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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.

Game Changers | Feb 5, 2016

Mayo Clinic's breakthrough research lab puts evidence-based design to the test

Mayo teams up with Delos to bring hard science to EBD research.

Game Changers | Feb 4, 2016

GAME CHANGERS: 6 projects that rewrite the rules of commercial design and construction

BD+C’s inaugural Game Changers report highlights today’s pacesetting projects, from a prefab high-rise in China to a breakthrough research lab in the Midwest.

Healthcare Facilities | Jan 27, 2016

CBRE: Here's what healthcare owners need to know when selecting a real estate developer

Understanding equity sources, balancing costs, and involving legal departments early in the process can help health systems maintain leverage during the RFP process, writes CBRE Healthcare’s Chris Bodnar.

Healthcare Facilities | Jan 27, 2016

South Carolina governor’s push to repeal health facility construction rules gets boost from Feds

Legislature may move to strike certificate of need requirements.
Metals | Jan 19, 2016

6 ways to use metal screens and mesh for best effect

From airy façades to wire mesh ceilings to screening walls, these projects show off the design possibilities with metal.

Great Solutions | Jan 19, 2016

Healing garden doubles as therapy trails

A Boston-area hospital takes the healing garden to the next level.

Healthcare Facilities | Jan 15, 2016

Mount Sinai Health System signs first healthcare IPD IFOA contract in New York City

Francis Cauffman, Syska Hennessy, Turner Construction are the primary parties in agreement.

 

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.

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