Academy of Architecture for Health Foundation Request for Proposal

AAHF is seeking proposals that focus on the impact of integrated project delivery (IDP); emerging healthcare models and typologies and how lean practices for healthcare delivery are affecting design.

Download RFP Application and Guidelines for a complete listing of proposal criteria.

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Submittal Deadline: Friday, October 11, 2013
Questions: Frank Zilm at frankzilm@ku.edu

Performance of Ambulatory Clinic Design – Toolkit Survey

Participants are eligible to win a Complimentary One Day Pass to the 2013 Healthcare Design Conference in Orlando, FL.

This is your opportunity to participate in a voluntary survey to identify the key built environment factors in clinics that impact four outcome areas: operational efficiency, space efficiency, clinical effectiveness and a positive experience.

This survey provides a great opportunity for members of the AIA Academy of Architecture for Health (AIA/AAH) to provide feedback on the perceived issues that are critical to consider in the design of ambulatory care clinics. Your contribution will help advance clinic design with the purpose of achieving positive outcomes. The survey will be open for two weeks and it will take approximately 15 minutes to complete. All survey responses will be kept confidential and only summarized data will be reported.

Participants are eligible to win a Complimentary One Day Pass to the 2013 Healthcare Design Conference in Orlando, FL.

Questions?  Contact Deborah Franqui at (787) 249-0916 or via e-mail at dafranqui@gmail.com.

Healthcare on Youtube

►  Selections from the video playlist:

• Impact on Design of Public Health with Ray Pentecost, FAIA and Rick Bell, FAIA
• The Academy Webinars
• AIA-AAH Steris Student Design Charrette

Healthcare Essentials: Hybrid OR – Integrated Planning
Hybrid OR's are becoming standard issue at leading hospitals. We will review a case where Integrated Technology Planning was applied to a Hybrid OR and see how this approach proved critical to the project's successful delivery and its prospect for long-term viability.
Presented May 7, 2013. PDF Handout and Youtube

Healthcare Essentials: Designing for the Next Sandy
Weather-event Sandy revealed a need to get better at preparing our hospitals to be fully operational during extreme weather. Such events occur more frequently in the Caribbean, where proactive architects and engineers are incorporating hardening design features well in excess of local hospital code requirements. This session shares lessons-learned from Tony Gibbs, FREng, an internationally recognized Caribbean-based expert.
Presented February 19, 2013. PDF Handout and Youtube