Current trends in healthcare include innovative healthcare delivery models that address patient acuity, such as the acuity adaptability design concept.
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Choosing electric heating source now will reap long-term dividends
Industry leaders who move toward full electrification of their buildings, including the heating source, will see their carbon footprint “disappear” over time as utility companies clean up the grid.
Imagine an anxiety-free patient discharge
The patient discharge process can be complex and confusing, but the digital front door can create an anxiety-free experience for patients, their families, and caregivers.
Posting a bridge? Think about the alternatives
Bridge load posting is all about balance. Consider alternative methods to extend a bridge’s service life and maximize its usage.
Strategic lab AHU zoning can reduce energy costs
Energy-saving strategies for zoning support spaces can provide significant benefits to laboratory owners.
As cannabis legalization expands, plant-based design will be key for new grow facilities
Basing engineering design on the needs of the plants that grow in cannabis manufacturing facilities can save operations costs and increase profitability for owners.
Have a fear of missing out? RPM can ensure you won’t
Early analysis of MEP and key systems through rapid performance modeling can provide energy and cost savings for owners.
K-12 security and lighting: Notification and safer egress for assailant events and emergencies
Early warning strategies that combine a K-12 building’s new or existing security and lighting systems to function as a notification resource during an active assailant event or environmental emergency could make schools safer.
Holistic Oversight: Protect your new building’s energy performance through holistic project oversight
First in a series of excerpts from the free executive guide “Concept to Consumption: Outcome-based Oversight of Building Performance.” By Adam McMillen and Lincoln Pearce Efficiently designed buildings often use more energy than they were intended to use – sometimes substantially more. This means owners can end up paying twice for their investment – once upfront
Holistic Oversight: Set your building’s EUI and make it the benchmark for project success
Second in a series of excerpts from the free executive guide “Concept to Consumption: Outcome-based Oversight of Building Performance.” By Adam McMillen and Lincoln Pearce The path to successful outcome-based performance for a new building begins with setting a clear, quantifiable energy goal. The concept to consumption oversight method can protect efficiently designed buildings from the many shortcomings that can lead to poor