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# Welcome to our Knowledge Community

## [Getting Specific About Door Hardware Specifications](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/getting-specific-about-door-hardware-specifications)

 Posted by [Mike Ryley](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/author/mike-ryley) on Jun 08, 2015

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Featured on [FacilityCare](http://www.facilitycare.com/building-blocks/getting-specific-about-door-hardware-specifications) in April 2015.

Utilizing KaiNexus – a cloud-based platform that allows cross-office access to improvement projects – to identify and track an opportunity for improvement.. 

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 Topics: [Process Improvement](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/topic/process-improvement), [Continuous Improvement](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/topic/continuous-improvement), [Design Approach](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/topic/design-approach)

## [One Health System's Adaptability](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/one-systems-adaptability)

 Posted by [Guest Contributor](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/author/guest-contributor) on Jun 02, 2015

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*Featured in [Health Facilities Management](http://www.hfmmagazine.com/display/HFM-news-article.dhtml?dcrPath=/templatedata/HF_Common/NewsArticle/data/HFM/WebExclusives/2014/WebExclusives_0314plan), March 2014*

More than 15 years ago, a new healthcare organization sprung from a growing outmigration from Trenton, NJ, into its suburbs and three hospitals..[...READ MORE](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/one-systems-adaptability)

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 Topics: [Continuous Improvement](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/topic/continuous-improvement), [Adaptability](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/topic/adaptability)

## [Why You Need to Talk to IT Now!](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/why-you-need-to-talk-to-it-now)

 Posted by [Guest Contributor](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/author/guest-contributor) on Apr 15, 2015

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Those of us who have been in the healthcare industry for a while will remember the 2001 and 2006 AIA Guidelines section for hospital Telecommunications and Information Systems. It was a simple.. 

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 Topics: [AIA](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/topic/aia), [Continuous Improvement](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/topic/continuous-improvement), [information technology](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/topic/information-technology)

## [Selling vs. Sharing: Thought Leadership’s Affects on A/E/C Firms](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/thought-leaderships-affects-on-aec-firms)

 Posted by [Guest Contributor](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/author/guest-contributor) on Apr 02, 2015

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*Featured in [ENR’s Marketropolis blog](http://enr.construction.com/opinions/blogs/butcher.asp?plckController=Blog&plckBlogPage=BlogViewPost&newspaperUserId=623ad72a-6766-4594-8d42-07bfdc0821a1&plckPostId=Blog:623ad72a-6766-4594-8d42-07bfdc0821a1Post:b6f233bd-2abf-4195-956c-db0ac7b15859&plckScript=blogScript&plckElementId=blogDest), February 2015.*

In December 2014, I had the opportunity to present at the [PSMJ Industry Summit](http://store.psmj.com/education-events/conferences/2015-a-e-c-industry-summit) in Orlando. My presentation, “[Building a Knowledge-Based Practice...](http://www.slideshare.net/Array-Architects/building-a-knowledgebased-practice-in-the-digital-age)

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 Topics: [Continuous Improvement](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/topic/continuous-improvement)

## [Healthcare Change is Here and It Is Happening Rapidly](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/healthcare-change-is-here-and-it-is-happening-rapidly)

 Posted by [Noah Tolson](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/author/noah-tolson) on Jan 27, 2015

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At Array, we focus exclusively on the design of environments to support healthcare. This specificity presents interesting challenges these days – as the world of healthcare continues to change in..[...READ MORE](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/healthcare-change-is-here-and-it-is-happening-rapidly)

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 Topics: [Continuous Improvement](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/topic/continuous-improvement), [Management Series](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/topic/management-series)

## [Keeping Respect at the Forefront - A Lesson in Lean Healthcare](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/keeping-respect-at-the-forefront-a-lesson-in-lean-healthcare)

 Posted by [Guest Contributor](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/author/guest-contributor) on Jan 11, 2015

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###### ***Respect.***

That’s my key takeaway from the one-week [Lean Healthcare West](http://leanhealthcarewest.com/) [green belt training](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/annual-array-green-belt-lean-certification-for-facility-design-recap) I attended in Greenville, South Carolina. Specifically, respect for the patient, their family and all the..[...READ MORE](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/keeping-respect-at-the-forefront-a-lesson-in-lean-healthcare)

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 Topics: [Lean](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/topic/lean), [Green Belt](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/topic/green-belt), [Continuous Improvement](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/topic/continuous-improvement)

## [Designing for Infection Prevention at Outpatient Surgery Centers](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/designing-for-infection-prevention-at-outpatient-surgery-centers)

 Posted by [Guest Contributor](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/author/guest-contributor) on Dec 16, 2014

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*Featured in [Medical Construction & Design](http://mcdmag.epubxp.com/i/412599/46), November 2014.*

Not one of us undergoes a surgical procedure with the hope of walking out the door with an infection along with their medical bill...[...READ MORE](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/designing-for-infection-prevention-at-outpatient-surgery-centers)

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 Topics: [Continuous Improvement](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/topic/continuous-improvement), [Central Sterile Processing](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/topic/central-sterile-processing), [Healthcare Planning](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/topic/healthcare-planning)

## [AIA Recognition for Academic and Design Excellence](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/aia-recognition-for-academic-and-design-excellence)

 Posted by [Guest Contributor](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/author/guest-contributor) on Dec 12, 2014

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The American Institute of Architects' Pennsylvania chapter included student awards at their annual awards gala at a Barnes Museum November 12, 2014. 

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 Topics: [AIA](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/topic/aia), [Continuous Improvement](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/topic/continuous-improvement)

## [The Ever-Changing Huddle](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/the-ever-changing-huddle)

 Posted by [Laura Moran](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/author/laura-moran) on Nov 06, 2014

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When Array first implemented a daily huddle about six months ago, there were no indications that it would evolve as much as it has. In the beginning, the daily huddle involved the design staff who..[...READ MORE](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/the-ever-changing-huddle)

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 Topics: [Continuous Improvement](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/topic/continuous-improvement)

## [3D Design Challenge Series, Part III](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/3d-design-challenge-series-part-iii)

 Posted by [Guest Contributor](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/author/guest-contributor) on Nov 04, 2014

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After several weeks of deliberations and, consultation with experts from the design and 3D printing world, Array is ready to reveal the winners of the 3D design challenge. This challenge took place..[...READ MORE](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/3d-design-challenge-series-part-iii)

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 Topics: [Continuous Improvement](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/topic/continuous-improvement), [makerbot](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/topic/makerbot), [3D printing](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/topic/3d-printing)

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