Evidence-based design (EBD) is a methodology for the design of health care environments, such as hospitals and clinics, in which decisions about the built environment are based on “credible research ...

Value-based insurance design (VBID) has been used by employers to encourage use of and increase access to evidence-based health services. The core mechanisms of VBID align patient cost-sharing amounts ...

Evidence-based design (EBD), now a popular concept in health care facilities, is a very powerful tool. When it is used to manage IAQ through use of natural ventilation in HVAC system design, we must ...

Illustration of the experiment how an existing hospital room was transformed into a 3D virtual environment and then redesigned based on the Evidence-Based Design principle. In an online study, virtual ...

FARGO, N.D. – In May, JLG Architects’ Mark Honzay, AIA, EDAC, principal architect, earned his Evidence-Based Design Accreditation (EDAC) from The Center for Health Design. This internationally ...

This blog post was authored by Amy Kotchevar, CID, IIDA, NCIDQ, EDAC, Senior Interior Designer, BWBR. Architecture and interior design hold incredible power to impact lives—improving patient outcomes, ...

As more time and money is devoted to neonatal and pediatric research, evidence-based design is playing an increasingly crucial role in the development of healthcare facilities for children. The Center ...

Anjali Joseph ([email protected]) is a professor of architecture and the Spartanburg Regional Healthcare System Endowed Chair in Architecture and Health Design, School of Architecture, Clemson ...

Hospital design is a critical factor influencing patient outcomes, staff efficiency, and the overall delivery of healthcare services. Contemporary research has highlighted that smart design strategies ...

Pre-pandemic, 3 in 5 working adults in the U.S. reported feeling lonely some or all of the time. Source: Surface/Unsplash Long before COVID-19 sent many of us home to work, loneliness was a ...