Athletic Facilities Take Center Stage in Establishing School Identities
By Amy Perry
Athletic and recreational facilities play an important role in the development of students at all levels of education. Whether they are used for academic programs, extracurricular activities or competitive spaces, gymnasiums and playing fields offer an alternative to indoor curricula and a chance for students to build skills outside the classroom.
Litecontrol manufactures the Arcos ID to provide an indirect/direct lighting option to meet the needs of many lighting applications. The Arcos ID is available with two control solutions by Litecontrol. The CS/dlh daylight harvesting control solution uses a fixture-integrated photosensor for active daylight harvesting and works with a 0-10V dimming
ballast to provide continuous dimming based on available daylight levels. The CS/av
UAE Hospital Blurs Line Between Healthcare And Hospitality
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates — A new $209 million hospital is expected to change the face of healthcare in the United Arab Emirates and provide a flagship facility with hospitality-based services for the country’s national health system.
Dallas-based architectural firm HKS Inc. was selected to design the 160-bed women’s and children’s hospital that is
planned to match many other architec- tural innovations in the UAE.
Tidi Products LLC introduces a new disposable Blood Pressure Cuff Barrier that is effective against bacteria transmission, according to the company. The self-sticking barrier covers a patient’s upper arm before the application of an aneroid blood pressure cuff. The barrier
is made of a soft, absorbent tissue reinforced by a polyethylene film. The soft tissue side of the barrier is wrapped around the patient’s skin and allows for an accurate blood pressure reading. hinged battery cover hides controls and can be secured with a screw to prevent tampering.
SkyV is a ceiling-mounted system of HD LCD screens that provide a faux skylight framework that has the potential to create a more comfortable patient environment. The system includes multi- channel graphics processors and specialized synchronization software that simulates outdoor views. Viecloud formations and trees with leaves.
When people say they can’t afford to attend AAHSA this year we tell them what 10,000 aging services LEADERS already know: Your organization simply can’t afford NOT to attend AAHSA, especially this year. Every trend, every innovation, every exciting new program, every new regulation, every piece of news that will help you LEAD and SERVE will be presented, discussed and debated in Chicago. What happens when you are not there to be a part of it?
High Concrete Group in Lancaster, Pa., hired Rick S. Scheetz as president, where he will oversee operating and leadership strategies. Before working for Concrete Group, Scheetz was vice president of Lafarge North America.
When it came time for Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC to upgrade its facilities, planners set out with one core goal in mind: improve the experience of everyone who sets foot inside.
After more than a decade of master plans, revisions and all-too-common funding snafus, the new CHP rose like a phoenix from its demolished former self and opened to the public on May 2. In the end, 30 percent of the old complex was kept intact, but much of the original building was leveled during construction of the a new $293.6 million building.
