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Natural disasters often disable healthcare facilities at the precise time their services are needed the most, posing a major threat to healthcare providers and the surrounding community. Research shows that system failures directly affect financial outcomes, costing hospitals between $600,000 to $2 billion per incident, and negatively impact patient care. In the face of a rapidly changing climate that continues to amplify these threats, there’s only one solution: build and design for the future.
When Baptist Health Care built their new medical campus in Pensacola, Florida, they asked the Gresham Smith design team to put resiliency at the forefront of the project. The team conducted a comprehensive Climate Risk Assessment that examined rainfall projections 50 to 100 years into the future. Following the risk assessment and an in-depth flood analysis of the site, the team responded with a resilient and sustainable design solution that features:
· A building elevation that can accommodate 100-year flood levels;
· A structure and envelope that can withstand 170 MPH, three-second wind gusts;
· 96 hours of emergency power and 4 days of off-grid operational capacity;
· N+1 capacity for mechanical systems to eliminate service disruption;
· Stormwater support for cooling towers and irrigation systems;
· Ceramic frit and vertical fins to reduce cooling load;
· And Type 1L cement that reduces embodied carbon by 13%.
During this presentation, members of the Gresham Smith team will share this case study to discuss how healthcare facilities can plan for the future using climate-resilient and sustainable design strategies.
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| Tuesday, May 6, 2025 at 13:15 EDT (UTC-04:00) | Webinar | Evan Mann |
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The healthcare industry is always looking to the future (while tethered to the past). Imaginative possibilities, tech-enabled solutions and groundbreaking research proliferate in the age of AI. In a post-pandemic society, future-forward design thinking is increasingly grounded in the present moment; sustainability in health transcends geographic and cultural boundaries as a shared priority for sustaining human health and life on Earth. With all the potential for positive impact, how can designers adopt a mindset shift today that enables a shared vision for the future? A paradigm-shift from a siloed perspective on value, this presentation will explore the synergistic benefits of collaborative, integrated design thinking and its multifaceted advantages for achieving sustainable outcomes – from holistic wellbeing to high-performance operation. During this talk, you’ll:
• Explore the advantages of a building envelope design that considers patient comfort and high-performance operations of mechanical systems
• Understand how mass timber can reduce structural and foundation costs, construction time and enhance interior finishes
• Reimagine waste as an energy source and the possibilities to transform system operations to be more financially and environmentally sustainable
• Review examples of healthcare facilities with successful sustainable design outcomes and the inherent value that a whole-systems, integrated approach brings to healthcare design.
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| Tuesday, May 6, 2025 at 12:00 EDT (UTC-04:00) | Webinar | Evan Mann |
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Sustainability in healthcare design typically revolves around optimizing traditional buildings within established health systems. But what if we embraced a broader perspective, considering sustainability at the system level? Imagine if we redesigned service delivery and infrastructure to not only combat climate change but also to improve community health outcomes. Could such innovations also address the industry's financial, staffing, and equity challenges?
Join a diverse team as they present a thought-provoking proposal: an integrated ecosystem that reimagines the distribution of healthcare, social services, and community support. Their vision aims to conserve valuable resources—both financial and environmental—while simultaneously enriching the human experiences, advancing health equity, and leveraging cutting-edge advancements in science and technology. This session will explore:
· The importance of environmental health in improving social determinates of health.
· Cooperative competition fostering alliances that combine resources for mutual gain.
· Mass timber in hospital construction.
The session will review the ecosystem’s components and impacts, which includes a redistribution of care into the home, community health hubs, advanced ambulatory care centers, and a critical-care community hospital, followed by a deep dive into the carbon-neutral design strategies for the community hospital of the future.
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| Tuesday, May 6, 2025 at 14:30 EDT (UTC-04:00) | Webinar | Evan Mann |
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The cabinetry used in exam rooms and clinical environments is an integral part of the delivery of quality care. The way it is designed and utilized within the clinical environment can often impact workflow efficiency, safety initiatives and the healthcare experience for both patients and caregivers.
