![](https://img1.daumcdn.net/relay/cafe/original/?fname=http%3A%2F%2Fimages.marketing.construction.com%2Feloquaimages%2Fclients%2FMcGrawHillConstruction%2F%257B4cba5a00-daa5-46e4-9b51-722aceffd394%257D_MAM_AR_logo.gif) |
Most Active Market: HEALTH CARE |
Architectural Record presents project case studies, news, and information about health-care design, one of the most active markets in the industry. |
March 15, 2012 |
CASE STUDIES |
Four projects combine aesthetic and practical moves to meet institutional needs and improve patient care.
![Methodist-Hospital-388](https://img1.daumcdn.net/relay/cafe/original/?fname=http%3A%2F%2Fimages.marketing.construction.com%2Feloquaimages%2Fclients%2Fmcgrawhillconstruction%2F%257b21d50018-be75-4216-92b1-2b1275cab710%257d_methodist-hospital-388.jpg)
» The Methodist Hospital Research Institute Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates designs a lab building to attract top talent and reflect an institution’s changing culture while facilitating the full spectrum of translational research. |
![Mills-Peninsula-388](https://img1.daumcdn.net/relay/cafe/original/?fname=http%3A%2F%2Fimages.marketing.construction.com%2Feloquaimages%2Fclients%2Fmcgrawhillconstruction%2F%257b18868495-11cd-4c0b-885d-15b5a9ca1453%257d_mills-peninsula-388.jpg)
» Mills-Peninsula Medical Center Evidenced-based design and stringent earthquake requirements drove the program at Anshen + Allen's Bay Area medical center. |
![Osher-Center-388](https://img1.daumcdn.net/relay/cafe/original/?fname=http%3A%2F%2Fimages.marketing.construction.com%2Feloquaimages%2Fclients%2Fmcgrawhillconstruction%2F%257beb887bb8-b6ca-4f3d-a2fc-70e0dbe46138%257d_osher-center-388.jpg)
» Osher Center Medical Office Doctors' offices, exam rooms, yoga studios, and a green roof with a Japanese healing garden all fit into this University of San Francisco facility by KMD Architects. |
» Chickasaw Nation Medical Center PageSoutherlandPage designs a medical center—combining a hospital, outpatient clinics, and an emergency department—for a Native American community in Oklahoma. | |
![](https://img1.daumcdn.net/relay/cafe/original/?fname=http%3A%2F%2Fimages.marketing.construction.com%2Feloquaimages%2Fclients%2FMcGrawHillConstruction%2F%257Bbfbe6d50-c88f-4d67-9365-f6f9c58f4893%257D__.gif) |
– ADVERTISEMENT –
Innovations in glass technology allow architects and designers to incorporate glass and daylighting into health care facilities with proven positive effects. Well-documented studies demonstrate that natural light creates a healing environment.
Guardian SunGuard Advanced Architectural Glass provides a range of options for high-performance, energy-efficient glass. SunGuard low-emissivity (low-E) glass offers visible light transmission of 40-70 percent, providing lower reflectivity than previously possible, with the added benefit of lower solar heat gain. Double- or triple-glazed insulated glass units offer excellent U-factors to lower heating costs and improve occupant comfort. HDR Architecture used Guardian SunGuard SuperNeutral 68 and Royal Blue 40 for the Omaha Women’s Methodist Hospital. Guardian Select Fabricator Oldcastle BuildingEnvelope fabricated the glass, and Guardian Connection Glazier Keystone Glass Co. completed the installation. Using high-performance glass products such as SunGuard can save health care facilities thousands in energy-related costs and help earn LEED credits, all while improving the patient experience.
Click photo to learn more
– ADVERTISEMENT –
CENTRIA's Smart-R Wall Solution reimagines performance, aesthetics, sustainability and value with an integrated wall system that offers superior thermal efficiency and moisture protection. Taking a systems approach to architectural cladding, Smart-R seamlessly integrates panels, windows, louvers and sunshades – providing unparalleled design flexibility and sleek sightlines at the component joinery intersections.
Smart-R is highly effective in addressing the issue of air infiltration, which is critical to overall wall performance. The Formawall IMV insulated metal vertical joint further improves thermal performance and offers superior defense against water intrusion. Plus, shop assembled windows reduce risks during field installation, increasing construction speed.
And Smart-R is a sustainable choice. As an integrated wall system, it reduces the amount of material used to build the wall, reduces jobsite waste and improves a building’s overall air, water and thermal performance.
Learn more at www.centria.com/reimaginemetal |
HEALTH CARE AND MARKET NEWS
|
|
| ![](https://img1.daumcdn.net/relay/cafe/original/?fname=http%3A%2F%2Fimages.marketing.construction.com%2Feloquaimages%2Fclients%2FMcGrawHillConstruction%2F%257Bbfbe6d50-c88f-4d67-9365-f6f9c58f4893%257D__.gif) | ![](https://img1.daumcdn.net/relay/cafe/original/?fname=http%3A%2F%2Fimages.marketing.construction.com%2Feloquaimages%2Fclients%2FMcGrawHillConstruction%2F%257Bbfbe6d50-c88f-4d67-9365-f6f9c58f4893%257D__.gif) |
Unsubscribe from This Newsletter I Subscribe to our other newsletters
![MHC_logo_with brands](https://img1.daumcdn.net/relay/cafe/original/?fname=http%3A%2F%2Fimages.marketing.construction.com%2Feloquaimages%2Fclients%2Fmcgrawhillconstruction%2F%257b5b043d8e-1a70-4ac3-b64c-3e0e3a6fb09a%257d_mhc_logo_with_brands.jpg)
McGraw-Hill Construction Two Penn Plaza, 9th Floor New York, NY 10121
Opt-Out Notice: If you do not wish to receive further email solicitations from McGraw-Hill Construction, please click here, send an email to Construction_Privacy_Policy@mcgraw-hill.com or write: Amy Sidelinger, Privacy Official, McGraw-Hill Construction, 148 Princeton-Hightstown Rd, Hightstown, NJ 08520. If you utilize multiple email addresses, please be sure to include each email address you wish to remove. View our Corporate Privacy Policy at www.mcgraw-hill.com/privacy.html. To learn more about how McGraw-Hill Construction applies this Policy, please visit http://construction.com/privacypolicy.asp.
|
|