White Papers Archives

Retail Healthcare: The Future of Healthcare?

11.09.202111.09.2021

Walgreens, CVS Health, Walmart, and Amazon, what do they all have in common? They are all large retail stores that have chain stores or a vast market reach across the United States and are trying their hand at the healthcare industry. These new entries to the industry are challenging traditional healthcare providers and shifting how we view medical care. Not only are they making services more widely available, but they also provide transparent, affordable pricing that is lacking in today’s healthcare industry.

The Rise of Telemedicine: Impacts on Healthcare Planning

11.04.202111.04.2021

COVID-19 has accelerated the access and prevalence of virtual healthcare platforms. Once thought of as a future technology, telemedicine has quickly become part of a “new normal” that providers and patients must navigate.

The City of Madison Approval Process

11.09.202002.15.2021

The City of Madison approval process can be challenging, Kirk Keller offers suggestions to turn an otherwise difficult process into a satisfying partnersip

COVID-19 Office Strategy

05.12.202008.07.2020

Returning to work following this pandemic may require organizations to develp COVID-19 strategies to ensure employee safety.

Creating Engaging Office Environments

12.17.201805.20.2020

Creating Engaging Office Environments

You must have engaged employees. You must drive innovation. You must attract and retain the best and the brightest from a diminishing workforce. You must foster collaboration to tap the full potential of your employees. After hearing all of these, you must be thoroughly confused.

Fab Lab Design

07.09.201508.29.2018

Fab Lab Design

As young designers, students with vast imaginations and curiosities are continuously looking to expand on their creative ideas. In less than a decade, Fabrication Laboratories (Fab Labs) have emerged across the globe to meet these growing needs and work alongside our emerging technology.

Do You have the Right Tools in Your Toolbox?

11.06.201404.01.2019

Healthcare providers today are facing issues of expanded insurance coverage, financial incentives focused on patient outcomes, transformation of care delivery models, margin compression and at the same time industry wide consolidation. These pressures place a greater emphasis on doing more with less and maximizing every healthcare dollar invested in capital improvement projects which support the transition from volume to value.

Performance Improvement in the Emergency Department

10.05.201408.29.2018

It’s often said that the emergency department is a hospital’s true front door. With community growth and growth in the number of under- and uninsured patients, emergency departments are seeing a significant increase in patient volume.

ED Design

Sustainability and Long-Term Care

05.16.201401.30.2020

The practice of employing sustainable design solutions is arguably more prevalent than ever before. To remain marketable and competitive, long-term care facilities must “go green.”

Innovation in Education: Designing for the Student

04.01.201410.08.2018

Despite drastic changes in curriculum and educational delivery, many classrooms still resemble classrooms of the early 1900s — rows of desks facing an instructor and blackboard. A movement to better address students’ needs is now at the forefront of educational facility design, paving the way for student-centered learning environments. School facilities must accommodate new curriculum opportunities.