Technology

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Technology-Enhanced Care

January 26, 2012     Shandi Matambanadzo, Associate Editor
Using architecture inspired by Toronto’s skyline, the new Humber River Regional Hospital will be the first all-digital healthcare facility in North America and will include lean and sustainable design principles.
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Simulation Unlocks Project Value

January 10, 2012     Lee Poechmann
Simulation serves as a way to digest, analyze, and improve what happens in a hospital day after day, week after week.
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Using energy reporting software to optimize the environment of care

September 27, 2011     Jim Beam
Today’s best high-performance hospitals rely heavily on advanced building technologies and software that improve facility performance, conserve natural resources, and reduce operating costs while creating a better indoor environment for patients, staff, and visitors.
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Cancer Center Moves Beyond a Typical Healthcare Setting

September 13, 2011     Michael Poulin and Heidi Jones-Huffman, LEED AP; Photography by Chuck Choi
The New Emily Couric Clinical Cancer Center at the University of Virginia opens for business
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Ten tips for technology planning: Implications for interiors

September 6, 2011     Debbie Gregory, RN, BSN, Assoc. IIDA; Photography by Debbie Gregory
Key considerations for optimal planning and coordination of architecture, design, and technology. Read this article and complete a series of questions to be eligible for IIDA CEUs.
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Technology and Operations

August 3, 2011     Frank D. Kittredge Jr.
HKS's Frank D. Kittredge Jr., discusses when various aspects of technology should be considered.
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BIM: The Game Changer

July 25, 2011     Richard L. Peck, Contributing Editor
The architecture/engineering/construction industry is undergoing a paradigm shift thanks to the advent of computerized 3-D design.
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Strategic Planning and Institutional Health

May 27, 2011     Howard Skoke, AIA
The “health” of an institution is measured by how well it plans for the future. Three institutions offer a unique perspective into what drives their decision-making processes.
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HKS: IT Changes Everything!

May 16, 2011    
Recently, HKS and Herman Miller conducted a study to identify the challenges and impediments to operational flexibility within the built
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Getting it right the first time: A process-driven facility design approach at Virtua Health

March 31, 2011     Tejas Gandhi and Anjali Joseph, PhD, EDAC
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Virtua Health uses a process-driven approach in its state-of-the-art replacement hospital in Voorhees, New Jersey.
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