Case Study: Acoustics and Patient Satisfaction in Hospitals
At Holy Spirit Hospital in Camp Hill, PA they had traditionally used hard ceilings in their construction, but this created acoustical problems in patient rooms, as Tim De- Blaey, vice president for cardiovascular services explained,
Case Study: IndependenceFirst
IndependenceFirst is a non-profit agency directed by, and for the benefit of, persons with disabilities, primarily serving the four county metropolitan Milwaukee area. IndependenceFirst renovated a building in the historic 5th Ward of Milwaukee,
Case Study: Inova Fairfax Hospital
Inova Fairfax Hospital, Inova Health System’s flagship hospital, is an 833-bed, nationally recognized regional medical center serving the Washington, D.C. metro area. The hospital is consistently ranked among the top healthcare providers in the United States
Case Study: Kaiser Permanente
Kaiser Permanente – the largest non profit health plan serving over 8.6 million members with 2008 revenue of $40.8B – was looking to improve their medical office building standard, in particular for exam rooms.
Case Study: Knight Ridder
Knight Ridder’s challenge was to move more than five hundred employees from three buildings into one new building. The company CEO had decided that the entire space (135,500 square feet) would be open office, including the executive offices.
Case Study: Lowe Campbell Ewald
Lowe Campbell Ewald – Concrete. Collaboration. When Lowe Campbell Ewald (LCE) returned to Detroit, they wanted a fresh start but also wanted to be grounded in their roots. The LCE space, located at Ford Field, is the epitome of current trends in design. Hard surfaces with an interactive layout flourished in the design.