Evidence-based Design

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Take Five With Mike Zambo

May 17, 2013     Posted by Anne DiNardo, Senior Editor
Bostwick Design Partnership’s Mike Zambo discusses the top five trends and issues getting his attention right now.
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Turn It Up! The Other Side Of Sound Masking

May 10, 2013     Kristin D. Zeit, Editor-in-Chief
Noise control and sound masking are big issues in healthcare design, but some recent examples remind us that not all “noise” is a bad thing.
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Evidence-Based Flooring Guidance

May 9, 2013     Upali Nanda
A comprehensive checklist helps designers select flooring that offers maximum safety, infection control, and other qualities to improve patient outcomes.
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Creating A Safe Haven For Behavioral Healthcare

May 2, 2013     Posted by Jennifer Kovacs Silvis, Managing Editor
A look inside the before and after of Amplatz Children's Hospital Child-Adolescent Mental Health unit renovation.
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Part 2: Q+A With Michael Murphy, MASS Design Group

April 30, 2013     Kristin D. Zeit, Editor-in-Chief
In part 2 of our interview with Michael Murphy, co-founder of MASS Design Group, Murphy discusses the nonprofit firm's most recent projects and broader initiatives to improve global health through architecture.
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Part 1: Q+A with Michael Murphy, MASS Design Group

April 29, 2013     Kristin D. Zeit, Editor-in-Chief
Michael Murphy shares the details of his nonprofit firm's mission to improve global health through architecture. In Part 1, he talks about the firm's inaugural project: Rwanda's Butaro Hospital.
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Architecture’s Role In Reducing Social Vulnerability

April 23, 2013     Kristin D. Zeit, Editor-in-Chief
Michael Murphy, co-founder of MASS Design Group, explains how the building process is just as important as the building itself in improving not only patient outcomes, but the strength of the community.
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EFA 2013: Lighting Design Strategies To Improve Health

April 12, 2013     Kristin D. Zeit, Editor-in-Chief
Proper lighting provides much more than adequate visibility and pleasant aesthetics. A detailed look at light’s effect on circadian rhythms suggests that designers can play a significant role in improving health for long-term patients and senior residents.
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Take Five With Joe Sprague

March 26, 2013     Posted by Anne DiNardo, Senior Editor
Joe Sprague of HKS Inc. shares the top five trends and practices getting his attention right now.
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Superbug CRE: Can Healthcare Facility Design Protect Patients And Staff?

March 14, 2013     Kristin D. Zeit, Editor-in-Chief
Infection control in hospitals and other healthcare facilities takes on alarming new urgency with the CDC’s warnings about a growing germ threat called carbapenem-resistant enterobacteriaceae (CRE).
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