Advancements Key to HVAC Solutions for Today’s Healthcare Needs

The source of many complaints and a great risk for sanitation and safety, temperature and humidity…

WELL Building Standards Help Unlock Nature’s Healing Power

People are innately driven to interact with nature, and biophilic design is an approach that accommodates…

USP 797, USP 800: An Upgrade Checklist for Hospital Pharmacies

Pharmacy requirements are evolving, and requirements for the physical spaces that pharmacies…

The Human Experience is Vital in Shaping Good Healthcare Design

High-quality design has a profound ability to affect our experience and perception of space. In…

Design Can Improve Quality of Care in Outpatient Women’s Imaging

Given that one out of every eight women born today will be diagnosed with breast cancer, scheduling…

Specifying Healthcare Grade Fabrics in the COVID Era

I am often approached by healthcare facilities regarding soiling or staining on their furniture,…

Future-Proofing Your Healthcare Facilities

We as humans are configured a certain way. We all have the same systems – like circulatory, digestive,…

Managing Aging Facilities

Aging infrastructure in healthcare facilities represents significant cost and risk, and it has…

Case Study: Design Features Help Reduce Potential for HAIs in ICU

Post-discharge infections are one of the leading causes of hospital readmissions. Medicare payments…

Professional Engineers Are Committed to Public Health and Safety

As recently as 100 years ago, lawyers, notaries, and others were performing the work of engineers…

Hotspotting Informs the Allocation of Healthcare Resources, Services

Population health has changed ambulatory investment. While in the past healthcare systems looked…

Mitigating Moisture in Concrete Floor Slabs

Concrete slabs contain and continually absorb and emit moisture over time, potentially causing…

Achieving High-Level Design with Virtual Reality Assistance

Virtual reality has come a long way from its original uses in video games and military training exercises.…

Top 10 Engineering Trends We Expect Post-COVID-19

We have learned a lot from the outbreak of COVID-19, and we will continue to quantify the magnitude…

Post-Pandemic Workplaces Look Different – How Rapid Response Asset Planning Can Help Your Organization Stay Healthy and Smart

One of the unintended consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic and extended lockdowns has been unused…

Creating Brand Identity in the Digital Rendering Age

As designers, we often rely on visualization strategies such as 3D modeling, renderings, and video…

Differences between Aluminum Metal Plate and MCM Panels and the Code Requirements for Both

Many buildings today are clad with aluminum skins, crisp metal panels in both simple and complex…

Unintended Consequences

COVID-19 has forced the healthcare world into uncharted territory. Protecting patients from…

How One Client Upped Their Technology for Staff and Patient Safety in the ICU

Intensive care units were born out of the development of new technologies to treat the most critical…

Rapid Response Asset Planning

The COVID-19 pandemic has overwhelmed health systems, and the costs associated with treating…

Fighting for Veterans’ Healthcare

“Who are the young men we are asking to go into action against such solid odds? You’ve met them, you…

Unsung Heroes of Healthcare Facilities

The public health crisis of the past nine months has shone a spotlight on the tireless care that doctors,…

Taking Care of Our Mental Health

2020 has been a challenging year for all of us. The COVID-19 pandemic has changed our daily lives…

Technology That Overcomes Physical Barriers

With such a profound shift in how to conduct business in a pandemic, determining how to conduct tasks…

Clash Prevention in Practice

In my previous blog, I discussed the clash prevention process and how Haskell is using that to advance…

Creativity That’s Not Hampered by Technology

We as designers are hands-on, collaborative, and interactive types. We enjoy the opportunity…

An AEC Approach to BIM Strategy

Since 1892, Haskell has embraced the evolution of documentation methods ranging from 2D pen/pencil…

Bridging the Gap between the Proposed and the Real

You walk down a corridor on your way to an operating room. On your left is a scrub sink. You pause and…

Engineering Design Post-COVID-19

The last few months have brought forth many discussions surrounding the effects of COVID-19, both…

The New Challenge of Healthier Built Environments

Architects and designers are immersed in a challenge to create healthier built environments that…

Mitigating Patient Anxiety Upon Reentering Healthcare Spaces

As cities and states continue to reopen, the thought on everyone’s mind is, “How do we re-enter public…

What a Caveman Wants

The health of humankind is a complex and fragile thing – a fact highlighted by our current world pandemic.…

Inpatient Mental Health Design Strategies Post-COVID-19

“By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail.” — Benjamin Franklin COVID-19 will create…

The Coronavirus and…Design?

