Extreme Designs
from Medical Construction & Design
 Architects and contractors, as well as their clients, must collaborate closely as they work in a variety of geographic settings to design and construct medical facilities — not just in the United States but all over the world. More
Kaiser's New Template Design Comes Up Green
from HFMM Magazine
Kaiser Permanente’s Modesto Medical Center, Modesto, Calif., is designed to be one of the greenest health facilities in the nation, with an efficient floor plan, infrastructure and environmentally sensitive materials based on the organization’s new template hospital design. More
A Look at LEED 2009 and its Impact on Health Facilities
from HFMM Magazine
Over the past several years, the green construction and operations movement has seen phenomenal growth. In fact, the U.S. Green Building Council’s (USGBC) Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) registrations have grown by more than 50 percent per year. More
Martha's Vineyard Hospital Construction on Track
from The Martha’s Vineyard Times
Adjacent to the ramshackle building it will replace, the new Martha's Vineyard Hospital, after years of planning, permitting, and fundraising, is taking shape. The building exterior, to be covered in brick, is now clad in yellow weather seal. The steel framework for the pitched roof that will cover a variety of mechanical equipment has yet to be fully sheathed. More
Navigating Healthcare Design-Build
from Medical Construction & Design
The health care field continually produces cutting-edge technologies and procedures that save lives and improve people’s quality of life. However, medical facilities are some of the most complex and functional buildings, which can leave patients feeling overwhelmed and lost in their halls. More
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Family-Friendly Design at Children's Takes Parents' Cues
from the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
When designing Children's Hospital, administrators brought to the table key people: parents of patients who spent long, exhausting stays at the Oakland campus. More
Hospital Tower Gets Break on Quake Retrofit
from The San Diego Union-Tribune
As has become clear in recent years, the design profession, together with nonprofit groups committed to improving care, has begun to fundamentally change the physical environment of health care facilities to achieve better clinical outcomes within safe, sustainable, and flexible environments. More
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Italy Earthquake Exposes Poor Building Standards
from Reuters – UK
L'Aquila's new public hospital was hailed as a state-of-the-art, earthquake-proof building when it opened in 2000. But it collapsed along with many centuries-old monuments in the earthquake that struck the city Monday. More
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