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.
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.
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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
TEMECULA, Calif. — Temecula’s first and only full-service hospital has opened for patients. The 140-bed health care facility opened Oct.
