Stay up-to-date with The Center for Health Design (CHD) and evidence-based design in healthcare. Click on the sections to the left to view thoughts from our team (blog), press releases, media coverage, and archives of our enewsletter. Below, you'll find news about CHD programs, projects, and resources.
Summer is a great time to sign up for the EDAC exam. All those who register* for the exam before July 31 will:
- receive $45 off the set of EDAC Study Guides(1-3)**
- be entered to win to take the EDAC exam FREE - a $355 value (4 winners to be chosen)***
* Candidates must complete certification within one year of registering for the exam.
** Discount applies only to new...
Time is running out to register for "The Emergency Department: Considerations for Innovation & Strategic Design", taking place in Washington, DC, June 27-28, 2013. For more details and to register, click here.
Attendees will have the chance to interact with 15 industry thought leaders and choose between five working emergency departments to tour. The emergency department tours include:
The Center for Health Design is accepting nominations for the 2013 Changemaker Award through this Thursday, February 28, 2013. This award is given annually to an individual or organization that has demonstrated exceptional ability to make change happen in how healthcare facilities are designed and built, making a difference in the world of healthcare facility design. The recipient of this year’s award will be announced at the 2013 HEALTHCARE DESIGN conference, November 16-19, 2013 in Orlando, Florida.
Nominees can be, but are not limited to, design professionals, design firms, product manufacturers,...
viewThanks to your support, we look forward to celebrating our 20th anniversary in 2013! Click here to see what we have accomplished through the past two decades.
Buy before December 31, 2012 and save 25% off the retail price!
- The Practitioner's Guide to Evidence-Based Design , CHD Research Coalition
- ...
The new expanded knowledge repository is now available thanks to funding support from The American Institute of Architects Academy of Architecture for Health, (AIA/AAH). Created to provide healthcare design stakeholders the ability to make informed decisions about the built environment, helping them to achieve the best possible outcomes for patients, residents, families, and staff through use of the evidence-based design process.
The Center for Health Design, (CHD), has, over the years, built up a large evidence-based design (EBD) reference library that links the physical design of healthcare settings with outcomes in acute...
The Center for Health Design’s (CHD), “Hour with an ICON” Master Webinar series wrapped up a week of three webinars with Jain Malkin, EDAC, CID, AAHID, President, Jain Malkin Inc. Malkin described how evidence-based design is fuel for creativity in her presentation on “Fulfilling the Promise of Evidence-Based Design.”
Earlier in the week, Barry Rabner, President, CEO, and Trustee of Princeton HealthCare System presented “Managing Hospital Construction Projects: Risks from One CEO’s Experience,” and Kirk Hamilton, FAIA, FACHA, FAIA, EDAC, Professor of Architecture, Texas A&M University, along with colleague Mardelle Shepley, D.Arch., FAIA, FACHA, EDAC, LEED AP, presented “Design for Critical Care.”
...
viewThe Center for Health Design’s “Hour With An ICON” Master Webinar Series continued this week, with Cynthia Leibrock, MA, ASID, Hon. IIDA, Principal/Founder, Easy Access to Health, who spoke about how design can support health and longevity.
Robin Guenther, EDAC, FAIA, LEED, AP, Principal, Perkins + Will and Breeze Glazer, LEED AP BD+C, Research Knowledge Manager, Perkins + Will, spoke about the notion of “regenerative design” as the future of sustainability in healthcare.
For a summary of their presentations, see Sara Marberry’s blog post.
Led by...
view
The Center for Health Design’s “Hour With An ICON” Master Webinar Series kicked off yesterday with a presentation by Architect and CHD Board Director Emeritus Derek Parker, FAIA, RIBA, EDAC, and his colleagues at Aditazz.
Parker, along with Felicia Cleper-Borkovi, Matt Weinstein, and Agnessa Tordorova talked about the process they went through and the ideas that won them the top prize (with Mazzetti Nash Lipsey Burch and Perkins+Will NY) in Kaiser Permanente’s Small Hospital, Big Ideas Competition last year. To read Sara Marberry'...
Today is the last day to submit presentations to be considered for the Environments for Aging conference, April 7 - 10, 2013 in New Orleans. This premier event is the most comprehensive conference in the industry offering attendees a state-of-the-art multi-track, multi-disciplinary learning event. Attendees benefit from access to the latest and best information from thought leaders and innovators within the field of aging.
We welcome presentation proposals that are suited to our educational foci, which include*:
- Considerations for Effective Aging...
Rosalyn Cama, FASID, EDAC, CHD Board Chair and President of CAMA Inc., is the recipient the 2012 American Society of Interior Designers (ASID), Designer of Distinction award.
As a recognized expert and pioneer in the field of evidence-based design, Cama’s interior planning and design firm’s mission is to create interior environments that improve outcomes for healthcare and education clients. A long-time member of The Center for Health Design’s board of directors, she has helped steer the organization’s research, education, and advocacy efforts and champion its cause. Cama is also a past national president of ASID as well as author of Evidence-Based Healthcare Design (John Wiley & Sons 2009) and frequent speaker on...
The Center for Health Design would not exist without the support of its members. Thank you to those that signed up and renewed in March 2012.
