Russ Manning, former executive director of facility operations & maintenance for the National Facility Services of the Kaiser Permanente Health System, joined the International Code Council’s Codes and Standards Department as deputy senior vice president of technical services. Read More …
Optimizing Healthcare Construction, Operations With BIM
Building Information Modeling is an integral part of providing construction services for healthcare facilities. Whether during design, estimating or construction, the process lends itself to building virtually by demonstrating its true value. Whether saving labor through improved fabrication techniques, reducing risk by engineering a hazard out of the equation or operating a building more efficiently with a data-rich model — the use of BIM should always be where it makes the most sense. To do so requires an equal amount of commitment and coordination from clients, design teams and subcontractors. Read More …
Bond Awarded Construction of Lawrence General Hospital’s New Surgical Building
BOSTON, Mass. – Construction management firm BOND has been hired to provide construction management services for Lawrence General Hospital’s new, 42,250-square-foot surgical building as part of a $72-million effort to improve healthcare delivery and expand the reach of the hospital and its services. Read More …
Measure Up: New database, tracking to supercharge project planning, delivery and LEED projects
The results are in. For the past three years, the Construction Industry Institute at the University of Texas, Austin has been building a secure national database of healthcare facility project metrics. Read More …
Prefab in Motion: Realizing value through healthcare multi-trade prefabrication
Today’s contractors have to improve project delivery methods through increased collaboration with design teams to remain competitive. Many are exploring opportunities in the multi-trade prefabrication and modularization approach to building. In the healthcare sector, there are a significant number of projects successfully using prefabrication for bathroom pods, headwalls and MEP racks. Read More …