Designing Senior Care Facilities with Veterans in Mind

Designing Senior Care Facilities with Veterans in Mind

Veterans have unique needs that go beyond the typical design for senior care facilities. Veterans spend a portion of their lives fighting for the country, but when they come back to civilian life, they require a certain specialized level of care, putting them among more vulnerable patients. While that care differs depending on the person,…

All Children’s Specialty Physicians Outpatient Care Opens in Wesley Chapel Area

All Children’s Specialty Physicians Outpatient Care Opens in Wesley Chapel Area

The center is a precursor to the construction of a new 56-bed Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital in Wesley Chapel. Children and families who live in eastern Pasco County and surrounding areas have a new option for expert pediatric specialty care visits closer to home. All Children’s Specialty Physicians Outpatient Care, Wesley Chapel opened as…

Maryland School District Touts LEED Green Building Certification

Maryland School District Touts LEED Green Building Certification

Calvert County Public Schools in Maryland announced that its new Beach Elementary School building has been awarded LEED Silver status in recognition of the sustainable practices used during construction. LEED, or Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, was developed by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) and is among the most widely used green building…

Deferred Maintenance: 5 Critical Issues

Deferred Maintenance: 5 Critical Issues

Managers face challenges in keeping facilities and systems safe and reliable. Here are five insights to help the effort. Deferred maintenance in healthcare facilities does not get the headlines that it does in K-12 schools. But maybe it should. No facilities are more critical for human health than hospitals, medical office buildings, senior living facilities…

AdventHealth Parker Breaks Ground on $300 Million Expansion Project

AdventHealth Parker Breaks Ground on $300 Million Expansion Project

Construction is expected to begin in February 2025, with plans to care for the first patient by February 2027. AdventHealth Parker unveiled a $300 million expansion project. Currently a 179-bed hospital, AdventHealth Parker has served the southeast Denver metro area and beyond for nearly 21 years. The new 186,000 square foot tower will include: Four…

Winter’s freeze-thaw cycling can damage your building

Winter’s freeze-thaw cycling can damage your building

Maintenance managers deal with a variety of issues throughout the winter season as temperatures rise and fall, including the freeze-thaw cycle, potentially causing complications for the inside and outside of your building. What is freeze-thaw cycling? As precipitation occurs and temperatures fluctuate throughout the winter, water can get into building or pavement cracks or sit…