Corporate
Davis Partnership, Rohrbach Associates PC*, VOA*
Individual
Margaret Calkins*, Sharon Coates*, Alena Fisher, Manny Halpern*, Jan-Peter Kastelein*, Monte Nagler*, Carol Tobin*, Robert Waltersdorf*
Student
Marycarole Haering*, Laura Maher
*indicates renewing member
viewPebble Project* partners, ER One at MedStar Washington Hospital Center and HermanMiller Healthcare recently released findings from their disaster-responsive emergency department project. Entitled, ‘Project ER One”, teams from both of these organizations worked together to create a strong emergency room infrastructure that can handle day-to-day operations along with a sudden influx of patients, that could happen when a natural disaster or terrorist attack occurs.
As part of the project, the team identified requirements and key problems that needed to be addressed. A top requirement for...
view
Looking for more information on ways to incorporate evidence-based design into your projects? Look no further! CHD is now offering two indispensable books at SALE prices. For a limited time only.
A Visual Reference for Evidence-Based Design includes a discussion and definition of EBD and author Jain Malkin, EDAC, illustrates how EBD dovetails with challenging issues of patient care, quality...
viewThe Center for Health Design would not exist without the support of its members. Thank you to those that signed up and renewed in February 2012.
Corporate
Architecture +*, Bouygues Building, Burris Construction, Carolina an OFS Brand Company*, KI*, Leo A. Daly*, Matthei & Colin Associates*, SoundTech, Inc.*, Spellman Brady*, TLCD*, URS*
Individual
Toby Banfield, Paul Dorrell*, Debra Gelety*, Samantha Hamner, Jan Marion*, Jaynelle Stichler*
Student
Lina Burnett, Heather Heckman, Linda Meikle
*indicates renewing member
view
Susquehanna Health is inviting the public to an open house at the newly renovated Susquehanna Tower on February 26, from 12:00 P.M. to 5:00 P.M....
The Spring 2012 Pebble Project Colloquium, hosted by The Center for Health Design with facility tour host Princeton Healthcare System, is April 16 – 18, 2012 at the Hyatt Regency in Princeton, New Jersey.
Presentation slots are open to members of the Pebble Project to present an update on your project at this meeting. Please...
Take advantage of this 25% discount and order this 98-page guide today! A Practitioner's Guide to Evidence-Based Design is an easy-to-use tool for evidence-based design (EBD) practitioners or those looking to become EBD practitioners, illustrates how to use evidence in design projects and conduct research to assess...
viewThe Center for Health Design would not exist without the support of its members. Thank you to those that signed up and renewed in January 2012.
Corporate
Brustlin, Inc.*, Kahler Slater Architects*, SoundTech*, Vannasse Hangen
Professional
Charles Consagra*, Mark Goodman*
Individual
John Breguet, Roger Call, Julie Dobyns, Bridget Driggers, Kristen Ellingsen*, Julie Elliott, Mollie Everett, Kirk Hamilton*, Joe Keith, Karen Pence, Amy Pressman, Kay Rademacher, Kate Reed, Naomi Sachs*, Wilbur Tusler*, Vicki VanStavern
Student
Peter Clarke, Omagbitse Jagha
*indicates renewing member
Exam registration is required by February 3. Space is limited so don’t delay!
While we are no longer accepting online registrations, we are accepting walk-in exam registrations at the conference. Simply print, fill out, and bring this registration form with you to the exam.
Benefits of becoming EDAC certified include:
• Public recognition of your expertise
• Increased value with clients and employers
• Ability to share a common language
• Skills to incorporate the newest...
The Center for Health Design in conjunction with The Kresge Foundation is presenting four, regionally located, one-and-a-half day immersive seminars on “Community Health Center Design: Transforming Primary Care Environments through Evidence-Based Design.”
The seminars will provide a deep-dive interactive experience and explore how community health center executives, board members, and design teams can implement evidence-based design solutions into facility design and operations, helping to address the ever increasing demands being placed on community health centers nationwide.
Each seminar will include a keynote presentation, knowledge exchange sessions, and a panel discussion between three experts...
viewThe Center for Health Design would not exist without the support of its members. Thank you to those that signed up and renewed in December 2011.
Corporate
American Art Resources*, Assa Abloy*, Boulder Associates*, Zimmerman Architectural Studio*
Professional
Kate Keating
Individual
Lisa Cini, William Highsmith, Kathleen Jax, Avani Parikh*, Nick Slater
Student
Ambar Hernandez
*indicates renewing member
Nurture by Steelcase is hosting EDAC test preparation workshops in two locations this January for those looking to take the EDAC exam in the New Year. Come and meet Bill Coble from Nurture, who will be presenting the test preparation materials and answering your questions.
Tuesday, January 10
Steelcase Showroom, San Francisco, CA
5:30 P.M. to 7:30 P.M.
Wednesday, January 11
Nurture Showroom in Milpitas, CA
5:30 P.M. to 7:30 P.M.
Appetizers and drinks will be provided at both locations.
Contact Kathleen Lapidus, at klapidus [at] nurture [dot] com...
viewThe Center for Health Design would not exist without the support of its members. Thank you to those that signed up and renewed in November 2011.
Corporate Members
AECOM, Business Interiors by Staples, Eppstein Uhen*, Jacoby Pawlowski Trexler Architects, Progressive AE
Individual Members
Katherine Amen, Cindy Barr, Bryan Brinkman, Tony Burley*, Todd Cohen, Abhi Ganju, Robert Gardner, Alice Gittler, Steven Hanson*, William Highsmith, Walter Jones*, Matthew Kennedy*, Norwina Mohd Nawawi, Innocent Okpanum*, Curtis Skolnick*, Nick Slater, Kathylka Urtecho*, Alan Wheeler*
Student Members
Karla Hoerning
*indicates renewing member