? How important is being green and living a sustainable, environmental, eco-friendly lifestyle? How important is it to live a healthy lifestyle? The questions we want to ask ourselves are the tough...
