Sustainable Operations - November 2019
Healthcare facilities are focusing on designing for flexibility
The ability to adapt and grow to patient needs, is a major concern when designing any kind of medical facility
11/26/2019
Design of Unity Health Care Brentwood facility in D.C. focused on employee and patient experience
Unity Health Care Brentwood was recently recognized as a winner of the ASID Outcome of Design Awards
11/25/2019
Cherokee Nation opens largest U.S. tribal outpatient health center
More than 600 pieces of Cherokee art are on display throughout the new outpatient health center
11/22/2019
Illinois hospital's new $30 million emergency department includes an 11,000-square-foot green roof
The building is LEED-certified and 92 percent of the debris collected from its construction was recycled
11/21/2019
New York senior facility developed on college campus
Broadview—Senior Living at Purchase College is being developed as an intergenerational senior learning community, according to an article on the Environments for Aging website
11/18/2019
Nine design drivers for behavioral health facilities
As the need for behavioral health inpatient units becomes clear, experienced healthcare designers are thinking carefully about the supportive characteristics of their architecture.
11/14/2019
Chicago hospital gets more than $25 million in upgrades
Louis A. Weiss Memorial Hospital has made infrastructure improvements over the last nine months
11/12/2019
Florida hospital system to invest $600 million into three 'wellness villages'
Each ‘village’ will have different healthcare concepts, including fitness and medical offices
11/11/2019
Case study: UW Health Heart & Vascular Center at ProHealth Care
Make sure your risk assessment and scenario planning are up to date and accurate
11/11/2019
Making the case for wellness-supporting design
When health and wellness strategies dovetail with sustainability, the financial justification argument is becoming much stronger
11/11/2019
Long Island hospital builds kid-friendly facility
Stony Brook Children’s Hospital’s new building was designed to make families more comfortable
11/8/2019
Sutter Health combines two sites into new facility to meet seismic requirements
New million-square-foot California Pacific Medical Center Van Ness campus takes up entire San Francisco city block, according to an article on the Healthcare Design website
11/6/2019
Retrocommissioning can lead to long-term energy efficiency
A recent study shows that retrocommissioning leads to persistent energy savings in commercial buildings
11/1/2019
