Construction and Design - May 2015
Alabama healthcare facility installs variable refrigerant flow zoning system
Choctaw General Hospital chooses HVAC system for patient comfort in its 44,000-square-foot addition
5/28/2015
Designing healthcare facilities with virtual reality
Sanford Fargo Medical Center in Fargo, N.D., turned to virtual reality technology to experience its $500 million facility before it was built, according to an article on the Healthcare Design website
5/28/2015
Architect discusses healthcare facility trends
Robert Meyer, Cannon Design, received the 2014 George Pressler Under 40 Award
5/27/2015
ASHE resources can help healthcare facilities' infrastructures running smoothly
Healthcare facilities managers can find guidance on facility infrastructure in new ASHE handbooks
5/15/2015
The right healthcare flow can improve operations and safety
Care delivery models must adjust to an aging patient population, a shortage of care providers and new treatments
5/14/2015
'Lifestyle concept' senior care campus opens in Tennessee
NHC Place is designed to accommodate people as life stages take them from assisted living to other, more specialized living facilities
5/12/2015
Healthcare facilities' redesigns focus on safety
Continuous patient monitoring to be part of the hospital room of the future
5/11/2015
Mobile dental clinic designed for on-the-go patients
Studio Dental mobile unit has two treatment cubes, a sterilization room, a waiting area and mechanical services
5/7/2015
Memory care design is evolving
Assisted living facility operator Heritage Enterprises set out to create a new model for memory care in 2010 and has evolved the design with each successive project, according to an article on the Environments for Aging website.
5/7/2015
Memory care is biggest market trend in elder care facilities
Taking advantage of the memory care trend often means revamping current spaces for new uses, according to an article on the Long-Term Living website
5/6/2015
Students help design hospital for Honduras
Senior environmental design students at Texas A & M University will show design proposals for a new public hospital in Roatan, Honduras
5/4/2015
Tips for facility chapels
Designer recommends facilities approach the spiritual room design as more of a mediation space than a religious chapel, according to an article on the Behavioral Healthcare website
5/1/2015
'MEP' may soon be known as 'MEP-T'
The technology network could be considered the fourth utility
5/1/2015
Interaction Studio designed to foster healthcare innovation
Facility will help healthcare entrepreneurs to experience a prototypical clinical setting up close
5/1/2015