by HCD Guest Author | Aug 3, 2008 | News
On July 31st, the American Society for Healthcare Engineering of the American Hospital Association (ASHE) released a Guidance Statement to Membership in which they caution “potential misrepresentations of the [evidence based design] concept and the apparently...
by HCD Guest Author | Aug 3, 2008 | News
Recently, we ran a news article about theretail clinic boom currently happening in Illinois. In the original article, Wendy Edwards, the area’s lead nurse practitioner noted, “We’re really not in competition with the immediate care clinics. We’re trying to...
by HCD Guest Author | Jul 31, 2008 | News
Since its inception in 2000, the Pebble Project has cultivated a community of researchers and practitioners committed to sharing knowledge to further research, advocacy, and education in the healthcare design field. Without proper research, evidence will not exist to...
by HCD Guest Author | Jul 31, 2008 | Trends
I’ve gone through some enlightening experiences recently, all revolving around the issue of trust. Specifically, via various article proposals, interviews, and conference visits, I’ve taken a tour of the arcane world of design documents. Even more...
by HCD Guest Author | Jul 31, 2008 | News
Project Summary Project Completion Date: June 2008Owner/Client: University of California, Los Angeles Executive Architect: Perkins+Will (Eric Van Aukee, AIA, LEED AP, Managing Principal; Gabrielle A. Bullock, AIA, NOMA, LEED AP, Principal, Project Manager; Jean Mah,...
by HCD Guest Author | Jul 31, 2008 | News
It is one thing to have a traditional multispecialty hospital. It is quite another to have a multispecialty unit. But that is what the LifeBridge Health System’s Sinai Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland, achieved recently when it assembled the various specialty...
by HCD Guest Author | Jul 31, 2008 | News
Managing the many details involved in the logistics of building of multiyear, complex healthcare construction project presents a host of challenges for any construction management team. Preconstruction services, incorporating the use of Building Information Modeling...
by HCD Guest Author | Jul 31, 2008 | News
Jan Marion, owner and founder of H. Marion Framing Studio, understands that green design involves more than just meeting the latest industry standards. “First and foremost, the design must look good. It’s like if you’re eating health food; it’s got...
by HCD Guest Author | Jul 31, 2008 | News
I love words. I have for a very long time. As a kid, trips to the library held a certain kind of wonderment for me. Rows and rows of neatly aligned books just there for the taking with the show of a card, and that distinctive sound of the date-stamp on the card that...
by HCD Guest Author | Jul 31, 2008 | News
A new survey released by the American Society for Healthcare Engineering (ASHE) and Johnson Controls, a global leader in creating smart and sustainable environments, looks into healthcare business' current and future energy choices as they relate to design and...
