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MEDICAL CONSTRUCTION & DESIGN (MCD) magazine is the industry’s leading source for current news, technology, and methods. MCD is a “horizontal” publication reaching all disciplines involved in the healthcare construction and design process, and has gained quick acceptance as a major resource for professionals in the industry. Medical Construction & Design publishes six bi-monthly issues a year starting with January/February.
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New law would exempt Iowa’s rural replacement hospitals from public approval
The Iowa legislature has passed a bill that would allow rural hospitals to plan, build and move to a new replacement facility without being subjected to public hearing or obtaining a certificate of need.
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Nonresidential construction jobs decline
According to Associated Building and Contractors, nonresidential construction suffered significant job losses in April as employment declined by 28,300 jobs, according to the May 2 release by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Over the 12-month period, from April 2007 to April 2008, nonresidential construction employment was down 79,100 jobs, making it the largest year-over-year decline since the period between June 2002 and June 2003.
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Halff Associates acquires Dan Lee & Associates
Halff Associates, Inc. has acquired Dan Lee & Associates, Inc. a healthcare architecture and design firm that provides design, development and construction services.
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Second annual Johnson Controls report shows healthcare takes the lead in green issues
With everyone talking about skyrocketing energy costs and the environment, healthcare executives are more likely to invest in energy efficiency, according to Energy Efficiency Indicator, commissioned by Johnson Controls.
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PGMS searching for top hospital grounds
The Professional Grounds Management Society is looking to honor the nation’s top hospital or institution grounds management programs with its Green Star Awards.
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Aging baby boomers will drives demand for healthcare properties over next decade, Grubb & Ellis report reveals
Grubb & Ellis Company, a leading real estate services and investment firm, announced in a report released in April that aging baby boomers and their increasing demand for medical services will fuel demand for healthcare properties over the next decade. As a result, medical properties are positioned to outperform other property types over the next 10 years, according to Robert Bach, Grubb & Ellis' chief economist and author of the report.
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Innovations shape L.A.’s newest hospital use of rooftop space improves care and amenities, despite site constraints
As hospitals worldwide are built in increasingly dense cities, more planners will be taking a page from the new $280 million Kaiser Permanente Panorama City Medical Center, which opened this April.
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UCLA Medical Center opening delayed again – installation of commercial coffee maker floods several floors
The Los Angeles Times has reported that the long-delayed opening of Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center has been postponed again following a March 26 water leak caused by the faulty installation of a commercial coffee maker.
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Jean Nouvel of France becomes the 2008 Pritzker Architecture Prize Laureate
Jean Nouvel of Paris, France has been chosen as the 2008 Laureate of the Pritzker Architecture Prize. The formal ceremony for what has come to be known throughout the world as architecture’s highest honor will be held June 2 in Washington, D.C. at the Library of Congress.
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Environmentally Responsible and Striking Design ~ a Long Lasting Seamless Floor that Blends Recycled Glass Chips Into the Surface.
April 2008 -- Healthcare, education, public spaces, retail and hospitality facility planners will fall in love with this product and the possibilities. Stonblend GSI-G is a sophisticated floor with outstanding design elements that make it the “have to have” floor.
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Skanska Opens New Office in San Antonio
SAN ANTONIO (March 24, 2008) – Skanska USA Building Inc. announced today the opening of Skanska’s newest Texas office located in the Stone Oak area of San Antonio. Skanska will host an open house on March 27, 2008 at the new office, 18615 Tuscany Stone, to celebrate the opening.
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Healthcare Construction Becomes High Stakes Game
CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Healthcare facilities across the nation are finding themselves at the center of a high-stakes game. Aging facilities, new technology, competition, and consumer demand are among the factors driving up the ante for new hospital construction or extensive renovation.
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2008 Building & Design Awards Presented at Health Planning and Construction Conference
The American Society for Healthcare Engineering of the American Hospital Association announced the 2008 Vista Award recipients March 10 during the 2008 International Conference and Exhibition on Health Facility Planning, Design and Construction in Orlando.
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ASLA lobbies Congress to support climate change legislation
The American Society of Landscape Architects has released a series of strategic policy recommendations on climate change to reduce carbon emissions and mitigate global warming.
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Turner Awards $1.3 Billion of Contracts to Minority and Women Owned Businesses in 2007
NEW YORK, March 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Turner Construction Company, thenation's leading general builder, announced today that it has awarded 3,000contracts totaling $1.3 billion to minority and women owned businessenterprises (M/WBEs) during 2007.
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