Successfully operating a hospital and providing exceptional care on a conventional day requires significant leadership. Yet, in the case of an emergency or disaster, the need for swift decisive action is exponentially important. Being prepared in advance is the key. Read More …
If a building is designed to LEED energy principles, but isn’t operated that way, is it still sustainable?
Schrödinger’s cat is a famous thought experiment that asks scientists to imagine a cat in a box. Also in the box is a bottle of poison rigged to shatter when a radioactive element reaches a certain level of decay. Without opening the box, it’s impossible to know whether the cat is alive or dead. In quantum mechanics, this is used to conceive of a scenario where the cat is somehow both alive AND dead.
Two-Day Parking Symposium Provides Insights on Best Practices, Latest Technology
CLEVELAND, Ohio — How can the parking experience at your healthcare facility efficiently and effectively meet patients’ needs and still meet the parking needs of employees, visitors and guests? Read More …
DBIA Announces 2014 Design-Build Project Award Winners
WASHINGTON, D. C. — The Design-Build Institute of America, the only organization that defines, teaches and promotes best practices in design-build, announced its 19th annual Design-Build Project/Team Award winners. Recognized for exemplary collaboration and integration in design-build project delivery, the award-winning projects were evaluated by a panel of industry experts. Read More …
DBIA Releases 10 Best Practices for Design-Build Done Right
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Design-Build Institute of America has released a “Design-Build Done Right Best Practices” guidebook. Based on research, case studies and extensive industry input for more than a year, DBIA has identified the design-build best practices and implementing techniques that directly impact project performance. Read More …