A lot of attention has been paid to the benefits of building information modeling (BIM) in the design community, and rightly so. BIM enables architecture, engineering, interiors, construction and the building’s owners to share live facility data throughout the life of a project. BIM can also be used for facility management purposes that create dynamic reporting and tracking of a facility’s assets, space and operations planning. BIM’s ability to create close cross-discipline relationships and...

Gary Vance, BSA LifeStructures' National Director for Healthcare, and two scientists from Press Ganey, the industry leader in healthcare performance improvement, will speak on the connection between patient satisfaction and the built environment at the Center for Health Design’s Pebble in Practice Workshop on May 10. The workshop features more than 17 presentations that will discuss how the physical environment affects clinical and financial outcomes at healthcare facilities.

Over 65% of patient...

BSA LifeStructures’ Indianapolis office had a great opportunity to tour the newest healthcare facility in the area: St. Vincent Fishers Hospital. The project is located about 20 minutes from our Indianapolis office and presented a great opportunity for people who weren’t involved in the project to tour the facility. It also gave the project team an opportunity to share the story behind the hospital’s design.

St. Vincent Fishers Hospital strikes a balance between comfort and functionality. The...

Joliet Junior College’s new Health Professions Center hosted a grand opening on March 12, 2013, that showcased the flexible nature of the building’s learning and simulation environments. The grand opening gave the college an ideal opportunity to showcase their new building to the public and constituents. The new facility gives the college a state-of-the-art building that incorporates technology and simulation spaces to educate the healthcare professional of tomorrow.

The Health Professions Center ...

• Less than six inches thick
• Lightweight and...