Architectural Planning
CLIMATE CHANGE RESPONSE AND RECOVERY SERIES
Past experience offers important insight into how hospitals can shore up facilities to stand against catastrophic adverse weather events.
SPECIAL REPORT
Lee Health reported wins in keeping emergency power on but faced battles with water supply issues during the Category 4 hurricane.
DESIGN DISCOVERIES
Three recent studies look into the realities of workflow to assess the effectiveness of various designs .
DESIGN
The design team of an outpatient clinic employed discrete event simulation to test multiple scenarios and plan an optimal setting.
FIELD REPORT: INTERIORS
Clinic optimizes available square footage and patient comfort with sliding doors.
EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS
Major volcanic eruptions and earthquakes might occur less regularly than other disasters, but the threat is still real.
DESIGN
Facility Guidelines Institute white paper supports the first set of BHCU standards.
DESIGN
Punxsutawney Area Hospital design calls for new emergency, imaging and lab departments.
CONSTRUCTION
USACE project deploys building information modeling to lay groundwork for a future smart building.
PLANNING
Health care employers combat workplace fatigue with staff wellness rooms.