by HCD Guest Author | Sep 28, 2008 | News
In our healthcare projects, linking design with healthy behaviors (e.g. bike paths, prominent staircases) is:
by HCD Guest Author | Sep 22, 2008 | News
Regarding construction and demolition waste recycling on your projects, you: Poll Comments: “A sustainable lifestyle can not be maintained with materials moving only one direction—manufacture, install, discard. Recycling must become a replacement for...
by HCD Guest Author | Sep 22, 2008 | News
Escalation continues to drive our business in a variety of ways. The uncertainty leaves construction managers, estimators, and quantity surveyors reading tea leaves, throwing grass into the wind, and polishing crystal balls. Many are adept at forecasting commodity...
by HCD Guest Author | Sep 15, 2008 | News
As gas prices rise, so does interest in alternative modes of transportation. Reports indicate record numbers of commuters are abandoning their cars for transit. And, not surprisingly, a number of commuters are switching their four wheels for two and taking to their...
by HCD Guest Author | Sep 15, 2008 | News
Which best expresses your opinion about hospital access security: Poll Comments : “There are other means beyond access control that can provide a stronger security posture for the campus. I do believe that certain areas in a hospital should be “off...
by HCD Guest Author | Sep 9, 2008 | News
Don’t throw away that construction and demolition waste. Along with the changing worldview that there is no “away” in “throwaway,” routing waste to the landfill is also expensive. Treating waste as an asset, the Institution Recycling Network (IRN) helps projects...
by HCD Guest Author | Sep 2, 2008 | News
I have had the unusual career path of designing hospitals both before and after a six-year stint leading an entertainment design studio. During those six years, I led the design of an aquarium, theme parks, museum exhibits and movie theaters. My prior healthcare...
by HCD Guest Author | Sep 1, 2008 | News
Last week’s HCD poll question generated more responses than usual, as well as a couple comments. My own feeling is that patient-centered healthcare delivery could and should be included in all of these design models.Which design model should predominate for...
by HCD Guest Author | Aug 31, 2008 | News
Baltimore-based CSD Architects renovated the nursing unit at Mount Washington Pediatric Hospital, Baltimore, and the NICU at St. Joseph Medical Center in Towson, Maryland, with the projects completed a month apart in July and August 2006, respectively. Despite the...
by HCD Guest Author | Aug 31, 2008 | News
A recent article published by the American Society for Healthcare Engineering (ASHE) showcases the increasing availability and financial possibilities of solar-powered commercial buildings in the United States, made possible by a budding energy model: power purchasing...
