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The Importance of Safety, Comfort, and Design in Behavioral Health Furniture, an interview with Suzanne Fawley
October 2018 ∘ Interview ∘
Learn about how the need for behavioral health furniture to encompass not only safety, but also comfort and beauty, why there is no “one-size-fits-all” solution to behavioral health design, and how lessons learned from the hospitality field can inform designers working on behavioral health projects.
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The Design of a Psychiatric Clinic in Borås Sweden Strives to Create a "Healing" Environment, an interview with Stefan Lundin and Cristiana Caira
February 2018 ∘ Interview ∘
Learn about how the design of a new psychiatric facility strives to normalize mental illness through carefully chosen materials with the goal of creating a “homey,” non-institutional setting, why private patient rooms will be included in the new final building as an important part of the design concept, and how research helped shape the architects’ beliefs that the built environment should support patients’ dignity and independence as part of the recovery process.
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Understanding the Unique Design Needs of Behavioral Health Facilities, an interview with James Hunt, AIA, NCARB
February 2018 ∘ Interview ∘
Inside you will learn about: why behavioral health facilities have very different design requirements than general hospitals; how different areas of a behavioral health unit have different safety needs that influence design choices; and which types of safety measures and products should be incorporated into behavioral health units.
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How Building a Purposeful Environment Can Impact Assisted Living Residents, an interview with Kelley Hoffman
April 2017 ∘ Interview ∘
Learn about: the importance of using durable products and finishes in senior living environments, the key to designing a functional and effective senior living environment, and how manufacturers, designers, and industry leaders collaborate to improve the lives of the aging population.
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Building Sustainability Into Hospital Design, an interview with Janet Howard
January 2016 ∘ Interview ∘

Learn about: using green cleaners to improve patient satisfaction scores around the perception of cleanliness, the negative health impacts associated with traditional cleaning products, and the healthier interiors challenge to reduce the use of harmful chemicals.
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The Built Environment’s Role in Infection Control Is Multi-Faceted, an interview with Megan Denham, MAEd, EDAC

March 2015 ∘ Interview ∘

Learn about: strategies that disrupt pathogen transmission, the numerous reasons that sink location is important and why post-occupancy evaluations by the design/architecture community are necessary.
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Design of the Built Environment Can Avert Financial Consequences of Pay-for-Performance Affordable Care Act Programs, an interview with Eileen Malone, RN, MSN, MS, EDAC
January 2015 ∘ Interview ∘

Learn about: the ways facilities can maximize reimbursements in light of healthcare reform mandates, the important work architects and designers can do to help with the implications of the Affordable Care Act and tools and resources that are available to help understand the connection between design and outcomes.
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Cleanliness: Time for a Change, an interview with Terry Thurston, RN, BSN, MBA and Gary Vance, FAIA, FACHA, LEED AP

January 2016 ∘ Interview ∘

Learn about: the key cleanliness issues facing the healthcare industry today, the issues that drive patient perceptions about cleanliness, and the ways architects and designers can help improve perceptions of cleanliness.
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Cleanliness: Where Do We Go from Here? an interview with Roger Ulrich, PhD, EDAC
January 2016 ∘ Interview ∘

Learn about: the importance of considering patients' perceptions of cleanliness, ways to look beyond patient perception of cleanliness to create a truly clean environment, and things architects and designers can do to help create clean spaces.