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December 20, 2012 Kristin D. Zeit, Editor-in-Chief
A variety of innovative approaches were used by the design and construction teams that brought the 740,000-square-foot Palomar Medical Center to life.
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December 17, 2012 Scott C. Scarfone
Planning and execution of the Barbara Truland Butz Healing Garden at Shady Grove Adventist Hospital in Rockville, Md., involved a collaborative process and thoughtful design.
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November 28, 2012 Barbara Horwitz-Bennett, Contributing Editor
Healthcare architects and engineers around the world are conducting research that informs design. And three efforts in particular are making headway on sustainability issues in healthcare design.
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November 13, 2012 By Tushar Gupta and Komal Kotwal
A master plan for growth at Stamford Hospital in Stamford, Conn., calls for a new 30-acre site. After securing land in its current neighborhood, plans are now in place for a redevelopment of the campus and its surrounding community.
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October 22, 2012 Posted by Kristin D. Zeit, Editor-in-Chief
Take a visual walk through the Facey Mission Hills Clinic in Mission Hills, Calif., opened in October 2012.
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October 12, 2012 Posted by Kristin D. Zeit, Editor-in-Chief
Walk through the new San Francisco Surgical Arts, the first facility of its kind to achieve LEED Platinum status.
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August 13, 2012 Debra Thompson
Two years ago, the the 700,000-square-foot, 238-bed Rockingham Memorial Hospital became one of only a few LEED Gold healthcare facilities in the nation. Today, Rockingham officials share some lessons they've learned along the way.
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July 31, 2012 Janet Brown, Contributing Editor
Robin Guenther, AIA, of Perkins+Will, and Krisanne Hanson, of Lucile Packard Children's Hospital, discuss sustainability efforts taking place at the new 521,000-square foot addition to the children's facility on the Stanford University Medical Center campus.
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May 15, 2012 Janet Brown, Contributing Editor
Hospitals are increasingly looking to architects and designers for their expertise in creating healthier interiors free of known chemical hazards.
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May 2, 2012 Chris Naughton
Like an aircraft carrier, hospitals are self-sustaining with an insatiable appetite for power and several thousand mission-oriented people working on board. So what would it take to steer that vessel toward true healthcare sustainability?