Planning for Growth: How Healthcare Systems Are Designing Hospitals to Support Ongoing Change and Expansion
Healthcare facilities have always been complex to design and build, but today’s environment is introducing a new level of pressure.
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The Best Healthcare Spaces Aren’t Just Designed, They’re Planned
Modern dermatology practices often combine medical care, cosmetic services and retail offerings under one roof.
Beyond the First Wave: What’s Next for Healthcare Energy Efficiency?
In recent decades, healthcare facilities have reduced energy intensity. Following lighting upgrades, advanced controls, and filtration improvements, hospitals that once operated at 300-500 kBTU per square foot annually now often operate in the 200-400 range.
Facility of the Month: New $326 Million Tower at Connecticut Children’s Addresses Health While Also Honoring Wellness
The 190,000-square-foot Connecticut Children’s tower project marks the largest expansion for the hospital since it first opened in 1996.
Why Digital Infrastructure Deserves a Seat at the Table from Day One
Low-voltage systems, including structured cabling, Wi-Fi, AV, physical security and access control are the central nervous system of a modern building.
Right-Sizing Reliability: Hot Water System Planning for Modern Healthcare Facilities
As hospitals and healthcare campuses continue to modernize, expand specialty services and adapt to changing patient demands, hot water system s are becoming a far more critical design consideration than many project teams realize.
Powering the Future of Cognitive Care at USC’s New Brain Health Center
Located on its Health Sciences Campus in Columbia, S.C., the University of South Carolina (USC)’s Brain Health Center expands access to diagnostic support and specialized care for patients with cognitive conditions, such as Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias.
Humidity Control: The Missing Layer in Healthcare Infection Prevention
High air change rates, continuous HVAC operation, and aging infrastructure all make precise humidity control more difficult in real‑world operation.
Learning From the Field: Why Owner‑Led Case Studies Matter More Than Ever in Healthcare Facilities
The Healthcare Facilities Symposium & Expo (HFSE) Advisory Board is a diverse group of leaders from healthcare systems, facilities, design, construction, engineering, and operations meets twice each year to guide the direction of the Symposium — once for deep strategic planning, and again mid‑year to refine priorities as industry conditions evolve.
Single-Source Manufacturing Harmonizes Door Specification with Prefabricated Construction
While prefabrication can deliver multiple efficiencies to healthcare projects, it is not the only way. In fact, carefully specified architectural elements, like doors, can support prefabrication and optimize planning and construction.