Using Evidence-Based Design to Advance the Healthcare Narrative

Angela Mazzi

Featured in Healthcare Design Magazine, Angela Mazzi and Erin Schmidt describe how evidence-based design can impact the healthcare environment.

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Jim Harrell and Angela Mazzi published in Academy of Architecture for Health Journal

Jim Harrell

James Harrell, FAIA, FACHA, LEEP AP and Angela Mazzi, AIA, ACHA, EDAC were published in an article on the Evolution of Emergency Departments (ED) in the 2012 Academy Journal l AIA Academy of Architecture for Health.

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Schottelkotte and Zhu featured in Residential Architecture Magazine

Matthew Schottelkotte

Matthew Schottelkotte, AIA and Jervy Zhu, AIA were featured in Resiential Architecture. The two shared the opportunities and challenges of working in the China market.

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Kinney Presents at AIA Ohio

Marcie Kinney

Kinney presented at AIA Ohio Conference in Cleveland this year. To view her presentation follow the link below.

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David Duff Presents at 13th China Hospital Construction Forum

David Duff

Senior Healthcare Planner David Duff presented at the 13th China Hospital Construction Forum - Hospital Build China 2012. China has become the worlds largest consumer of energy and is constructing the equivalent of the entire building stock of Japan, annually. This year's conference focused on Sustainability for Healthcare and Integrating Evidence based Design. David presented "The Case for Functional Layout of a Green Hospital".

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World Trade Day 2012 - Success Factors for Business in China

Greg Otis

Miami Valley International Trade Association hosted World Trade Day 2012 in May. The Seminar included a series of informative presentations providing insight on today's hot export markets and some of the challenges associated with international business. GBBN President Greg Otis, AIA was one of the panelists representing Southwest Ohio Companies and shared lessons learned in the pursuit of international business, specifically as they relate to business between the US and China.

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High Stakes Process Management

Tom Gormley

GBBN's lead project managers invite clients from around the globe to share the key ingredients to successfully managing large, high risk projects as part of GBBN's 2012 Healthcare Design Forum. Real examples are shared from the University of Kentucky and Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center.

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Global Thinking l Local Impact

Dan Shapiro

GBBN medical planners and designers invite clients from around the globe to share practical examples of how global design principles have impacted local projects as part of GBBN's 2012 Healthcare Design Forum. The presentation includes examples related to landmark presence, public spaces, natural light integration, and building orientation.

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Enhancing the Patient Experience: Design Drivers for Urban Hospital Ambulatory Care

Jim Harrell

Jim Harrell, GBBN's senior healthcare planner and designer and Tim Gramann, COO of Group Health Associates present their views on ambulatory care in the urban environment at the Health Care Design 11 Conference in Nashville.

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Using Tax Credits To Help Fund Facilities Needs of Non-Profit Organizations

Steve Kenat

Steve Kenat, Dale McGirr, and John Michel share their knowledge on how non-profit organizations can expand, renovate, or replace their facilities through a variety of federal and state tax credit programs.

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Design for Staffing Optimization

Jim Harrell

This presentation illustrates the "Ribbon" design for the Emergency Department using the ED at UPMC Mercy as a case study. The "Ribbon" or continuous, closed loop layout of exam rooms can keep operating costs in line. It permits a minimal staff to effectively manage a few more patients for a short period or until additional staff needed.

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Getting Your Hospital to Go Green

David Duff

Getting your hospital to "Go Green" does not start with a Sustainability Rating Systems, it's about the attitude your organization has in defining a systematic change to how you approach projects. In regard to Sustainability, it's a matter of asking three questions: Who are you? What are you? and Where do you want to go?

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Campus Heritage Planning - Understanding the Economics

Ronald Kull

Article for the Society of College and University Planning (SCUP) Journal, Planning in Higher Education. Dale and Ron address the economic and financial issues surrounding campus preservation projects that tend to prevent approval of such projects, even when they have great strategic importance.

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The Business Case for Sustainability

Steve Kenat

GBBN was invited to present a program on the Business Case for Sustainability to the 2011 Annual Meeting for Prudential Commercial Real Estate Group. Included were case studies of two of GBBN's recent LEED Commercial Interiors projects, models for Return on Investment for green building across markets, and incentives available to Owners, Tenants and Brokers that facilitate green practices.

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Design Forum - China Healthcare

Dan Shapiro

The GBBN Healthcare Team invited clients from around the globe to discuss the latest trends in healthcare. This presentation represents trends in healthcare in China.

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Design Forum - Evidence Based Design

Jim Harrell

The GBBN Healthcare Team invited clients from around the globe to discuss the latest trends in healthcare. This presentation represents trends in Evidence Based Design.

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Design Forum - Trends in Technology

John Blignaut

The GBBN Healthcare Team invited clients from around the globe to discuss the latest trends in healthcare. This presentation represents trends in Technology in the healthcare environment.

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Design Forum - Trends & Tools

John Blignaut

The GBBN Healthcare Team invited clients from around the globe to discuss the latest trends in healthcare. This presentation covers the latest tools in the healthcare environment.

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What happened to the Nurses’ Station? The case for the Interdisciplinary Team Center.

Jim Harrell

In today’s healthcare environment, the idea of the hospital-based Nurses’ Station is undergoing a major transformation. The notions that once defined the configuration of the Nurses’ Station have been altered by the transition to an electronic medical record and research on the environment of the patient care unit as it affects patients and staff.

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In and Out of the Emergency Room: Streamlined Design of Patient Flow

Jim Harrell

The Emergency Department has become the “Front Door” to the hospital. Many institutions report that fifty percent of more of their admissions come through the ED. Yet in many hospitals the flow to and through the Emergency Department is fraught with bottlenecks, confusing and conflicting messages regarding circulation to and within the ED. How can good design help patient flow?

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What Happened to the Nurses' Station?

Jim Harrell

What happened to the Nurses' station? The Case for Interdisciplinary Team Center. This presentation was shared at the Healthcare Design Conference.

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Green Roof Symposium

David Humlong

Learn more about the rooftop garden at the University of Kentucky Patient Care Facility. This was presented at the LFUCG Green Roof Symposium.

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