Sustainable Operations - March 2021
Health System Prepares for Opening of New Facility
New hospital will be licensed for 320 adult beds, 84 pediatric beds and 44 maternity beds
3/31/2021
Construction and Maintenance: Connectivity and Cyber Security Considerations
It’s crucial that organizations address security with construction and design firms and electronic-product vendors
3/31/2021
Health System Begins Its Largest Construction Project
$251 million includes new emergency department and surgical building
3/31/2021
New VA Hospital Moves Closer to Reality
Federal judge dismisses lawsuit asking to stop plans for new hospital in eastern Louisville
3/29/2021
Hospital Revenue Losses Limiting Construction
U.S. hospitals lost $323 billion in 2020 revenue
3/29/2021
Hospital Design in the COVID-19 Era
New ideas are being vetted rapidly, such as redesign of physical space and infrastructural updates
3/26/2021
High School Building Targeting Healthcare Professions
Building to feature medical training laboratories that accurately simulate scenarios students could face in real healthcare settings
3/25/2021
Venues Available for Vaccination Programs
Parking, wayfinding and accessibility are challenges for onsite hospital programs
3/25/2021
Adapting Florence Nightingale to COVID-19 Era
Nightingale revolutionized hospital design by adding large windows to allow cross-ventilation and abundant natural light
3/24/2021
Small Equipment Upgrade Turns Into Major Renovation
Hospital’s renovation began with plan to replace seven pieces of imaging equipment
3/24/2021
Delayed Hospital Project Restarts
Financial loss exacerbated by COVID-19 pandemic delayed project in May 2020
3/19/2021
Phasing: Strategy for Smooth, Successful Construction Projects
Projects must plan impacts to surrounding campus and mitigate appearance of change
3/18/2021
VA Adding Clinic, Domiciliary in Jacksonville
Clinic’s architectural and interior design focus on sustainably designed spaces
3/17/2021
Renovations, New Construction Can Address Healthcare Advances
Projects can incorporate consumer-driven facility needs, including virtual medicine and micro hospitals
3/16/2021
Microgrids: The Sustainability Connection
Growing desire for reliable power and cleaner energy sources renewed focus on more sophisticated microgrids
3/15/2021
Guide Aims To Protect Construction Workers from COVID-19
Resource is designed to improve ventilation at indoor sites without working HVAC systems
3/12/2021
Pandemic Prompts Major Changes in Middle of Construction
One change converted 12 intensive care rooms to feature slightly negative airflow
3/11/2021
Medical Office Buildings Connects Patients to Nature
Design incorporates green moss wall that cleanses VOCs from air and reduces noise
3/11/2021
Hospital Aims for Inclusive Design
Design prioritizes a lack of visual clutter, carefully thought-out travel paths, scale and lighting controls
3/10/2021
Hospital Design with Workplace Violence in Mind
Design guidelines place considerable attention on updated guidance to help combat violence
3/5/2021
Big Picture: How COVID-19 Is Changing Facility Design
Pandemic has accelerated dramatic reforms in how hospitals look, feel and function
3/4/2021
Adaptive Reuse Brings Clinic to Historic Building
Milwaukee project transforms 1847 firehouse into clinical location
3/4/2021
Earthquakes, COVID-19 Affect Medical Center Design
To meet California’s seismic standards by 2030, UC Davis Health System to undertake $3.75 billion project
3/3/2021
Hospitals: The Sustainability-Design-Energy Connection
An energy budget sets an energy target at the beginning of a design and construction project
3/2/2021
