January 2021
Unintended Consequences
COVID-19 has forced the healthcare world into uncharted territory. Protecting patients from those who are contagious is an experiment in real-time. Solutions for protecting patients and staff involve understanding many cause-and-effect scenarios and evaluations of equipment capacities.
Design-Build for Small Project Types
Smaller healthcare projects such as interior remodels and tenant improvement projects have been traditionally managed through the design-bid-build approach. The question we should raise is, why can’t design-build work even better for the smaller, less complicated projects?
December 2020
How One Client Upped Their Technology for Staff and Patient Safety in the ICU
ICUs are at the forefront of the current healthcare conversation due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and technology is playing a crucial role in keeping patients and staff safe.
November 2020
Fighting for Veterans’ Healthcare
On Veterans Day, learn how the healthcare architecture, engineering, and construction industry can use their expertise to serve the VA.
October 2020
Unsung Heroes of Healthcare Facilities
The public health crisis of the past nine months has shone a spotlight on the tireless care that doctors, nurses, and other health professionals provide for patients. But another group of professionals is just as indispensable to ensuring a safe [...]
Taking Care of Our Mental Health
2020 has been a challenging year for all of us. The COVID-19 pandemic has changed our daily lives considerably: healthcare workers are providing care in difficult circumstances and fear bringing COVID-19 home with them; students are taking virtual classes while [...]
Technology That Overcomes Physical Barriers
While technology can be implemented to overcome physical barriers being imposed to prevent the spread of COVID-19 and minimize travel, different types of technology can be used to ensure the right tool is being implemented for the job.
September 2020
Clash Prevention in Practice
Our clash prevention process provides useful information to the design team to improve our projects’ constructability and improves design team coordination. The value that clash prevention brings hinges on how useful the clash report is to the team.
Keeping Construction on Track
Communication and organization are key in the CA phase of every project, ensuring that the design firm, engineering firms, contractors, and client remain on track.
August 2020
Creativity That’s Not Hampered by Technology
Technology has streamlined many aspects of design, but it also levels the playing field in some respects. As designers, our personal creative abilities, being able to think, draw, and communicate our ideas, are what set us apart from others who may have the same technology.