New online tool will try to help design professionals understand existing green guidelines and how they work together, according to an article on the Healthcare Design website
The American Society of Interior Designers (ASID) is developing a new online tool to clarify sustainability questions and design help professionals understand existing green guidelines and how they work together, according to an article on the Healthcare Design website. The initiative's goal is to have a protocol framework by the first quarter of 2015, releasing a beta product by the end of 2015, and conducting training in 2016, the article said.
November 13, 2014
Topic Area: Energy Efficiency
What Does Light Daily Cleaning Miss in Patient Rooms?Most environmental services workers still clean as if they are wiping dust off a countertop, not disrupting a living, structured community.
Smart Lighting Overhaul Boosts Efficiency, Diagnostics and Wellness at Bryan HealthCase study: LED upgrade and advanced controls across Bryan Health campuses cut lighting energy use by 57 percent while enhancing patient care and staff productivity.
AdventHealth Opens New Freestanding ER in FloridaThe approximately 13,700-square-foot emergency room features 12 patient rooms, respiratory therapy services, diagnostic imaging including CT scans, X-ray and ultrasound.
Dirty Floors: How Pathogens Can Accumulate and Spread UnderfootStudies show that healthcare floors are covered in bacteria and can quickly spread throughout patient rooms.
WellSpan Health Opens Its Newberry Hospital in PennsylvaniaThis marks the opening of its 10th hospital in the region spanning Central Pennsylvania and Northern Maryland.