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This course explores how Universal Design principles and thoughtful plumbing solutions create healthcare bathrooms and patient care spaces that meet ADA, bariatric/individuals of size, and ligature-resistant requirements. Participants will learn how effective plumbing design enhances the built environment, supports patient safety, improves outcomes, and promotes infection control.
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The design of behavioral healthcare facilities should address the therapeutic and safety needs of patients and staff while meeting the applicable codes and regulations. Reviewed in this course are ligature-resistant products developed for patient rooms and bathrooms that strike the balance between providing the safest design solutions and creating a noninstitutional environment.
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The presentation provides a generic overview of fiberglass reinforced plastic (FRP) wall and ceiling panels. The education offers insight into the importance of creating a sanitary critical environment inside buildings with regard to food service, packaging and storage, as well as laboratory, manufacturing and maintenance areas. FRP sanitary walls are highlighted as a component of these areas including benefits and applications. Further information is provided regarding recent advances in product appearance and performance and installation methodology of FRP products.
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This course reviews the evolution of accessible restrooms and the recent, sudden prominence of universal (or adult) changing tables. We’ll examine how new changes to both the International Building Code® and statewide legislation affect public restroom design, and the profound impact universal changing tables can have on the lives of people with disabilities and their caregivers.
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This presentation will explore resiliency and sustainability planning for hospitals and healthcare systems facing increasingly frequent climate- and weather-related disruptions. The discussion will examine broader resiliency considerations, including flood risk, emergency access, infrastructure planning, energy performance, and operational continuity during major environmental events. A client perspective could help anchor the conversation in real-world healthcare operational challenges and future preparedness considerations, drawing from firsthand experience navigating a significant weather-related event.
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The demand for behavioral health services is rising at a rapid rate and the design community is avidly working to adopt design strategies and elements to ensure safety for patients, staff, and visitors. This course examines the latest trends in behavioral health facilities, reviews current design tools, and dives into the details of safer bathroom and patient design elements.
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This course delves into the innovative use of architectural wall panels for applications in a commercial Healthcare Design settings. Participants will explore how these panels can transform spaces with a modern aesthetic while offering unparalleled durability and low maintenance. The session will cover various textures, colors, and profiles available for building use, emphasizing the benefits such as fire resistance, moisture resistance, the material's contribution to healthier environments and a deeper understanding of the required code NFPA 285.
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Healthcare organizations increasingly recognize that sustainability nurtures well-being and extends beyond reducing environmental impact. Healthcare Sustainability hinges upon supporting the health and well-being of patients, families, caregivers, and the communities they serve. This course explores Designing Wellness by demonstrating how People, Planet, and Performance function as inseparable components of sustainable healthcare design. Participants will learn how the benefits of wellness become the cornerstone for well-being, practical strategies that integrate wellness-centered planning, Lean operational principles, evidence-based design, and environmental stewardship to enhance well-being while advancing organizational and sustainability goals. By sharing our journey to Designing Wellness and using built healthcare examples and lessons learned from practice, attendees will gain a framework for placemaking that surpasses measuring environmental metrics and by strengthening the bonds to nurture People, Planet and Performance.
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The use of automatic entrances and ICU/CCU doors helps solve the problems associated with both circulation and door openings in healthcare design while providing an aesthetically pleasing solution. Healthcare personnel, patients, security personnel, and visitors are constantly rushing and want instant access. Today people are very conscious of touching surfaces and prefer not to have contact with doors. Other issues that need to be addressed during design are movement of patients and equipment, ADA and building code compliance, security, energy conservation, and sustainability.
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For the past decade, Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta has been committed to serving the growing pediatric population through the planning and development of a transformative 70-acre campus with more than 3 million square feet of buildings. Opened in September 2024, Arthur M. Blank Hospital represents the crown jewel of the campus and is the largest pediatric hospital in Georgia. The hospital is also the first LEED v4/v4.1 Healthcare project in Georgia to achieve certification at any level and the largest LEED for Healthcare project in the United States. This session will explore how sustainability principles were integrated throughout the project, from early master planning through design and construction. Key strategies include carbon reduction, whole-building life-cycle assessment, and biophilic design, demonstrating how sustainability can be embedded into the planning and delivery of a complex, high-performance healthcare environment.
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