Let’s imagine for an uncomfortable minute that viral outbreaks become the “new normal.” Yes, a…

Silver Linings Are Everywhere… Some Require a Little Creativity to Identify

Design is a collaborative process. Everyone on the team has a talent and expertise to offer the collective.…

What to Consider When Reopening a Department

While emergency departments and critical care units have been inundated with patients due to the…

Implementing an Airborne Infection Isolation and Negative Pressure Patient Room Strategy

As we define our new normal based on our COVID-19 experience, each of our perspectives will begin…

Top 10 Design Trends We Expect Post-COVID-19

As we continue to help clients with their ability to prepare for or deal with patient care surges…

Increasing the Capacity of Airborne Infection Isolation Capable Rooms

The COVID-19 pandemic has shifted a lot of focus and evaluation to the design of the contemporary…

Virtual Visits to Keep Projects on Track

As part of my job as a construction administrator, I conduct periodic site visits to our projects…

Watch Your Step! The Importance of Flooring Selections in Healthcare Spaces

As a healthcare interior designer, I am often asked why design is needed in healthcare. Once I overcome…

What Is NFPA 285?

Say you’re an architect designing a new building of Type I or Type II non-combustible construction.…

The Loophole in NFPA 285

Often, the value of an architect is measured by a flashy edifice, a well-thought-out plan, or a functional…

The Designer’s Hidden Challenge

In the landscape of corporate America, there are some well-known examples of “design-centri…

Forget Millennials. The Alphas Are Coming.

Anyone who knows me knows I am a gadget nerd. From the latest iPhone release to my Bluetooth-powered…

Local Vernacular, and Why It’s Important

As communities grew into permanent towns, it was largely due to the area’s available materials…

A Healthcare Journey from the Other Side

My job is designing the plumbing and medical gas systems for healthcare facilities, but my story…

Which Trends Are Driving Design Changes in MOBs?

According to a new study by Avalere Health and Physicians Advisory Institute (PAI), the number…

The Why and Who of Medical Office Building Design

“The following information and design information enclosed in this package is intended to establish…

The Sliding Game of Orthopedic Design: Three Biggest Influencers of Interdependent Design in Orthopedic Surgery

Have you ever played with a sliding puzzle? A framed game, solved by shifting tiled pieces around…

Behavioral Health: Beware the Unknown

Engineering system design and installation for behavior health spaces and buildings require…

The Balancing Act of Designing for Behavioral Health

When designing for healthcare, we often talk about patient experience. Several design features…

The One Thing for a Successful Behavioral Health Design

Curly: Do you know what the secret of life is? [holds up one finger] Mitch: Your finger? Curly: One…

Contributing to Healthcare Through the Built Environment

Either directly or indirectly, many of us have been affected in some way by one of the more than 100…

How Design Can Promote Healing in Cancer Centers

You think you’re the cancer center design expert, right? You have all the programmatic and planning…

Design Your ASC with a Safe and Dependable Medical Gas and Vacuum System

Reliable medical gas and vacuum systems are at the pinnacle of patient care. They provide life-supporting…

How to Clear the Air in Emergency Departments

Preventing infections is a challenge in any emergency department. In particular, communicable…

Adopting a New Mindset to Improve Your ED Design Process

Projects, like people, are all unique in their own way. One might conclude that because Haskell…

How to Catch More Illegal Weapons at ED Security: Expert Advice

“Security presence” in the emergency department can be as simple as an officer sitting in a chair…

What’s the Least Expensive Way to Solve Water Chiller System Issues?

Most hospital facilities we work with have chilled water system issues. These issues tend to manifest…

Temperature Complaints? One Way Facility Directors Can Resolve

Many hospital facilities receive a plethora of “too hot/too cold” complaints from staff. Maintenance…

How To Not Be in the News for a Legionella Outbreak

With the recent reports of Legionella in the news, many facility managers wonder if an outbreak…

How to Boost Your Ambulatory Strategy and Thwart Retail Health Threats

With population health changing the healthcare industry, a different mindset challenges us to…

Incarcerated Patients in the Emergency Department: How Safe is Your Facility?

Many emergency departments (EDs) care for the types of detained patients who require a legal blood…