Code Matters: Healthcare Door Accessibility + Life Safety Threats
Rules meant to protect people can sometimes have the opposite effect. Case in point: building code stipulations for door operating pressures designed to improve accessibility are actually creating a potentially life-threatening hazard for patients, visitors and staff alike.
Taylor Design Expands LA Presence, Hires Daniel Ortega, AIA
Taylor Design is expanding its Los Angeles presence and has hired leading healthcare design professional Daniel Ortega, AIA, to head the new downtown LA office. Ortega is a veteran Healthcare Market Sector leader in Los Angeles, with a career that
Taylor Design Announces Leadership Transition
Taylor Design is pleased to announce that Kevin Hinrichs, AIA, LEED AP, principal and Northern California office leader, is the firm’s new president. D. Randy Regier, AIA, ACHA, who served as president for the past 16 years, becomes Chairman of
Explaining Experiential Design’s Benefit for Healthcare Facilities
For healthcare interiors today, the marriage of experiential design with sustainable materials and practices creates an environment that aids in positive patient outcomes while furthering the business and social responsibility interests of the healthcare organization.