While a growing number of healthcare organizations are beginning to view cabinetry as a strategic component of the clinical environment, many still view it as an interchangeable commodity—easily substituted with the lowest cost option in the face of budget constraints or cost-cutting efforts.
This webinar from Midmark explains why the design of the cabinetry should be a consideration in any purchasing decision. It identifies the five questions healthcare professionals should ask to maximize the value and benefits cabinetry can bring to their clinical environment.
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The Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) health system is among the nation's top comprehensive academic health sciences centers. Infection and contamination control are critical to the hospital's infrastructure to not only protect patients but also their providers during the delivery of care. Well-designed building engineering systems play a key role in ensuring air supply and circulation, pressurization, hazardous exhaust, and plumbing systems have all been optimized for comfort, health, and safety. MUSC worked with LS3P & RMF Engineering on two recent renovation projects –– the Ashley River Tower bone marrow transplant outpatient clinic and the Hollings Cancer Center chemo pharmacy –– that both highlight best practices in infection and contamination control for today while preparing for the potential of tomorrow.
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CO2 emissions from healthcare in the world's largest economies account for about 5% of their national carbon footprints.
Increasingly, leading health organizations are looking to decarbonize facilities, improving health outcomes and reducing utility costs. The presentation integrates architecture and building engineering aspects of the process to reduce carbon in facilities, including both operational and embodied carbon. Key principles begin with designing for the patient experience and thermal comfort. This approach focusses on managing peak solar loads, eliminating the need for air changes beyond minimum code required ACH. This model saves first costs, and creates flexibility for alternate comfort delivery systems, like chilled beams. Control systems that integrate process loads enable a new way to manage annual thermal resources. This is consistent with next generation central plants based on pumping energy like heat recovery chillers or ground source heat pumps. These plants provide a thermal regime consistent with chilled beams, enabling the lowest energy use outcomes. Design tools that architect and engineers share are demonstrated as part of a design methodology to achieve this paradigm.
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Uncover the near-reality of all-electric hospitals, no longer just aspirational but quickly taking shape on the healthcare horizon. This session will guide you through the challenges and opportunities of designing in an all-electric world, exploring innovative materials that generate electricity and enhance resiliency. Join us to understand the transformative potential of all-electric hospitals, from keeping pace with evolving technology to improving patient experiences. Don't miss this chance to envision the intersection of sustainable design and cutting-edge healthcare infrastructure.
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This course will outline four specific focus areas related to Infection Control, aimed at enhancing understanding of the importance of these considerations for construction projects. Hospitals utilize Infection Control teams to assist in creating safe, sanitary environments for providing healthcare to patients. It’s imperative to understand what these teams require to maintain this environment during new building projects, as well as how the design and construction teams can collaborate with them to improve the overall design solutions, yielding spaces that are safer for both patients and staff.
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The global pandemic swiftly transformed healthcare facility operations, necessitating rapid implementation of infection prevention and control measures. Now, more than four years later, this presentation examines the evolution of facility design in response to lessons learned. It explores which design strategies have proven effective, sustainable, or transformative in shaping best practices. Highlighted topics include recent advances in infection prevention and control that influence strategic planning, operational efficiency, spatial dynamics, and architectural innovation. Additionally, presenters will address decision-making considerations beyond IP&C, such as cost-efficiency, sustainability, and patient/staff/family experience. Looking ahead, the presentation also explores future design strategies leveraging advancements in science, technology, and policy.
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The presentation will focus on the role of intelligent healthcare infrastructure to create sustainable healthcare environments. It will cover sustainability as a concept and examine healthcare in that context to explain why it has come to be such a carbon heavy and unsustainable industry. It will explore how integrating advanced building controls and technology can improve the efficiency, sustainability, and functionality of healthcare facilities. The session will discuss the practical benefits of these intelligent systems, including their contribution to environmental sustainability, improved patient care, operational efficiency and employee well-being. Through real-world case studies and an exploration of future trends, this presentation aims to provide a clear understanding of the intersection between technology and sustainability in modern healthcare settings. It seeks to leave attendees with valuable insights and the encouragement to adopt and promote sustainable practices in the development and management of healthcare environments.
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