http://www.hospitaldesigntips.com Hospital Design, Construction, Maintenance, Operation and Smooth Running Guidelines & Tips for the Health Industry. Mon, 26 Dec 2011 11:43:29 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 http://www.hospitaldesigntips.com http://www.hospitaldesigntips.com/wp-content/plugins/maxblogpress-favicon/icons/favicon-92.ico http://www.hospitaldesigntips.com/2011/12/daylightessential-hospital-patients-staff-alike/ http://www.hospitaldesigntips.com/2011/12/daylightessential-hospital-patients-staff-alike/#comments Mon, 12 Dec 2011 09:29:27 +0000 harry http://www.hospitaldesigntips.com/?p=253 This article picks up from my previous article on how Hospital design can improve as healing environments (http://www.hospitaldesigntips.com/2008/04/a-healing-place-called-hospital/) I focus on the need for daylight and what design aspects one must keep in mind at the design stage. Much research exists to prove that access to daylight contributes to faster patient recovery and to staff’s [...]]]> http://www.hospitaldesigntips.com/2011/12/daylightessential-hospital-patients-staff-alike/feed/ 0 http://www.hospitaldesigntips.com/2011/08/future-flexibility-in-healthcare-and-hospital-building-design-and-construction/ http://www.hospitaldesigntips.com/2011/08/future-flexibility-in-healthcare-and-hospital-building-design-and-construction/#comments Fri, 05 Aug 2011 09:18:30 +0000 harry http://www.hospitaldesigntips.com/?p=217 A Recent trend or innovation in healthcare facilities design has been a requirement for “future flexibility” or “future proofing” the entire hospital or lab building. As the medical and hospital design science advances by leaps and bounds, new diagnostic and treatment procedures are developed for clinical administration. The product life cycle for medical equipment becomes [...]]]> http://www.hospitaldesigntips.com/2011/08/future-flexibility-in-healthcare-and-hospital-building-design-and-construction/feed/ 0 http://www.hospitaldesigntips.com/2008/05/eco-friendly-green-brown-roofs/ http://www.hospitaldesigntips.com/2008/05/eco-friendly-green-brown-roofs/#comments Tue, 27 May 2008 22:35:23 +0000 harry http://www.hospitaldesigntips.com/?p=64 Building on my previous article on Environment & Sustainability I deemed it fit to post a few thoughts on the use of green and brown roofs and their hugely popular positive contribution to the environment. The green and brown roofs consist of soil and vegetation and they can be anything from a short grassy patch [...]]]> http://www.hospitaldesigntips.com/2008/05/eco-friendly-green-brown-roofs/feed/ 0 http://www.hospitaldesigntips.com/2008/05/importance-landscaping-hospitals/ http://www.hospitaldesigntips.com/2008/05/importance-landscaping-hospitals/#comments Sun, 18 May 2008 16:28:01 +0000 harry http://www.hospitaldesigntips.com/?p=62 In the UK, PFI (Private Finance Initiative) has generated a renewed interest in hospital design arena. It effectively provides us an opportunity to consider the hospitals as Therapeutic Environments. Hospital design managers like me, believe that expert knowledge has encouraged the development of hospitals that provide settings for promoting patient recovery, healing and well being. [...]]]> http://www.hospitaldesigntips.com/2008/05/importance-landscaping-hospitals/feed/ 0 http://www.hospitaldesigntips.com/2008/04/environment-sustainability-in-hospital-design/ http://www.hospitaldesigntips.com/2008/04/environment-sustainability-in-hospital-design/#comments Sat, 26 Apr 2008 21:51:15 +0000 harry http://www.hospitaldesigntips.com/?p=40 What has environment and sustainability got to do with hospital design and construction? In-fact a great deal! Environment and sustainability are not only the 21st century’s new buzz words but have been playing an increasingly bigger and more important role in shaping the world we live in. Businesses are falling over themselves in ranking environment [...]]]> http://www.hospitaldesigntips.com/2008/04/environment-sustainability-in-hospital-design/feed/ 0