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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.

Building Team Awards | Apr 5, 2015

‘Project first’ philosophy shows team’s commitment to a true IPD on the San Carlos Center

Skanska and NBBJ join forces with Sutter Health on a medical center project where all three parties share the risk.

Healthcare Facilities | Mar 31, 2015

BIM and the changing procurement model for medical equipment in healthcare construction

BIM coordination has dramatically reduced change orders during the construction period. Unfortunately, it has had the opposite effect on medical technology integration, writes CBRE Healthcare's Julie Ford.

Healthcare Facilities | Mar 28, 2015

VA construction program ‘a disaster,’ says congressman

The VA construction program took more hits recently after the chairman of a congressional Committee on Veterans’ Affairs called an Aurora, Colo., hospital project “a disaster,” and a key VA official resigned abruptly.

 

Healthcare Facilities | Stantec | Mar 23, 2015

Can advanced elevator technology take vertical hospitals to the next level?

VOA's Douglas King recalls the Odyssey project and ponders vertical transportation in high-rise healthcare design.

Healthcare Facilities | Mar 22, 2015

New Joplin, Mo., hospital built to tornado-resistant standards

The new hospital features a window and frame system that can protect patients from winds of up to 250 mph. 

Healthcare Facilities | Mar 19, 2015

Grumman/Butkus Associates releases 2014 hospital energy and water benchmarking survey results

The survey results show that hospitals’ overall fossil fuel use has trended downward, but electricity use isn’t declining much.

Healthcare Facilities | HDR | Mar 18, 2015

Healthcare design partnership asks: What about the doctor?

HDR's Abbie Clary discusses the design of healthcare facilities and how they affect doctors.

Healthcare Facilities | Mar 16, 2015

Healthcare planning in a post-ACA world: 3 strategies for success

Healthcare providers are seeking direction on how to plan for a value-based world while still very much operating in a volume-based market. CBRE Healthcare's Curtis Skolnick offers helpful strategies. 

Retail Centers | Mar 10, 2015

Retrofit projects give dying malls new purpose

Approximately one-third of the country’s 1,200 enclosed malls are dead or dying. The good news is that a sizable portion of that building stock is being repurposed.

Codes and Standards | Mar 5, 2015

Charlotte, N.C., considers rule for gender-neutral public bathrooms

A few other cities, including Philadelphia, Austin, Texas, and Washington D.C., already have gender-neutral bathroom regulations.

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