Architecture - April 2015
Designing for behavioral health facilities
The next big opportunity to improve mental health care delivery lies within designers' hands
4/30/2015
Door hardware specifications for healthcare facilities
Healthcare facilities have unique door opening applications and specific door hardware requirements
4/27/2015
Designing patient- and technology-friendly clinical spaces
Nurse and design consultant says efficient, safe spaces must accommodate new technology, the human touch
4/27/2015
Seattle children's hospital emphasizes a life-affirming attitude
Hospital's new 34,000-square-foot psychiatry and behavioral medicine unit emphasizes a life-affirming attitude with patient and staff safety elements built into the design, according to an article on the Healthcare Design website
4/24/2015
Research in the healthcare design process
High-quality research should be interwoven throughout the design process, according to an article on the Healthcare Design website
4/21/2015
Australian hospital designed as healing tree
Lady Cilento Children's Hospital's design was based on the concept of a 'living tree' for the layout and wayfinding, according to an article on the Healthcare Design website
4/20/2015
Design considerations for biocontainment patient care units
Nebraska Medical Center's biocontainment patient care unit is the largest, and provides the best case study in facilities of this type
4/14/2015
Senior facility design scaling down
Smaller, more homelike and personalized environments that reflect and support the residents are being designed, according to an article on the Environments for Aging
4/10/2015
Designing experiences into senior facilities
Planning a successful facility includes an emphasis not just on built spaces, but on creating ageless consumer experiences, according to an article on the Environments for Aging website
4/7/2015
Private resident rooms not trending in senior living
While there are supporters of the single resident room model in senior living, but in terms of code minimum, there is no mandate yet, according to an article on Environments for Aging website
4/6/2015