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New surgical tower is largest addition to UNC Health campus in Chapel Hill

Construction on UNC Health’s North Carolina Surgical Hospital, the largest addition to the Chapel Hill campus since it was built in 1952, was recently completed. The seven-story, 375,000-sf structure houses 26 operating rooms, four of which are hybrid size to accommodate additional equipment and technology for newly developed procedures. 




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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.

Aug 8, 2016

HEALTHCARE GIANTS: Age-simulation technology aids design for the mobility impaired

As the 65+ population continues to rise, the AEC industry needs to better understand the stresses and anxieties those who are mobility impaired face when navigating spaces like medical facilities.

Aug 8, 2016

Top 80 Healthcare Engineering Firms

AECOM, Jacobs, and WSP | Parsons Brinckerhoff top Building Design+Construction’s annual ranking of the nation’s largest healthcare building sector engineering and E/A firms, as reported in the 2016 Giants 300 Report.

Aug 8, 2016

Top 100 Healthcare Construction Firms

Turner Construction Co., McCarthy Holdings, and Skanska USA top Building Design+Construction’s annual ranking of the nation’s largest healthcare building sector construction and construction management firms, as reported in the 2016 Giants 300 Report.

Aug 8, 2016

Top 90 Healthcare Architecture Firms

HDR, Stantec, and Perkins+Will top Building Design+Construction’s annual ranking of the nation’s largest healthcare building sector architecture and A/E firms, as reported in the 2016 Giants 300 Report.

Healthcare Facilities | Jul 25, 2016

AIA selects seven winners of healthcare building design award

The National Healthcare Design Awards recognizes functional hospital projects that solve aesthetic, civic, urban, and social concerns. Recipients were selected in three categories this year.

Architects | Stantec | Jul 22, 2016

5 creative approaches to finish standards

With the right mindset, standards can produce great design for healthcare facilities, as VOA's Candace Small explores.

Healthcare Facilities | Gresham Smith | Jul 20, 2016

Process mapping simplifies healthcare design

Charting procedures and highlighting improvement opportunities can lead to developing effective design strategy simulations. GS&P’s Ray Wong writes that process mapping adds value to a project and bolsters team and stakeholder collaboration.

Building Technology | Jul 11, 2016

3D scanning technology solves University of Iowa Children’s Hospital’s curved wall curveball

Gilbane Building Company utilized advanced 3D scanning technology as part of a virtual design and construction (VDC) solution to ensure quality control throughout the lifespan of the project

Healthcare Facilities | Jul 7, 2016

How to navigate the tedious regulatory approval process in healthcare construction

Compliance processes can be handled efficiently with a little bit of foresight. CBRE's Patrick Duke, Kyle Marden, and David Vollmer evaluate the regulations and permits that may be required and the process for incorporating approvals into projects.

Healthcare Facilities | Jul 1, 2016

AIA releases summary of the 2016 Design and Health Research Consortium

Consortium members discussed how architects, designers, and health professionals can best apply design and health research in their communities.

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