The first video-sharing site, ShareYourWorld.com, founded in 1997, was ahead of its time. While it disbanded in 2001 due to bandwidth limitations and financial insecurity, it paved the way for sites.....READ MORE
Often, when a client is moving a physician group to new space, we, as designers, need to move very quickly to have the desired space move-in ready so there is no disruption of patient services. I.....READ MORE
Topics: renovation, Design Challenges, Building Conditions
Recently, our country and our neighbors have seen an increase in emergent situations and the tax these crises can have on our healthcare system. Hurricanes Harvey, Maria and Nate have certainly.....READ MORE
Topics: Disaster, disaster preparedness, Built Environment, patient care
I had the opportunity to present to the Trespa Scientific Surface Solutions Division at their Global Sales Conference in Barcelona, Spain on June 14, 2017. With representation from China, India,.....READ MORE
Topics: Laboratory Design, hospital laboratory
Whenever a new project starts, the client is excited about the prospect of a new unit or building designed for them. So much so that I sometimes think the clinicians might show up to the first.....READ MORE
Topics: Programming Software, Design Approach, Visual Programming, Component-Driven Programming
Did you think, as I initially did, that A3s are only for problem solving? It turns out they aren’t; there are several flavors. For us at Array the meeting account A3 is closest to the Status Report.....READ MORE
Topics: Collaboration, meeting account A3s
Being a hospital patient can be a stressful and scary experience for both patient and family. The patients find themselves pulled from their comfort zone and can easily feel separated from loved ones.....READ MORE
Topics: Healthcare Design, patient experience, inpatient
One of the first questions asked when working with healthcare systems to design a space is, “Do you have standards”. The term has come to have a negative connotation over time due to the challenges.....READ MORE
Topics: Interior Design, Interior Standards, Client standards
The FGI Guidelines for Design and Construction has been used for decades to implement minimum standards for healthcare buildings. What began as a federal document to implement Congressional.....READ MORE
Topics: FGI, Behavioral Health Design
USP <800> is the current buzzword in clinical pharmacies. But what exactly does it all mean? Generally, it means more safety precautions for those receiving, storing, mixing, preparing, transporting.....READ MORE
