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Industry Q&A: Phil Giuntoli

Recently, Healthcare Building Ideas Editor-in-Chief Todd Hutlock spoke with CollinsWoerman Principal Phil Giuntoli, whose knowledge of how decisions are made and how resources are allocated within a healthcare organization provides CollinsWoerman with a distinctive perspective and marked edge. A selection of the interview appears on page 48 of this issue. For the full transcript of the interview, visit the Healthcare Building Ideas Web site.

http://www.hbimagazine.com/Giuntoli

Innovation through Challenges with BIM

The Rush University Medical Center is the largest Perkins+Will healthcare project delivered to date using a BIM platform. It is a 14-floor, $575-million, 806,000-square-foot building with three floors devoted to surgery, imaging, and specialty procedures. The upper floors contain 304 acute and intensive care beds, 72 neonatal intensive care unit beds, and 10 labor and delivery suites. Special considerations were made due to the complexity of the building, program requirements, and its scale, to provide the team with the best possible working scenario. Early recognition of the interactive nature associated with successful BIM projects became the basis for planning. The team of design professionals moved into a project site office to maximize the advantages of working in proximity with the extended team, construction managers, and client.

http://www.hbimagazine.com/RushBIM

Healthcare Building Ideas Web site redesign

Be sure to check out the newly redesigned Healthcare Building Ideas Web site. In an effort to make your Web browsing more efficient and pleasurable, the Healthcare Building Ideas staff has spent the last few months tweaking the site for a more enjoyable reader experience. Any comments you have about the new site can be sent to Online Editor Chris Gaerig at cgaerig@vendomegrp.com.

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