Tag Archives: patient-first

Public Buildings

5 Ways Hospitals Will Change in Next Decade

February 12, 2020 udcom

How innovations and technologies could revolutionize patient care

Mental Health, Public Buildings

How modern hospitals recognize the impact of design on health

November 9, 2017 udcom

Modern advances in hospital design anticipate and accommodate changes in technology and practice while bolstering the case for healthier patients through better spaces

Universal Design (UD) is an approach to design that increases the potential for developing a better quality of life for a wide range of individuals. It is a design process that enables and empowers a diverse population by improving human performance, health and wellness, and social participation (Steinfeld and Maisel, 2012). It creates products, systems, and environments to be as usable as possible by as many people as possible regardless of age, ability or situation.