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# Welcome to our Knowledge Community

## [Integrated Project Delivery: Teamwork Success Stories](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/ipd-teamwork-success-stories)

 Posted by [Guest Contributor](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/author/guest-contributor) on Mar 08, 2019

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There are many articles online about the Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) method, many of which extol promises of budget control, schedule achievement, and a wide range of other benefits. This..[...READ MORE](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/ipd-teamwork-success-stories)

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 Topics: [Planning](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/topic/planning), [Architecture](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/topic/architecture), [Healthcare Design](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/topic/healthcare-design), [Architects](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/topic/architects), [Continuous Improvement](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/topic/continuous-improvement), [Healthcare](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/topic/healthcare), [Integrated Project Design/Delivery (IPD)](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/topic/integrated-project-design-delivery-ipd)

## [Top 5 Healthcare Trends](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/top-5-healthcare-trends)

 Posted by [Kent Doss](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/author/kent-doss) on Feb 21, 2018

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Originally published as part of Healthcare Design Magazine's [*Take 5* series](http://www.healthcaredesignmagazine.com/trends/perspectives/take-5-l-kent-doss/) in August 2017, this blog shares my thoughts on what I consider top healthcare trends: making the most of data gathering,..[...READ MORE](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/top-5-healthcare-trends)

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 Topics: [Design Trends](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/topic/design-trends), [Healthcare](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/topic/healthcare)

## [Ambulatory Care Trends: New England & Beyond](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/ambulatory-care-trends-new-england-beyond)

 Posted by [Guest Contributor](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/author/guest-contributor) on Feb 17, 2017

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 Two months ago, I posted a blog about a [roundtable with Boston-area hospital leaders.](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/taking-the-pulse-of-healthcare-real-estate-strategies) Two major takeaways were the ambulatory care trends in the industry and the challenges about expanding services....[...READ MORE](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/ambulatory-care-trends-new-england-beyond)

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 Topics: [Ambulatory Care](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/topic/ambulatory-care), [Healthcare](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/topic/healthcare)

## [6 Considerations for Healthcare Facility Condition Assessments](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/six-considerations-for-healthcare-facility-condition-assessments)

 Posted by [Guest Contributor](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/author/guest-contributor) on May 13, 2015

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*Featured in [FacilityCare](http://www.facilitycare.com/managing-and-down/6-important-considerations-healthcare-facility-condition-assessments), January 2015*Deciding you need a Facility Condition Assessment (FCA) can often be the easiest part of getting it done. There are multiple variables to consider once you have...

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## [Knowledge Sharing Among Healthcare Industry Experts: Ambulatory Care Part 1](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/knowledge-sharing-among-healthcare-industry-experts-ambulatory-care)

 Posted by [Guest Contributor](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/author/guest-contributor) on Mar 18, 2015

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In leading a design firm’s business development initiatives, I closely follow healthcare delivery trends and how clients look to better serve their patients and communities, and how facilities can.. 

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## [Data Visualization - Informing and Influencing Healthcare Architecture](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/data-visualization-informing-and-influencing-healthcare-architecture)

 Posted by [Guest Contributor](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/author/guest-contributor) on Feb 13, 2015

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Within the architecture profession, creating, receiving and generating data is a daily task. [Ambulatory Surgery Facility Assessments](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/ambulatory-surgical-centers-assessments), for instance, have the potential to generate large sets of data...

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 Topics: [data analysis](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/topic/data-analysis), [Healthcare](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/topic/healthcare)

## [Firm Reflection and View to the Future of Designing for Healthcare](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/firm-reflection-and-view-to-the-future)

 Posted by [Guest Contributor](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/author/guest-contributor) on May 07, 2014

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I am often asked my thoughts on where I see Array’s practice five years out, causing me to reflect on from where the firm has come. Our founders were once part of the design arm of one of the..[...READ MORE](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/firm-reflection-and-view-to-the-future)

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## [Hospitals Are Taking a Leadership Role in Wastewater](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/hospitals-taking-a-leadership-role-in-wastewater)

 Posted by [Kent Doss](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/author/kent-doss) on Apr 14, 2014

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*Featured in [Healthcare Global](http://www.healthcareglobal.com/global_hospitals/hospitals-taking-a-leadership-role-in-wastewater), October 2, 2013.*

We know trace amounts of runoff from hospitals and long-term care facilities reaches potable water. Drinking water in 24 major metropolitan areas has..[...READ MORE](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/hospitals-taking-a-leadership-role-in-wastewater)

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## [Design Local Inspiration](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/design-local-inspiration)

 Posted by [Nicole Wood](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/author/nicole-wood) on Mar 31, 2014

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*Featured in Healthcare Construction + Operations, March 2014.*

As designers, we are often consulted by manufacturers during the later stages of their product development process. They ask our opinion..[...READ MORE](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/design-local-inspiration)

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## [How to Navigate the Changing Healthcare Real Estate Market](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/how-to-navigate-the-changing-healthcare-real-estate-market)

 Posted by [Noah Tolson](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/author/noah-tolson) on Mar 04, 2014

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Featured in [*Healthcare Global*](http://issuu.com/healthcareglobal/docs/hcg-october2014?e=12458068/9428516), October 2014

While the rollout of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) has garnered a lot of attention, there are significant trends associated with its implementation that..[...READ MORE](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/how-to-navigate-the-changing-healthcare-real-estate-market)

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