Knowledge
What's new in wayfinding?
From Health Facilities Management: Given their complicated medical terminologies, endless supply of abbreviations and mazelike traffic patterns, it’s no wonder that complex medical facilities often cause patients and visitors to get lost, frustrated and resentful.
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Good wayfinding starts early
From the American Institute of Architects: Incorporating signage discussions into the early stages of the programming and design process can affect both the design integrity and proper function of a building environment.
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Clinical Integration and the Physician Practice
A discussion of Clinical Integration strategies and design considerations for the new healthcare environment
Advancing the Practice of Patient-and Family-Centered Care and Ambulatory Care: How to Get Started.
Find information regarding patient- and family-centered care and how you can incorporate these practices in your overall mission.
Study: Longer Wait Times for Emergency Rooms
From NPR: A new study describes a disturbing trend in hospital emergency rooms: longer wait times, even for very sick people. That finding follows a recent report from the Institute of Medicine that described emergency rooms as being at the breaking point.
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Architecture 2030
A non-profit, non-partisan and independent organization, established in response to the global-warming crisis by architect Edward Mazria in 2002. 2030’s mission is to rapidly transform the US and global Building Sector from the major contributor of greenhouse gas emissions to a central part of the solution to the global-warming crisis.
Building Green
Provides information designed to help building-industry professionals and policy makers improve the environmental performance and reduce the adverse impacts of buildings.
Better Bricks
A non-profit that works to educate business professionals about the benefits of high performance energy design through a network of information, tools and resources.
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The Way We Age Now
From The New Yorker: Can medicine make old age easier?
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Rethinking Old Age
From The New York Times: This article examines quality of life in nursing homes from the resident's perspective.
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Geothermal Heat Pumps in Healthcare
A little extra investment up-front could provide significant environmental—and financial—benefits.
Saving money through ENERGY STAR®
How smart purchasing practices can make a difference
Mercury Reduction in Healthcare Facilities
Safe, effective alternatives do exist!
