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Care command centers: Traffic control for healthcare improves outcomes and efficiency
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CMS Emergency Preparedness Final Rule helps your healthcare facility prepare for the worst
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Health Information Technology, or HIT: What is it, really, and why does it impact design?
10 key areas for hospital disaster preparedness
Ground improvement mitigates soft soil sites, saving time and money
Design of mass notification system starts with risk analysis
Now’s the time to evaluate ability to convert hotel rooms to patient rooms
Prefabrication and modularization reduce project cost, increase quality
Vulnerability assessment early in design leads to increased, cost-effective security
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Thermal imaging for temperature screening is a risky option
Knowing how air filters differ is critical to proper selection
Improve healthcare cyber security with holistic approach to technology design
Reprocessing of endoscopes is essential to patient safety
Delegated design in building technology can have costly consequences
Reality Capture: The many benefits of drones and 3D laser scanners
Enhance hospital security through CPTED principles
Evaluate compressed air system to optimize efficiency and reduce costs
Design silos come down when an AV engineer leads an AV project from the beginning
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Use virtual tools to increase user input, reduce risk, and improve project outcome
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Video analytics takes security to a powerful level
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Post-occupancy evaluation supports evidence-based design and improves building performance
System requirements, energy efficiency key to national lab design
Prototype design: No-cost strategies that reduce risk and save time and money
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Use Measurement & Verification to maximize building performance
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Full design delivery reduces risk for automotive R&D facilities
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Complying with USP 800 ensures safety and reduces healthcare facility risk
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Strategic engineering to improve efficiency and save costs
Consultancy 101: Grooming new engineers to be our clients’ consultants
Kickstarting a firm-wide sustainability policy
Budget-friendly design strategies to mitigate the cost of WELL
IMEG Office: The design, budgeting, and value of WELL certification
Engineering a Global Best Project: Museum at the Gateway Arch
Mitigate your facility’s risk for an outbreak of Legionnaire’s disease
5 ways to harness the energy saving power of your employees
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Maximize your project budget with rebates and incentives
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