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How the Proposed Revisions to the 2014 FGI Guidelines Will Affect Behavioral Health

Posted by Guest Contributor on Oct 11, 2012

Many of the changes to Chapter 2.5 for the design of Psychiatric Facilities are benign.There are a few subtle wording changes that do affect the meaning of the sections of the Guidelines they alter,.....READ MORE

Topics: Architecture, Healthcare Design, FGI, Affordable Care Act (ACA), hospitals, Architects, Continuous Improvement, Healthcare, Behavioral Health Design

Avoiding the Landfill: Upcycling/Recycling in Healthcare Design

Posted by Guest Contributor on Oct 05, 2012

There are so many methods to deal with construction waste these days that it can make your head spin.Have you really stopped to think about what happens to all of that stuff once it leaves your site?.....READ MORE

Topics: Architecture, Healthcare Design, Interior Design, recycling, hospitals, upcycling, Architects, Sustainability, Continuous Improvement, Healthcare

Project Planning for Building Information Modeling – Part 2

Posted by Guest Contributor on Oct 04, 2012

As I described in Part 1, the BIM Plan is developed through a series of four collaborative meetings. Each meeting is followed by tasks accomplished in smaller work groupsor by individuals and take.....READ MORE

Topics: Planning, Healthcare Design, Building Information Modeling (BIM), Architects, Continuous Improvement, Healthcare, Advisory Services, Integrated Project Design/Delivery (IPD)

Greater Efficiency and Savings Through Observation Unit Utilization

Posted by Guest Contributor on Sep 28, 2012

Recent studies in Health Affairs (1) and supported by the Advisory Board Company (2) express the efficiency of using observation units. These units can be more efficient for providing care to certain.....READ MORE

Topics: Planning, Architecture, Specialty Architecture, Healthcare Design, Affordable Care Act (ACA), renovation, hospitals, Architects, Continuous Improvement, Healthcare, Advisory Services, Emergency Services

IMMERSIVE DESIGN: Enhancing the Emotional Content of Lean Design

Posted by Kent Doss on Sep 28, 2012

The text below is a condensed version of Kent Doss’s White Paper, “IMMERSIVE DESIGN: Enhancing the Emotional Content of Lean Design.”

The operational (and associated long-term fiscal) benefits of.....READ MORE

Topics: Architecture, Lean, Healthcare Design, Interior Design, hospitals, Architects, Sustainability, Continuous Improvement, Healthcare, Lean Design

Custom Millwork for Intuitive & Responsive Healthcare: Introduction

Posted by Guest Contributor on Sep 14, 2012

Impact of Millwork Design

When designing the interiors of a healthcare facility, there are a myriad of opportunities to create, affect and improve the experience, functionality and outcomes for all.....READ MORE

Topics: Architecture, Healthcare Design, renovation, hospitals, Continuous Improvement, Healthcare

Building Information Modeling – It’s Not Just for Clash Detection

Posted by Jonathan Bykowski on Sep 14, 2012

While Building Information Modeling (BIM) is widely accepted as a means to improve our construction documents and aid in field coordination, I saw little value to my teams during the early design.....READ MORE

Topics: Architecture, Healthcare Design, Affordable Care Act (ACA), renovation, hospitals, Building Information Modeling (BIM), Architects, Continuous Improvement, Healthcare, Integrated Project Design/Delivery (IPD)

Designing the Building Envelope for an Accelerated IPD Process

Posted by Kent Doss on Sep 04, 2012

This article was co-written by Kent Doss, AIA, NCARB, LEED BD+C, Lean Six Sigma Black Belt and Jon Sell, a Designer and Planner at Array Architects.

On the heels of our presentation on the.....READ MORE

Topics: Architecture, Healthcare Design, Interior Design, hospitals, Architects, Continuous Improvement, Healthcare, Advisory Services, Integrated Project Design/Delivery (IPD)

Why I Became a Healthcare Architect

Posted by Guest Contributor on Aug 21, 2012

As for most seniors in high school, deciding which college to attend was one of the hardest life decisions I had to make up to that point.I knew very little about what type of college I wanted to.....READ MORE

Topics: furniture, Architecture, Healthcare Design, Interior Design, Affordable Care Act (ACA), Charity Hospital, hospitals, Architects, Continuous Improvement, Healthcare

Workspace Design: Similarities Between Healthcare and Office Environments

Posted by Guest Contributor on Aug 16, 2012

My name is Melissa Carnival, LEED AP ID+C, and in the interest of full disclosure, I am a former employee of Array, having been hired after interning there while attending college. I very much enjoy.....READ MORE

Topics: furniture, Architecture, Healthcare Design, Interior Design, hospitals, Architects, Continuous Improvement, Healthcare

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