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7 steps to investigating curtain wall leaks

It is common for significant curtain wall leakage to involve multiple variables. Therefore, a comprehensive multi-faceted investigation is required to determine the origin of leakage, according to building enclosure consultants Richard Aeck and John A. Rudisill with Rimkus. 


Healthcare Facilities

U.S. healthcare building sector trends and innovations for 2024-2025

As new medicines, treatment regimens, and clinical protocols radically alter the medical world, facilities and building environments in which they take form are similarly evolving rapidly. Innovations and trends related to products, materials, assemblies, and building systems for the U.S. healthcare building sector have opened new avenues for better care delivery. Discussions with leading healthcare architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) firms and owners-operators offer insights into some of the most promising directions. This course is worth 1.0 AIA/HSW learning unit.


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Healthcare Facilities

From hospitals to research facilities, healthcare buildings are essential to the health of the world’s population, as well as medical innovation. Designing these structures requires a delicate balance of technical requirements with the needs of doctors and patients, but when done right, these designs can save lives.

Jan 14, 2016

How to succeed with EIFS: exterior insulation and finish systems

This AIA CES Discovery course discusses the six elements of an EIFS wall assembly; common EIFS failures and how to prevent them; and EIFS and sustainability.

Great Solutions | Jan 6, 2016

Shepley Bulfinch develops elegant design solution to address behavioral issues in emergency departments

ED scheme allows staff to isolate unruly patients and visitors in a secure area.

Great Solutions | Jan 4, 2016

Toronto’s newest hospital employs 10 robots for moving food, supplies, and equipment

The 1.8 million-sf Humber River Hospital is loaded with high-tech gadgets. Its coolest innovation is the use of automated guided vehicles.

Urban Planning | Jan 4, 2016

The next boomtown? Construction and redevelopment sizzle in San Diego

The city's emission-reduction plan could drive influx into downtown

Healthcare Facilities | Dec 29, 2015

Wood materials aid in patient recovery in healthcare environments

Report says patient recovery times, pain perception, stress levels improve where natural materials are present.

 

Healthcare Facilities | Dec 15, 2015

What the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 means for healthcare real estate development

CBRE Healthcare's Charles Maggio breaks down the impacts of the new legislation, which affects outpatient facilities.

Greenbuild Report | Dec 10, 2015

Sustainable performance: Hospital systems’ new financial and marketing imperative

Several years ago, the healthcare industry would have ranked in the bottom tier among adopters of sustainable design and construction. Now, it is outpacing other nonresidential sectors in moving toward high-performance, healthy environments.

Healthcare Facilities | Dec 2, 2015

Check out Perkins+Will’s ultra-transparent research center for the Allen Institute for Brain Science

The design orients labs like flower petals around a large light-filled central atrium; the effect is like the inside of a bee hive where researchers can see each other and what they are doing.

Healthcare Facilities | Nov 6, 2015

Paint company unveils product that can kill bacteria in hospitals

The new product from Sherwin-Williams, called Paint Shield, is said to not only kill over 99.9% of dangerous bacteria, but also reduces growth of “common microbes.”

Healthcare Facilities | Nov 4, 2015

Hospital designers get the scoop on the role of innovation in healthcare

“Innovation” was the byword as 175 healthcare designers gathered in Chicago for the American College of Healthcare Architects/AIA Academy of Architecture for Health Summer Leadership Summit.

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