A few weeks ago, I watched the two-hour Complimentary Web Information Session on the New Standard for Design and Construction of Canadian Hospitals & Health Care Facilities (CSA Z8000-11). It was a 2 hour presentation and question period introducing the standard from a panel of authors. This webinar no longer exists, but instead, you can … Continue reading the new CSA Z800 standard
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CSC: Principles of Construction Documentation Course Highlights
As I mentioned in a previous post, my goal was to post weekly about my CSC Principles of Construction Documentation Course. I stopped because I couldn't keep up with everything I had on my plate over the spring term (I can't believe May is next week). I will post my unbiased (because my marks aren't … Continue reading CSC: Principles of Construction Documentation Course Highlights
Comment on USGBC 2012 – 4th Comment Round
If you are a member of the USGBC you can vote and comment on LEED 2012 revisions until March 20th. This is the fourth round of commenting, and the balloting period begins in June. If you are like me, not from the US, you can still review and comment on the drafts, and you can … Continue reading Comment on USGBC 2012 – 4th Comment Round
Winners: Kaiser Permanente Small Hospital, Big Idea Competition
The winners for the Small Hospital, Big Idea Competition are Aditazz and Mazzetti Nash Lipsey Burch/ Perkins+Will (M+NLB). According to the Kaiser Permanente (KP) website, the winners were chosen for designs that: Create spaces to inspire human-to-human connection and collaboration Include civic spaces that blur the boundaries between the community and the traditional hospital setting Bring nature … Continue reading Winners: Kaiser Permanente Small Hospital, Big Idea Competition
Healthcare Architect Certification by the American College of Healthcare Architects
In response to the 12th day of the April Platform Challenge, here's my post on getting Healthcare Architect Certification. I guess my big question is, how do you manage your professional and personal goals with the time we are given?
Healthcare Architect Certification by the American College of Healthcare Architects
What is a specialty certification worth? I have my LEED AP, I will be a licensed architect, and I'm considering getting a specification designation such as a CSP (Certified Specification Practitioner). I'm all for studying to take the exams to get my credentials, the problem is maintaining my credentials with Continuing Education (CE). As I … Continue reading Healthcare Architect Certification by the American College of Healthcare Architects
Top 9 LinkedIn Tips for Professionals (Like Architects)
I first started my LinkedIn account in 2008, when I was afraid that my job would expire in the economic downturn. I've seen LinkedIn grow and change over the last four years, in some good and some bad ways. Sunday's April Platform Challenge involved setting up a LinkedIn profile. Reading the comments, I realized that … Continue reading Top 9 LinkedIn Tips for Professionals (Like Architects)
Update – Kaiser Permanente Competition: Small Hospital, Big Idea – Finalists
Winners announced! Friday March 23rd. Check out their designs here! Tell me what you think of them!
Comment on USGBC 2012
If you are a member of the USGBC you can vote and comment on LEED 2012 revisions until March 20th.If you are like me, not from the US, you can still review and comment on the drafts, and you can even use the #LEED2012 Twitter Hashtag to have your say there. There will be a … Continue reading Comment on USGBC 2012
Yoga and Depression
I enjoy Yoga. I often look up poses, and I find articles like "10 Yoga Poses to Fight Depression and Anxiety" fascinating. Yoga is one of those practices that helps you recognize what your body and mind needs physically, and most instructors patiently guide their students through the movements. The other day, I came across … Continue reading Yoga and Depression
CSC: Principles of Construction Documentation Course – Modules 2 & 3a
As I mentioned in a previous post, I am discussing what I'm learning in my CSC Principles of Construction Documentation course. In our second week of classes, we've learned about the responsibilities and roles of the people involved, and about bid documents. I have to say the CSC course information is pretty useful for general … Continue reading CSC: Principles of Construction Documentation Course – Modules 2 & 3a
Call for Papers: The Architecture of the Psychiatric Milieu
The Therapeutic Landscapes Network has linked to a Call for Papers: The Architecture of the Psychiatric Milieu for the peer review journal Facilities. From the post: Facilities for psychiatric care have a tradition of standardization in design and treatment dating back to the moral treatment paradigm of the 1850s. As normative approaches to psychiatric care … Continue reading Call for Papers: The Architecture of the Psychiatric Milieu
CSC: Principles of Construction Documentation Course – First Week
As I mentioned in a previous post, I would discuss what I'm learning in my CSC Principles of Construction Documentation course. In our first week of classes, our modules covered both ethics , and the history and new developments in specification writing. Because I'm taking the course, I'm not sure how much I should ethically … Continue reading CSC: Principles of Construction Documentation Course – First Week
CSC: Principles of Construction Documentation
I spent 8.5 years in school* learning how to be an architect; learning how to design, and mostly learning what a long road ahead of me I had in the field. I am at the end of 3.5 years logging hours to get licensed; I have completed my NCARB ARE exams (7, including one that … Continue reading CSC: Principles of Construction Documentation
Humber River Regional Hospital: North America's First Digital Hospital
Canadian Architect announced today that HDR Inc., as part of Plenary Healthcare Partnerships (PHP) team began ground breaking in December for North America's first fully digital hospital, the Humber River Regional Hospital (HRRH), where will automate all of the operational processes. As the first fully digital hospital in North America, the hospital is designed to … Continue reading Humber River Regional Hospital: North America's First Digital Hospital
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