October 2020
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.
An AEC Approach to BIM Strategy
FreemanWhite's BIM approaches provide state-of-the-art information and guidance that has kept us on the leading edge of this key technology throughout the years.
July 2020
Bridging the Gap between the Proposed and the Real
Virtual reality is becoming increasingly common in the design process, essentially bridging the gap between "the proposed" and "the real."
Engineering Design Post-COVID-19
As engineers in the healthcare industry, we’ve looked at the effects COVID-19 has had already and how they may continue to change engineering design.
June 2020
The New Challenge of Healthier Built Environments
Architects and designers are immersed in a challenge to create healthier built environments that address the coronavirus pandemic concerns. This challenge is reshaping our design approach both immediately and long-term.
Mitigating Patient Anxiety Upon Reentering Healthcare Spaces
What design opportunities are there for healthcare facilities to help mitigate patient and visitor concerns during this transition and in a post-COVID-19 world?