Designing for Flexibility: How Healthcare Furniture Is Evolving with the Times

Designing for Flexibility: How Healthcare Furniture Is Evolving with the Times

  As healthcare spaces become more dynamic and flexible, so too must their furniture offerings. Fortunately, furniture has adapted to this need and has become more modular and mobile as a result. In this manufacturer roundtable, Healthcare Facilities Today spoke with furniture and textile manufacturers about how healthcare facilities are prioritizing product selections for flexible…

How circularity can make the built environment more sustainable

How circularity can make the built environment more sustainable

The built environment is responsible for almost 40 percent of global energy-related CO2 emissions and produces about one-third of the world’s waste, figures that continue to rise with new waves of construction and retrofitting. Over one-quarter of global CO2 emissions come from building operations alone. But while the concept of circularity—essentially recycle and reuse writ…

Ground Broken on Boca Grande Health Clinic in Florida

Ground Broken on Boca Grande Health Clinic in Florida

The new clinic will offer primary care, urgent care, lab, imaging and infection-control-ready negative pressure rooms. Hammes, a national real estate consulting, development, investment and management firm, joined leaders from Boca Grande Health Clinic and the Boca Grande Health Clinic Foundation to celebrate the official groundbreaking of a new 11,200-square-foot clinic in Boca Grande, Florida….

Proactive Coil Maintenance and Cleaning in Healthcare Facilities

Proactive Coil Maintenance and Cleaning in Healthcare Facilities

Most healthcare facility managers rely on annual cleanings, but that schedule may no longer be enough. Air quality and HVAC system performance are more than just comfort concerns—they’re critical to infection control, energy efficiency and patient safety. Yet, an overlooked component of HVAC upkeep is coil cleaning. Most facility managers rely on annual cleanings, but…

Alberta investing $141M for Edmonton hospital campus

Alberta’s government is investing more than $141 million for new construction and facility improvements at the Alberta Hospital Edmonton (AHE) campus. The capital funding will go towards site improvements and new infrastructure at the AHE campus. AHE has been delivering mental health services for more than 100 years, first opening its doors in 1923. “Alberta…

Cowichan’s new hospital achieves zero carbon

Cowichan’s new hospital achieves zero carbon

The Cowichan District Hospital Replacement Project has achieved Zero Carbon Building (ZCB) – Design certification, making it Canada’s first hospital to do so. “This landmark achievement reflects our commitment to innovative, sustainable design that supports both environmental responsibility and community well-being. By integrating cutting-edge efficiency measures and renewable energy solutions, this facility sets a new…