Interior Design - April 2019
Integrating modern equipment into existing spaces
The size of the new equipment, the need to reconfigured floor plans and existing building constraints must be considered
4/25/2019
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Emory University Hospital Tower awarded LEED Silver
The building meets standards for air quality, energy efficiency and for using locally sourced materials
4/18/2019
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Net-zero energy buildings no longer a radical concept
A wide range of building types and sizes can achieve net-zero status
4/16/2019
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New Tucson healthcare facility focuses on technology, patient comfort
The number of hospital beds will go from 479 to 649
4/12/2019
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How Gundersen Health System achieved energy independence
Director of engineering and operations used his process improvement expertise to save energy, deploy renewable energy projects and drive out waste
4/10/2019
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Solar power, other tech, can save hospitals money and energy
Technologies can help can cut costs and improve energy efficiency
4/8/2019
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Program helping hospitals cut energy use
Program run by New Jersey utility lets hospitals use interest-free, on-bill repayment to install energy-saving upgrades
4/4/2019
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Healthcare system adds helipad using job order contracting
The total project timeline took approximately six months
4/4/2019
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How are transforming a healthcare facility and buying a car similar?
Focus on the outcome and the rest should follow
4/3/2019
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Healthy light: How to design tunable or dynamic lighting to benefit patients and staff
In medical facilities, balanced lighting choices can stimulate the circadian system while providing illumination for round-the-clock care
4/3/2019
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Hospitals opening ERs that cater to mental health patients
Emergency rooms have become the only care option for many people
4/2/2019
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Maryland hospital's neonatal couplet care rooms encourage bonding
Keeping babies close to their families may shorten hospital stay for some
4/2/2019
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Wyoming ER renovation to provide more privacy, security
The new ER will have four treatment rooms with glass doors with privacy curtains that can be drawn when needed
4/1/2019
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N.Y. hospital energy update could reduce annual costs by $220,000
The upgrade is expected to reduce the hospital's heating and air conditioning energy use by 50 percent
4/1/2019
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