PROJECTS BA/SCIENCE KNOWLEDGE OFFICES PEOPLE CAREERS DO GOOD BA’s Healthy Materials Initiative Launches for Healthcare Industry As the momentum of LEED v4 requirements and the Living Building Challenge (LBC) Red List was gaining traction with major manufacturers, there was an accompanying surge of information for designers to contend with around health product declarations (HPDs), environmental product… > read more FILTER Top 10 things to consider before reopening an ASC Elective surgery procedures are expected to resume in the near future. Certainly, changes need to be made to operations and facilities to accommodate this COVID-19 world. Below are some key recommendations to make ASCs safer and more efficient both in the near and long-term. When did you... > read more What Apollo 13 teaches us about quickly expanding our healthcare ecosystem for COVID-19 In 1970, Apollo 13 astronauts Jim Lovell, John Swigert, and Fred Haise were thrust into a life and death situation after a routine cryogenic stir caused an explosion on their craft while on their way to the moon. With time as their enemy, the three astronauts worked with support from... > read more How COVID-19 will reset telehealth and change primary healthcare Primary Care as we know it will be changed forever by COVID-19. It has and will continue to impact the care delivery model for medical groups, independent physicians, and community health centers. As of March 30th, at least 30 states... > read more How can we increase lab testing throughput without upgrading equipment or infrastructure? There was great news from Roche this past week announcing they were approved to run Covid-19 testing on their platform. The current difficulty for labs is that they are swamped with a significant increase in non-coronavirus flu swabs and new testing adds to the demand going through the... > read more How can ASCs be redeployed to increase healthcare capacity for COVID-19? By now most of us are familiar with the "flatten the curve" diagram. The diagram also shows the curve relative to healthcare system capacity. In response to that, there is a lot of discussion right now about how the United States... > read more How to Improve Staff Experience Through Better Design There’s a lot of conversation about patient experience and satisfaction, but we’d like to take the time to let you know it’s important to make sure your staff is happy too. We feel that staff satisfaction ultimately leads to better... > read more What Do Pull Planning in Design and IKEA Have in Common? If you are like most people, you’ve bought flat-pack furniture from IKEA at some point in your life. You return home, unpack the pieces and start wondering how on earth it is all going to come together. Luckily, IKEA gives... > read more Hands-On Lean Training with a Mobile Learning Lab Developed during the second half of the 20th century, the Toyota Production System (TPS) is one of the most celebrated methods for quickly identifying and correcting issues that could lead to faulty production. It has benefited from years of continuous improvement... > read more How optimizing your supply system can free up clinical staff time One thing I see most health care organizations struggle with is the amount of time that RNs, Mas, and techs are distracted from patient care because they must look for supplies, equipment, and meds. In fact, I have seen up to... > read more The Currency of Renewable Energy As one of our employees who focuses on LEED and Sustainability issues, Midori Fukutani, AIA, recently looked into the following information for building owners looking for ways to reduce their building’s greenhouse gas emissions. Midori states that purchasing RECs ensures... > read more Are your operations optimized for your new space? If you have a TI or a new healthcare facility that’s 9-12 months from move-in, you have a choice to make regarding operationalizing your new space. Do you develop your process flows and work instructions and train your teams before... > read more What is C-PACE and how can it pay for my clean energy project? Commercial Property-Assessed Clean Energy (C-PACE) is a tool for states and cities to encourage private property owners to invest in water- and energy-efficiency and clean energy projects. It is a voluntary program that allows owners to finance those projects by... > read more