PROJECTS | PROCESS
The Value Analysis of Lean Processes in Design and Integrated Project Delivery
Category: Process
Funds: Academy of Architecture for Health Foundation (AAHF) Research Grant, HKS Inc., and Boldt
Collaborators: Department of Construction Science, College of Architecture, Texas A&M University, and Akron Children's Hospitals
Location: Akron Children's Hospital, Akron, OH
Year: 2015
MHS Facility Innovation and Research Model
Category: Process
Funds: Military Health System, US Department of Defense
Collaborators: University of California San Diego (UCSD) StarCAVE and California Institute for Tele-communications and Information Technology (Calit2), Sidney R. Garfield Health Care Innovation Center, Mayo Clinic Center for Innovation (CFI), and Georgia Tech SimTigrate Design Lab
Location: Not Applicable
Year: 2013
Creation of a Facility-Research-Focused Institutional Review Board (IRB) within the MHS
Category: Process
Funds: Military Health System, US Department of Defense
Collaborators: U.S. Department of Defense, Medical Facilities Center of Expertise and Standardization, and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Location: Not Applicable
Year: 2013
Develop and Prioritize Research Questions on Interstitial Building System (IBS)
Category: Process
Funds: Military Health System, US Department of Defense
Collaborators: U.S. Department of Defense, Medical Facilities Center of Expertise and Standardization, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, U.S. Army Medical Command, Air Force Steering Group, NIKA Architects + Engineers, Skanska USA Building Inc., Ball State University, Veterans Affairs, TDK Consulting, LLC, Hunt Construction
Location: Not Applicable
Year: 2013
Extraneous and Peripheral Factors Impeding Designing for Flexibility
Category: Health, Process
Funds: Herman Miller Grant
Collaborators: School of Nursing, University of Texas, Arlington, TX
Location: Five acute care hospitals across the United States
Year: 2010
Membrane Ceilings in Healthcare Environments Study
Category: Health, Process
Funds: US Department of Health and Human Services Grant - 6 HFPEP070012-01-02
Collaborators: Washington Hospital Center, CCRD Partners, and Fluid Dynamics Solutions, Inc.
Location: MedStar Washington Hospital Center, Washington, DC
Year: 2009
A Multi-Dimensional Comparative Assessment of Headwall Versus Ceiling Booms in Intensive Care Units
Category: Health, Process
Funds: Getinge USA Grant
Collaborators: University of Texas Southwestern
Location: Children's Medical Center, Dallas, TX
Year: 2008
Inpatient Unit Design: Defining the Design Characteristics of a Successful Adaptable Unit
Category: Health, Process
Funds: AIA Research Grant 2006 and Herman Miller Grant
Collaborators: School of Nursing, University of Texas, Arlington, TX and Herman Miller
Location: Six large US hospitals
Year: 2007