FleXX: A Study of Flexibility in Outpatient Settings

Funds: Steelcase, and HKS Inc.

Collaborators: Not Applicable

Location: Not Applicable

Clinic 20XX: Designing for an Ever-Changing Present (United Kingdom)

Funds: CADRE

Collaborators: HKS, Inc.

Location: Nationwide panel survey

Personalized Learning, Personalized Place

Funds: ASID Foundation’s Transform Grant, Herman Miller, and HKS Inc.

Collaborators: Dallas Independent School District, Herman Miller, Sally Augustine

Location: Dallas, TX

Point-of-Decision Design (PODD) to Support Healthy Behaviors in the College Campuses

Funds: AIA Upjohn Research Grant, Patcraft, DuPont, McCarthy, and HKS Inc.

Collaborators: Designing4health

Location: Not Applicable

Personalized Choice & Wellbeing Towards a Healthy Workplace

Funds: HKS Inc.

Collaborators: Not Applicable

Location: Nationwide panel survey

Clinic 20XX: Designing for an Ever-Changing Present

Funds: JE Dunn Construction and HKS Inc.

Collaborators: Intermountain Healthcare, Adelante Health Care, Five Forks Family Medicine (see full report for the complete list of collaborators)

Location: Nationwide panel survey and three ambulatory clinics in the US

Staff Perception and Change Engagement Study: The Role of the Environment and the Design Process

Funds: Akron Children's Hospital and HKS Inc.

Collaborators: Akron Children's Hospital

Location: Akron Children's Hospital, Akron, OH

The Value Analysis of Lean Processes in Design and Integrated Project Delivery

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

Optimizing Walking Distances and Visibility in a Med-Surg Unit

Funds: ProMedica Healthcare System

Collaborators: ProMedica Healthcare System

Location: ProMedica Toledo Hospital, Toledo, OH

Healthcare Workplace: A Design Diagnostic of the Surgical ICU

Funds: HKS Inc. and Midwest Healthcare System

Collaborators: Midwest Healthcare System

Location: State of Ohio

Identifying and Examining Micro Physical Environment Factors Contributing to Patient Falls (Texas Tech University Project)

Funds: National Patient Safety Foundation Research Grant

Collaborators: CADRE

Location: Covenant Medical Center, Lubbock, TX and Human-Centric Design Research (HCDR) Lab of Department of Mechanical Engineering (ME) at Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX

Translational Guide for Workplace (Cornell University Project)

Funds: HKS Architects, Herman Miller, and EL+R

Collaborators: CADRE and Herman Miller

Location: Not Applicable

MHS Facility Innovation and Research Model

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

Creation of a Facility-Research-Focused Institutional Review Board (IRB) within the MHS

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

Identifying Elements of the Healthcare Environment that Contribute to Wayfinding

Funds: Military Health System, US Department of Defense

Collaborators: Texas Health Resources

Location: Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital, Dallas, TX

Develop and Prioritize Research Questions on Interstitial Building System (IBS)

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

An Empirical Examination of the Impacts of Decentralized Nursing

Funds: HKS Inc.

Collaborators: University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX

Location: Three inpatient units of the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX

Environmental Correlates of Efficiency and Safety in Emergency Departments

Funds: Academy of Architecture for Health Foundation (AAHF) Research Grant and Herman Miller Grant

Collaborators: Herman Miller and Synurgy Healthcare Solutions

Location: Four emergency departments in large US hospitals

Review of the Guidelines for Design and Construction of Healthcare Facilities, 2010 Edition

Funds: Facility Guidelines Institute and HKS Inc.

Collaborators: Not Applicable

Location: Not Applicable

Extraneous and Peripheral Factors Impeding Designing for Flexibility

Funds: Herman Miller Grant

Collaborators: School of Nursing, University of Texas, Arlington, TX

Location: Five acute care hospitals across the United States

Advancing Translational Research by Design (Expert Roundtable)

Funds: HKS Inc.

Collaborators: MedStar Institute for Innovation (MI2) Center for Building Sciences

Location: Washington Hospital Center, MedStar Health, Washington, DC

Towards Optimizing Inpatient Unit Design and Operation: a Measure to Predict Nurse Walking Distance on Hospital Bed Units

Funds: Herman Miller Grant

Collaborators: The Research and Education Institute of the Texas Health Resources

Location: THR System Hospitals

Membrane Ceilings in Healthcare Environments Study

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

Influence of Positive Distractions on Children in Hospital Waiting Areas

Funds: American Art Resources, Catherine Meyers Fine Art, Henry Domke Fine Art, Mohawk Carpets

Collaborators: Dallas Children's Medical Center

Location: Children's Medical Center, Dallas, TX

Patient Room Handedness: An Empirical Examination

Funds: Academy of Architecture for Health Foundation (AAHF) Research Grant and Herman Miller Grant

Collaborators: School of Nursing, University of Texas, Arlington, TX

Location: Smart HospitalTM, University of Texas, Arlington, TX

A Multi-Dimensional Comparative Assessment of Headwall Versus Ceiling Booms in Intensive Care Units

Funds: Getinge USA Grant

Collaborators: University of Texas Southwestern

Location: Children's Medical Center, Dallas, TX

Impacts of Patient Room Physical Design Configuration on the Care Process, Caregivers and Patients

Funds: HKS Inc.

Collaborators: Integris Baptist Medical Center, Oklahoma City, OK

Location: Integris Baptist Medical Center, Oklahoma City, OK

A MedModel Decision-Support Study to Assess the Relative Impact of Nurse Servers Over Central Medication Rooms on Nursing Efficiency

Funds: HKS Inc.

Collaborators: College of Architecture (PI), Georgia Institute of Technology

Location: Houston Medical Center Neuro-Ortho unit, Warner Robbins, GA

Relationships between Exterior Views and Nurse Stress: An Exploratory Examination

Funds: HKS Inc.

Collaborators: Children's Healthcare of Atlanta

Location: Children's Healthcare of Atlanta at Egleston and Scottish Rite, Atlanta, GA

Inpatient Unit Design: Defining the Design Characteristics of a Successful Adaptable Unit

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