by HCD Guest Author | Mar 1, 2008 | News
Certain requirements in the 2005 National Electric Code have electrical engineers throughout the country scrambling to design emergency and legally required standby systems in aging buildings affordably and efficiently. Sections 517.26, 700.18, and 701.27 were added...
by HCD Guest Author | Mar 1, 2008 | Trends
Presumably within a matter of days, if it hasn’t happened already, the United States Green Building Council (USGBC) will publish the final version of the long-awaited LEED for Healthcare. For the first time since its inception 10 years ago, the Leadership in...
by HCD Guest Author | Mar 1, 2008 | News
The Carolinas Medical Center campus looked pretty rigid before the Levine Children’s Hospital project came along; leadership looked to Columbus, Ohio-based firm Karlsberger to help lead them to a new place. Bookended by two existing towers, the new 234-bed,...
by HCD Guest Author | Mar 1, 2008 | News
One of the most critical success factors for a healthcare facility manager’s career is the ability to successfully deliver a major construction project. “Successful” is typically defined as delivering the project on budget and on time. If you have not properly...
by HCD Guest Author | Mar 1, 2008 | News
Evidence-based design is nothing new to us at Nurture; it’s something we believe in very strongly. Virtually all of our efforts—all of our products and solutions—are driven by the principles of evidence-based design. By utilizing these principles, we believe our...
by HCD Guest Author | Mar 1, 2008 | News
A healthcare icon in Orange County, California, St. Joseph Hospital celebrated its 75th anniversary in March 2004 during the groundbreaking of the hospital’s new Patient Care Center. This momentous occasion kicked-off the master facility plan for the medical...
by HCD Guest Author | Feb 29, 2008 | News
It’s taken a while to pull everything together, but I am quite pleased with the results. It’s a good feeling to see people of different professional skills (editors, videographers, Web developer, etc.) come together and make a product, even if it is a six-minute...
by HCD Guest Author | Feb 1, 2008 | News
Until recently, U.S. hospitals averaged an increase of only 1% annually on investment in fixed assets, such as buildings, infrastructure, and equipment for several years. Now, after nearly a decade of consolidation and underfunding of infrastructure, healthcare...
by HCD Guest Author | Feb 1, 2008 | News
I am an eternal optimist. My philosophy is that life is going to come at you no matter what you do, so you might as well enjoy the ride. There is no better time of year for an eternal optimist than the start of the New Year. Fresh start, clean slate, new...
by HCD Guest Author | Feb 1, 2008 | News
Pebble Partner opening the doors of a new facility presents an eagerly anticipated opportunity to see evidence-based design strategies at work and to measure the results of their implementation. The opening of Dublin Methodist Hospital last month after many years of...
