by HCD Guest Author | Feb 6, 2009 | News
In this HCD.08 session video, Scott Davidson, AIA, associate vice-president, Hammel, Green and Abrahamson, presents thoughts on using building information modeling (BIM) in ways that can benefit a much wider audience than just designers and building owners. Using BIM...
by HCD Guest Author | Feb 5, 2009 | News
The 2009 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act is to create jobs by advancing energy-efficient upgrades for a cross-section of buildings such as hospitals. Do you think the stimulus package will create new or more jobs in your field? 45.45% – Yes 36.36% –...
by HCD Guest Author | Feb 1, 2009 | News
Chili’s Care Center, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee Project Summary © Hedrich Blessing © Hedrich Blessing © Hedrich Blessing Owner: St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital Project Completed: January 2008 Architecture:...
by HCD Guest Author | Feb 1, 2009 | News
Sidebar Patterned PVC-Free Upholstery Collection by C.F. Stinson The first of its kind PVC-Free Upholstery Collection was introduced at the NeoCon World Trade Fair in Chicago in 2008, where it was honored with a “Best of NeoCon” Award for New Healthcare Fabrics. The...
by HCD Guest Author | Feb 1, 2009 | News
Since the dawn of modern medicine, technology has been a driving force, constantly reshaping the way healthcare providers treat patients, whether in an outpatient clinic or a hospital ICU. As cathode ray tube monitors gave way to plasma, LCD, and DLP, patients now...
by HCD Guest Author | Feb 1, 2009 | News
With all that I travel, I try to get a flu shot every year. Hard to say if it makes a difference or not, but it’s something I’m committed to even if it’s just for the placebo effect. There’s nothing all that interesting about getting a flu...
by HCD Guest Author | Feb 1, 2009 | News
One would normally think of a nature preserve and a healthcare center as two separate places, with separate functions and goals, but Parrish Healthcare Center in Port St. John, Florida, and architects RTKL were able to pull these two together by creating a safe and...
by HCD Guest Author | Feb 1, 2009 | News
Cleveland gets no respect, no respect at all, as the late Rodney Dangerfield might have said. Widely known as “The Mistake on the Lake” (and variations thereof), the city has been the stuff of jokes since the heyday of vaudeville. The truth is, the city has many...
by HCD Guest Author | Feb 1, 2009 | Trends
The world economy is moving from a service economy to experience economy. Why? Because an experience economy provides a new source of value. Companies find if they engage their customers in a memorable way, customers come back and pay a premium for the experience they...
by HCD Guest Author | Feb 1, 2009 | Trends
One of the many perks of being Editor-in-Chief of HEALTHCARE DESIGN is this very space, devoted on a monthly basis to allowing the EIC to discuss any number of topics under the sun, although generally at least somewhat related to the publication and/or the industry as...
