by HCD Guest Author | Apr 1, 2006 | News
The movement in healthcare design toward patient-centered care and healing environments is often reflected in healthcare facility features meant to mitigate the stressful nature of serious illness. Preliminary research has shown that providing space for families in...
by HCD Guest Author | Apr 1, 2006 | News
Advances in healthcare are occurring at an awesome rate. A hospital’s design must keep up with changing technology, as well as the attitudes of staff and patients. One example is the design of operating rooms and their associated space as minimally invasive...
by HCD Guest Author | Apr 1, 2006 | News
Who would imagine that a duck and the letter H might have something in common? But these two images have extremely close ties. Both mark a destination with meaningful distinction; both serve as a beacon for potential users. The duck is a gift shop selling Long Island...
by HCD Guest Author | Apr 1, 2006 | News
You have seen it before. There is hesitation to engage in the next project. Past experiences have soured the building process. Changes have caused you to overrun your budget. Your project slipped behind schedule. Your construction manager’s staff worked...
by HCD Guest Author | Apr 1, 2006 | News
Low-E glass PPG Industries presents Solarban® 70XL glass, a new solar control low-E glass that offers solar control and visible-light transmittance with a transparent, color-neutral appearance. In a standard one-inch insulating glass unit, Solarban 70XL has a solar...
by HCD Guest Author | Apr 1, 2006 | News
Children’s Medical Center of Dallas is one of the nation’s largest healthcare facilities serving young people from birth to age 18, and it is known for providing a caring environment that supports the physical and psychological needs of its client groups:...
by HCD Guest Author | Apr 1, 2006 | Trends
I’m no expert on seating, but I know what I like. I have a feeling most readers will agree with me that you know whether a chair is a “friendly sit” within seconds of sitting on it. Does it hold you firmly but comfortably, inviting you to linger a while? Or is...
by HCD Guest Author | Apr 1, 2006 | News
Health facility planners and managers have seen more flood news lately than they have for decades. Some have felt the impact directly-and not just those from New Orleans, Hurricane Alley, or the Ohio River Valley. Every year, the National Flood Insurance Program...
by HCD Guest Author | Apr 1, 2006 | News
Traditional rules of thumb in healthcare planning have changed. Skyrocketing land values, rising operational costs, new government regulations and standards of care, and intense competition have altered the healthcare landscape over the past decade. Once-accepted...
by HCD Guest Author | Apr 1, 2006 | News
On December 2, 2005, junior and senior Texas A&M University Architecture students unveiled 14 different design concepts for a 269,000-square-foot medical building emphasizing sustainability and patient access. The presentations took place at the Dallas...
