Hospitals

Health care building design model shifts

As hospitals and health care facilities evolve, the engineered systems within them must change

Healthcare’s aging infrastructure problem

The following strategies can be adopted by healthcare facilities to identify the specific renovations and improvements needed to address infrastructure shortfalls.

Project Profile: Seattle Children’s Research Institute: The Building CURE Tenant Improvement

This project had several hurdles involving the building's mechanical, electrical, and plumbing systems and equipment.

How will the rise of medtail impact hospital design and construction?

Medtail could be the future of hospital design as it allows patients to obtain medical services without going to a hospital, but what does that mean for hospital design?

2022 FGI guidelines have arrived: What do they mean?

The FGI 2022 guidelines are here! The Guidelines for Design and Construction documents are updated every four years.

What healthcare IoT could mean for hospital design

IoT is going to become a major player within the healthcare industry by catering to patients and increasing efficiency.

Project Profile: Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas Acute Care Building

Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas wanted a new building that would allow the hospital to easily grow its capacity into the future.

Project Profile: Duke University Medical Center Central Tower

Duke Health's patient towers were aging and renovations would require a significant investment that would result in a net reduction in patient beds.

Project Profile: Novant Health Forsyth Medical Center Chiller Generator Plant

This hospital project involved site easement and property boundaries as well as a location where major utility infrastructure could not be relocated.

Energy benchmark survey released on hospitals

Grumman|Butkus Associates has released its Hospital Benchmarking Survey. Report examines electricity, fossil fuel, water/sewer, and carbon footprint