UW Medical School Building Takes LEED Gold
SEATTLE — Phase 3.1 of the University of Washington’s Medicine Research Complex has achieved LEED Gold certification.
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CHOC Builds Playful Surroundings for Child Patients
ORANGE, Calif. — Repeatedly recognized for its excellent design, the brightly colored Bill Holmes Tower at the Children’s Hospital of Orange County opened in March 2013 following a construction process that applied the high-tech tools and lean principles.
Energy Management: A Prescription for your Medical Facility’s Financial Health
WAYNE, Penn — Hospitals are some of the most energy-intensive buildings in the United States. The EPA estimates that hospitals use more than eight percent of all energy sources and 1.4 percent of the electricity generated in the country spending more than $8 billion on energy each year.
Eskenazi Hospital to Open
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Designing Security Systems in Health Care
In the past, designing security systems in health care settings — defined for this article as the electronic systems providing video surveillance (CCTV), access control and intrusion detections — was often overlooked during the design process.
Huntsman Cancer Institute to Double With 2014 Expansion
SALT LAKE CITY — Billionaire and four-time cancer survivor Jon Huntsman Sr. announced earlier this month that the cancer research center that bears his name will soon double in size.
Perkins+Will Leads Sustainable Health Care Design Movement
NEW YORK — Perkins+Will making strides to create green, healthy health care facilities to promote the healing of patients and pave a new path for sustainable hospital design.
Remote Monitoring Measures the Impact of Construction
Until recently, vibration sensitive equipment like MRIs and electron microscopes were typically located on grade-supported slabs, often in the hospital’s basement. This type of equipment is now being used on higher floors so it can be closer to patients.
Best Practices: Converting Office Space into Medical Offices
Suburban strip malls have seen urgent care clinics emerge where retail stores and restaurants once stood. And in downtown office towers, it’s not uncommon these days to find scrubs and clogs in with the suits and ties.
Duke School of Medicine Building Achieves LEED Gold
DURHAM, N.C. — Through early decision-making and focused goals, the Mary Duke Biddle Trent Semans Center has become the first building on the Duke University medical center campus to receive LEED Gold certification.