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Healthcare design post COVID-19

Healthcare design post COVID-19

Posted by | Jun 19, 2020 | 0 |

“Healthcare design post COVID-19” by Catherine Gow, Principal, Health Facilities Planning and Jennifer Kenson, Principal, Interior Design at Francis Cauffman Architects (FCA). “Healthcare planning will be re-thought to make spaces safe for both staff and patients alike. There are many strategies that could be utilized to make safer healthcare spaces. The strategies should parallel the CDC’s original recommendations of distancing, washing hands, avoiding contact. Distancing and separation within healthcare facilities, re-thinking patient, staff and supply flow. Specifications of materials and surfaces that can either be easily cleaned or are anti-microbial should be considered. Leveraging technology should also be studied as a tool to design a safer facility. New facilities should consider surge design in their planning.”

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Margulies Perruzzi designs award-winning patient experience for Home Base Veteran and Family Care Center

Margulies Perruzzi designs award-winning patient experience for Home Base Veteran and Family Care Center

Posted by | Jan 16, 2020 | 0 |

Completed in 2018, Margulies Perruzzi-designed Home Base’s new 26,422 SF facility in Charlestown, Mass. doubles the organization’s program capacity and delivers a broad range of key innovations to its facility design, providing the space and resources needed to significantly enhance the mental healthcare and support services provided to U.S. service members, veterans, and their families dealing with “invisible wounds.” The new facility also combines wellness, nutrition and fitness into a first-of-its-kind brain health center.

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ASID to highlight future of healthcare industry at Healthcare Design Expo + Conference 2019

ASID to highlight future of healthcare industry at Healthcare Design Expo + Conference 2019

Posted by | Oct 23, 2019 | 0 |

The American Society of Interior Designers (​ASID) will explore the latest innovations in healthcare design at Healthcare Design Expo + Conference (HCD) 2019, November 2-5 at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in New Orleans. As a leading healthcare design industry event, HCD showcases premier research, trends, and strategies within the industry – highlighting the impact of built environments on the safety, operation, clinical outcomes, and financial successes of healthcare facilities.

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FCA celebrates continued growth with the promotion of several team members

Posted by | Oct 10, 2019 | 0 |

Francis Cauffman Architects (FCA) is pleased to announce that they have recently promoted two team members to senior associate positions along with six team members who have been elevated to associate level positions. “Our newly promoted senior associates and associates will help support FCA’s mission of creating exceptional architecture across multiple sectors,” says John Campbell, President of FCA. “We are excited for what this new chapter will produce within our firm.” 

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Healthcare Design Awards promote projects that heal

Healthcare Design Awards promote projects that heal

Posted by | Jul 30, 2019 | 0 |

The American Institute of Architects (AIA) Academy of Architecture for Health (AAH) is recognizing five projects with its 2019 Healthcare Design Awards. The awards recognize cutting-edge designs that help solve aesthetic, civic, urban and social problems while also being functional and sustainable.

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Industry veteran brings 40-year background in sustainable healthcare design to Stantec

Posted by | Jan 7, 2019 | 0 |

Richard Moeller has joined Stantec—as a senior mechanical engineer in its buildings engineering team in San Diego, California. Moeller has presented nationally and internationally as a recognized subject matter expert on healthcare infrastructure systems, high-performance healthcare facilities and infection prevention in the healthcare design, construction and operation environment.

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Sustainability in Healthcare Interior Design

Sustainability in Healthcare Interior Design

Posted by | Aug 8, 2018 | 0 |

When designing for healthcare, there is a delicate balance between sustainability and performance. It is critical for products to perform to the rigors of 24/7 use and stand up to harsh cleaning practices. Thankfully, manufacturers have risen to the challenge. There have been leaps and bounds made in the technologies used to produce these green, yet resilient products.

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Last call for speakers for 2017 Healthcare Facilities Symposium & Expo

Last call for speakers for 2017 Healthcare Facilities Symposium & Expo

Posted by | Feb 8, 2017 | 0 |

The Healthcare Facilities Symposium is the only industry event that boasts an extensive advisory board of healthcare design and construction leaders from all disciplines who represent organizations from the largest design firms to healthcare systems and manufacturers. These leaders engaged in a lively brainstorming session on how to shape this year’s Symposium in Austin including what topics we need to address.

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The Changing Landscape of Healthcare Design

The Changing Landscape of Healthcare Design

Posted by | Jan 24, 2017 | 0 |

The Changing Landscape of Healthcare Design. The changing landscape of healthcare in the U.S. is requiring hospital systems to develop and adopt new types of facilities and to reconsider both where and how they provide their services. This shift is inevitably leading to new opportunities for architects and interior designers as healthcare systems aim to differentiate themselves in a more competitive healthcare market.

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