Q&A: Patient-Centered Design
result, architectural and construction firms nationwide have seen an increase in RFP’s for projects.Stephen Stokes
International architecture and planning company RTKL Associates hired Stephen Stokes as a principal in the firm’s healthcare sector. Operating from RTKL’s Los Angeles office, Stokes will serve as the firm’s Asia Healthcare Practice Leader.
Q&A: Healthcare Wayfinding
healthcare wayfinding industry. Cooper is founder and president of Cooper Signage and Graphics Inc.,, an Atlanta-based wayfinding consultancy and signage design firm.
Steps to Improve Infant Security
5 Things the Best Children’s Hospitals Have in Common
Some children see a visit to the hospital as an adventure; for others it is terrifying. The best children’s hospital show their patients that their facility is a place where healing occurs, where people go to get better.
Sun Control: Daylighting and Efficiency
Q&A: Erin Rae Hoffer, Autodesk Manager
Building information modeling, a technology that allows architects, engineers and contractors to create integrated, three-dimensional digital design documents, is at once a catalyst for tremendous change within the design/construction community and a source of confusion among design professionals and project owners.
Healthcare Facility Management
In the current economic climate, healthcare administrators are looking for ways to cut costs and increase efficiencies. One of the logical areas to examine is facility management.
Facility managers look after the maintenance and upkeep of facilities and grounds, including heating and air conditioning, electric power, plumbing and lighting systems, cleaning and security.
Expanded Colo. Spinal Center Opens
LONE TREE, Colo. — A renovated and expanded spine and joint center opened at Sky Ridge Medical Center in June, improving a variety of services at the facility.
Active Security at Healthcare Facilities
Healthcare Facility Safety is a Multi-Faceted Issue
Safety and security issues must be considered systemically. There are a myriad of variables that come into play in a healthcare environment. Safety is not relegated to one problem with a corresponding safeguard; it functions as an active system.
Secure Design
An urban hospital, for example, might create an outer ring with bollards and rails that appear decorative but are strong enough to stop a vehicle from crashing into an entrance.