FCA Unveils Prototype for Repurposed Outpatient Center

FCA Unveils Prototype for Repurposed Outpatient Center

As part of a series of collaborations with Hackensack Meridian Health (HMH), architecture and design firm FCA was tasked with reimagining an existing retail space into a fully functional ambulatory care center. Completed in September 2022, the new HMH Eatontown Medical Center is a 45,000-square-foot out-patient facility that accommodates cardiac and primary care, in addition…

How the FGI Guidelines for Healthcare Facilities are Created and Vetted

How the FGI Guidelines for Healthcare Facilities are Created and Vetted

The process for a proposal to be accepted is long and rigorous. There are many guidelines healthcare facilities have to follow, both in operations and in design. These are set forth to maintain certain standards for the industry. Given this, it is important to note when guidelines may change so that any future facilities can…

What Our Brain Activity Reveals About Improving Workplace Culture

What Our Brain Activity Reveals About Improving Workplace Culture

The following article is written by experts at the Wharton Neuroscience Initiative and global consulting company Slalom*, who conducted a series of neuroscience experiments with employee volunteers to learn more about improving workplace culture, teamwork, productivity, and more. Countless management and HR blogs, articles, and books are packed with advice about best practices for improving…

Houston’s first innovation district is established using adaptive reuse

Houston’s first innovation district is established using adaptive reuse

Nestled in the heart of Midtown Houston, a once iconic Sears department store was left vacant after an 80-year history within the community. Its original art deco design, historic corners, and decorative tilework were boarded up and forgotten about. Following the closure of Sears in January 2018, the store and three nearby acres were reacquired…

Half of Gen Z workers claim they work better alone

Half of Gen Z workers claim they work better alone

Over a third of Gen Z professionals (37%) say they don’t enjoy working in a team setting, with almost half (49%) stating that they ‘work better alone’, according to a new survey by global recruitment firm Robert Walters. The survey also found that these attitudes are already creating fallout the workplace, with more than six…

How to Improve Facility Health Through WELL

How to Improve Facility Health Through WELL

COVID-19 brought wellness to the forefront of everyone’s minds, and as infection numbers are yet again going up, many facilities managers are looking for ways to make their facilities healthier by becoming WELL-certified through the International WELL Building Institute (IWBI). Angela Spangler, senior director of global market development for IWBI, was the speaker for the…