Cradle to Cradle Offers New Product Registry
SAN FRANCISCO — To increase product transparency and usability, the Cradle to Cradle Innovation Institute (CCII) has launched the Cradle to Cradle Certified Product Registry.
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Modular Walls A Cleaner, Greener Solution for Health Care Facilities
DETROIT — The Detroit Medical Center has transformed a previously underused storage space into a 24-hour observation unit using healthy building strategies.
Healthy Hospitals Bring the Outdoors Inside
WEST BLOOMFIELD, Mich. — For many hospitals and clinics, reducing recovery times, decreasing stress and cultivating happier employees tops the institutional wish list.
Q&A: A Look Inside Interior Health Care Design
The rapidly evolving ways health care providers are caring for their patients and the new information on the built environment’s effect on the healing process is transforming health care design from the inside out.
Building Performance Evaluation as a Function of Distance and Time
As a dedicated health care architect I’ve learned to approach design challenges with the goal of harmonizing requirements that are often diametrically opposed.
Kapio’lani Medical Center Breaks Ground on Hospital Tower
HONOLULU — The first building of the multiphase master plan for the Kapio’lani Medical Center for Women & Children (KMCWC) has officially begun construction. After seven years of planning, the $120 million hospital tower project broke ground Feb.
Modeling as a Prescription for Efficient Health Care Redesign
Health care reform is here, and many hospitals and health systems must become more efficient to remain viable.
Balance in the Built Environment
Every person is different. While this may not be breaking news, it is a wayfinding reality that must be addressed to reduce patient stress in a health care environment. Achieving this requires first an understanding of how people navigate, then implementing navigational tools.
Designing for Electronic Health Records in the 21st Century Facility
Thirty years ago, predictors of innovations in health care delivery and communications included the widespread adoption of Electronic Health Records (EHRs).
Design Strategies, Technologies Deter Hospital-Acquired Infections
Hospital-acquired infections (HAIs) contribute to approximately 99,000 deaths in the U.S. each year, according to the Center for Disease Control.