Potential Spoilers here folks, so if you haven't read Blameless, Changeless or Soulless, do not read on. Instead, go buy her books or borrow them from your local library! Lady Alexia Maccon, soulless, is at it again, only this time the trouble is not her fault. When a mad ghost threatens the queen, Alexia is on … Continue reading Book Review: Heartless by Gail Carriger
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Lean Healthcare – a New Evidence-Based Design Strategy?
The first quarter issue of the Patient-Centered Design Online Newsletter is up and features an article on Lean design for healthcare. I've often wondered what Lean Design is. It is a derivative of manufacturing experience, specifically that of the Toyota Production System (TPS). According to Tammy S. Thompson: "Lean design is a system that focuses on … Continue reading Lean Healthcare – a New Evidence-Based Design Strategy?
Book Review: Blameless by Gail Carriger
Potential Spoilers here folks, so if you haven't read Changeless or Soulless, do not read on. Instead, go buy her books or borrow them from your local library! Quitting her husband's house and moving back in with her horrible family, Lady Maccon becomes the scandal of the London season. Queen Victoria dismisses her from the … Continue reading Book Review: Blameless by Gail Carriger
Environmental Design and Construction: May 2012 Highlights
I signed up for Environmental Design and Construction (EDC) and received the May Issue the other day. Two articles stuck out to me in this 113 page magazine. 1. The Shape of Healthcare, by Derrick Teal The Upper Cumberland Regional Health Facility (UCRHF) is: Owned by the State of Tennessee, the new construction of this 50,000-square-foot facility building … Continue reading Environmental Design and Construction: May 2012 Highlights
Book Review: Changeless by Gail Carriger
Since I immensely enjoyed Gail Carriger's first book, Soulless, I decided to read Changeless. (Warning: If you haven't read Soulless then don't read the review.) Alexia Tarabotti, the Lady Woolsey, awakens in the wee hours of the mid-afternoon to find her husband, who should be decently asleep like any normal werewolf, yelling at the top … Continue reading Book Review: Changeless by Gail Carriger
Changing Directions, Changing Lives: The first mental health strategy for Canada
Monday, the Mental Health Commission of Canada announced the first mental health strategy for Canada. Formed in 2007 by Canada's Conservative government, the Commission has a number of studies, including creating a comprehensive plan for preventative mental health care across Canada. I can't find the actual report, though I am looking forward to reading it when … Continue reading Changing Directions, Changing Lives: The first mental health strategy for Canada
Book Review: Soulless by Gail Carriger
Alexia Tarabotti is laboring under a great many social tribulations. First, she has no soul. Second, she's a spinster whose father is both Italian and dead. Third, she was rudely attacked by a vampire, breaking all standards of social etiquette. Where to go from there? From bad to worse apparently, for Alexia accidentally kills the … Continue reading Book Review: Soulless by Gail Carriger
the new CSA Z800 standard
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
Book Review: Death du Jour by Kathy Reichs
Warning, spoilers (first and second books) in this review. I enjoyed the first Temperance Brennen novel, so I decided to pick up Kathy Reichs' second murder mystery, Death Du Jour. Right away, she hooked me with her first scene line.If the bodies were there, I couldn't find them.~ Death du Jour Excerpt, by Kathy ReichsI wondered engaged … Continue reading Book Review: Death du Jour by Kathy Reichs
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
April Platform Challenge Day 20 (and a few others)
The My Name is Not Bob April Platform Challenge has been both encouraging and challenging. If you're wondering why I haven't posted on it lately, it's because I've been joining things like Google+, rediscovering Hootsuite, networking with others, participating in twitter chats, and actually writing blogs with 'Calls to Action' at the end. So far … Continue reading April Platform Challenge Day 20 (and a few others)
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
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