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September 29, 2011
Three weeks ago I toured a new critical access hospital in West Virginia and saw a lot of something I feel more hospitals should have: plants. This hospital showcased potted plants, flowers and small trees in larger spaces like the lobby and waiting areas. I particularly enjoyed a few corridors that had multiple plant sconces with greeny-growies, […]
September 26, 2011
Two weeks ago I was zipping around in a rental car with satellite radio, a treat because of the various themed stations I rarely get to enjoy otherwise. One of the stations I spent some time listening to was the Bloomberg feed, which attempted to explain Americans’ inconsistent and fearful interaction with the stock market […]
September 23, 2011
Read my latest post for the blog at Healthcare Building Ideas magazine here.
September 21, 2011
Any hospital or system which has a strategic master plan at least four years old possesses a largely useless study. Since 2007, economic and legislative changes have put previously-scoped capital project plans back in play. For some, that means revisiting whether a project is necessary; for others it may mean redefining the program, or maybe even starting a project […]
September 19, 2011
An architect colleague and I were talking about an architect’s responsibility to his client. Our discussion morphed into the gray area of design: an exploration of “street legal” design decisions which an owner has a difficult time living with. The goal of our debate was not professional “errors and omissions” in hospitals, and definitely not illegal work […]
September 12, 2011
Value is a word that is generic enough to be used without anyone really pinning down its meaning. It sounds good, but is used way too often without definition. For a definition of value, I offer: “a collection of more favorable benefits gained through trade of something (usually money) with less usefulness.” This is really the core of commerce: increased utility […]
September 9, 2011
Several weeks ago a report came out that found too much time in a seated position, day after day, can affect longevity and long-term health. Well it did not take long for the nation’s innovators (and youngsters) to take this to heart and do something about it. A Wall Street Journal report notes how Silicon […]
September 7, 2011
Regardless of what each team calls it—design-build, IPD, partnering, lean delivery—integration is at the core of each of these production methods. And their goal is to produce a better building through the benefits integration provides. With so many clients choosing integration, owners who maintain slow, disintegrated methods of project delivery forfeit advantages and fall behind their […]
September 5, 2011
Clemson and Texas A&M are the two schools practitioners most frequently identify when asked about successful healthcare design in architecture schools. However, more programs are being initiated. Some schools also noted as having healthcare design incorporated into their programs in some form: Arizona State, University of Kansas, Georgia Tech, NC State and the University of […]
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