Center for Health Facilities Design and Testing

Author: Eduardo Nieves

News Archive 2017-2020

Dr. Anjali Joseph delivers virtual presentation for the Columbia Museum of Art’s ArtBreak Series Dr. Anjali Joseph, Director of the Center for Health Facilities Design and Testing (CHFDT), presented “Architecture and the Choreography of Healthcare” for the Columbia Museum of Art’s ArtBreak series. The virtual presentation, delivered on August 25th, provided examples of healthcare environments […]

Research Sub-Contract: Assist DoD MHS in developing tools for implementing and evaluating World Class and Evidence Based Health Facilities Design [2009-10]

Sponsor: DoD Primary Contract to Noblis and Subcontract through NXT Project Description: Task 1: Develop Case Study Instrument and use on 3-5 best practice healthcare facilities  Task 2: Develop Design Guidelines for implementing World Class and EBD strategies Task 3: Develop a design review instrument for evaluating MHS projects in progress Task 4: Assist MHS/Noblis […]

Research Sub-Contract: Patient Room of the Future Prototype – Phase II [2008-10]

Sponsor: DoD through NXT Involving five research tasks as part of the DoD “Hospital for the Future” Program Project Description: Task 1: Integrated Technology Solutions to Support Healthcare Delivery Task 2: Assess Headwall Design Performance in the Village at Pelham Hospital Task 3: Assess Lighting Design Concepts for the Patient Room Prototype Task 4: Impact […]

Research Sub-Contract: Patient Room of the Future Prototype – Phase I [2007-9]

Sponsor: DoD through SRHS/NXT

Project Description:

Involving four research tasks as part of the DoD “Hospital for the Future” Program

Task 1: Physical Construction and Virtual Model of the Patient Room Prototype
Task 2: Evaluate Patient Headwall and Bathroom Design Concept in the Patient Room Prototype
Task 3: Investigate the Impact of Nature Views on Health
Task 4: Investigate New, Emerging and Advanced Materials/Technologies for the Patient Room