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Designing, retrofitting hospitals during COVID: HVAC and plumbing

While COVID-19 has changed many aspects of HVAC systems in a health care facility, some things remain identical

Designing, retrofitting automation and controls hospitals during COVID

While COVID-19 has changed many aspects in a health care facility, some things remain identical. Learn about building automation systems and controls

Designing, retrofitting hospitals during COVID: Electrical, power and lighting

While COVID-19 has changed many aspects in a health care facility, some things remain identical. Understand how to design electrical, power and lighting systems

Designing, retrofitting hospitals during COVID

While COVID-19 has changed many aspects in a health care facility, some things remain identical

Evaluating the nuances of outpatient facilities

Whether a stand-alone facility or attached to a hospital, business-based healthcare can be a challenge to navigate from the construction and design perspective, a difficult prospect to manage from the facility engineer’s perspective,

College of medicine surgery and innovation training lab

The 17,000-sf College of Medicine’s Surgical and Innovation Training Lab (SITL) at the University of Illinois-Chicago emphasizes simulation, virtual learning and robotics.

Case study: Upgrading a hospital’s EPSS

Engineers corrected for NFPA 110 section 7.2.3 for an existing hospital campus

Five answers on the current state of science research, learning

Three experts from CannonDesign offered their advice on the current state of science research and learning and how that informs their decisions.

How operational understanding leads to resilient design

Designing a resilient building requires understanding of both the built environment and operations for critical facilities

Sustaining indoor air quality

Maintaining indoor air quality is imperative for occupant health and comfort as well as the reliable operation and longevity of information technology equipment