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Momentum Textiles & Wallcovering has won the overall Best of Competition in the Best of NeoCon 2024 Awards with Yinka Ilori x Momentum, its upholstery textiles and wallcoverings collections. Yinka Ilori, British-Nigerian multi-disciplinary artist and designer, known for his dynamic public installations and color-forward aesthetic, created the collections, which blend Ilori’s signature vibrant style, inspired by his love of color and passion for joyous design, with Momentum’s expertise in commercial textiles and wallcovering design. In addition to Best of Competition, Yinka Ilori x Momentum won Gold awards in Interior Products and Solutions: Wall Treatments, and Textiles: Upholstery. Momentum Textiles & Wallcovering also won Silver awards for Light Collection in Healthcare Textiles, and for Circon: Bio-Sourced, Carbon-Neutral Wallcovering Collection in Wall Treatments. See the Momentum winners at NeoCon in showroom 323.
Best of NeoCon winners in the healthcare categories are:
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Momentum for Light Collection in Healthcare Textiles, Silver Award, showroom 323
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Stinson for Natural Attraction in Healthcare Textiles, Gold Awards, showroom 10-150
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Patcraft for ReMaterial in Healthcare Flooring, Silver Award, showroom 10-160
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Keilhauer for Dais in Healthcare Guest and Lounge Seating, Gold & Sustainability Awards, showroom 323
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Carolina, an OFS Company, for Elara Modular Lounge in Healthcare Guest and Lounge Seating, Silver Award, showroom 1132
See the full list of Best of NeoCon 2024 winners, with images and descriptions, or the complete 2024 Best of NeoCon Gallery of Entrants and Winners, sortable, on the NeoCon website.
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Energy expert and assurance provider DNV has introduced the Advanced Healthcare Cybersecurity Certification (AHCC), marking a significant milestone in cybersecurity for hospitals. This pioneering certification is available to hospitals worldwide and aims to help hospital IT teams and healthcare professionals identify and address gaps and areas for improvement in cybersecurity systems, ensuring that robust and secure measures are in place to provide optimal data protection and patient safety.
The Advanced Healthcare Cybersecurity Certification is designed to recognize the maturity and robustness of an organization’s cybersecurity program. It focuses on comprehensive security risk management in the hospital environment, encompassing cybersecurity, privacy, automation, artificial intelligence (AI), and the Internet of Medical Things (IoMT).
Ransomware attacks and data breaches targeting healthcare organizations have reached unprecedented levels, affecting entities from small clinics to large integrated health systems.
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Inspired by the restorative connection between nature and wellness, and anchored by performance and sustainability, Natural Attraction by Stinson focuses on an affinity for the natural world around us. A walk in the woods, the pitter patter of rain, the swirling, soothing sensations of water currents, the tiny pebbles at the bottom of a flowing stream, each of these creates a positive art form now translated to high-performance textiles specifically designed for healing environments.
From soft pastels to deep saturated jewel tones, the colors, textures and patterns have been designed to complement healing environments. Upon first glance, taking cues from nature, it is easy to feel and understand that the collection is focused on a sense of calm and well-being. The simple yet sophisticated textures and patterns can be intermingled depending on the intended environment or application. The privacy curtain, Echo, has been designed to work with the upholstery surfaces. Other finishes and surfaces commonly used in healthcare have been considered.
Visit Stinson at NeoCon showroom 10-150.
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By Sara Marberry — “Is your building ethically sourced, without forced labor, as well as sustainably designed?” That’s the question asked by the founders of Design for Freedom, a movement started in 2020 by the Grace Farms Foundation to eliminate modern slavery in the built environment. Its working group first focused on developing ethical labor practices on construction sites, but is now looking at the building materials supply chain — including subcontractors, manufacturers, and commodities-level providers — and trying to establish guidelines for ethically sourced materials.
How big is the problem?
According to the International Labor Organization (ILO), almost 25 million people are held in servitude for forced labor worldwide, and about 152 million children ages 5-17 are subjected to child labor. The raw and composite materials in the supply chain at the highest risk of embedded slavery are: bricks, copper, glass, minerals, polysilicon / solar panels, precursors (compounds and minerals used in the manufacturing process), rubber, steel and iron, stone, textiles and timber.
According to Design for Freedom, brick is one of the most used at-risk materials.
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The Amara Lounge by Kwalu is proof modern design can and does meet the needs of healthcare environments. With its durable and cleanable Kwalu Classic material, the Amara Lounge chair offers a stylish yet practical solution for waiting areas. Its thick cushioned seat and curved back provide reassuring comfort. Designed to withstand the rigors of healthcare settings, the Amara Lounge ensures a welcoming and comfortable wait for patients and visitors alike.
Kwalu’s commitment to enhancing healthcare environments is truly commendable. The company's innovative approach to creating furniture that serves both comfort and functionality reflects a deep understanding of patient needs. Amara Lounge is suitable for all healthcare lobbies and other medical waiting and reception areas. Choosing the right furniture ensures a supportive and healing environment for everyone involved in healthcare delivery.
See Amara at Kwalu's NeoCon showroom 1199.
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Standalone wireless system FirstLink by Bodine integrates all necessary emergency lighting components and monitors the status of the lighting system at all times, helping you maintain code compliance with virtually zero effort. The FirstLink emergency egress system comprises enabled exit signs, wall packs, emergency LED drivers and the FirstLink app installed on a mobile device. Instead of staff shuffling around a facility, climbing ladders, and pushing buttons to test individual units, FirstLink components automatically perform all required testing. The app downloads the status of all devices and creates an easily exported report. A wireless mesh network ensures reliable connections, even during the loss of individual devices. If the app can communicate with just one device, the status of all devices can be read. Once the status is downloaded, the data is uploaded to the cloud.
FirstLink emergency lighting system components can be easily installed by a contractor or end-user, making it field-install friendly. FMs can quickly add new products, accessories and features without updating the existing FirstLink hardware in the building. The easy-to-navigate FirstLink smartphone application allows users to configure a system, view and export results, change testing schedules, and more. For a painfully funny look at why you need Bodine’s FirstLink, check out this video as well: “Emergency Lighting Testing — Before FirstLink."
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IGEL, provider of the secure endpoint OS for now and next, has announced that it aims to deliver a secure, seamless and engaging digital experience on commercial displays from LG Business Solutions. This expanded strategic collaboration with LG Electronics — beyond the popular LG thin-client devices powered by the IGEL OS — marks IGEL’s entry into the operational technology (OT) and Internet of Things (IoT) segments.
The new large-screen digital display initiative, initially targeting healthcare facilities, will leverage the IGEL Preventative Security Model to help minimize the attack vectors. Using a secure Linux operating system, the IGEL OS delivers a solid Zero Trust foundational approach to IT security. With the IGEL OS, customers across various industries and sectors will be able to securely and effortlessly manage content on a variety of large-screen LG displays (illustrated here by LG UHD standard signage for hospitals).
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Harris Health System, UTHealth Houston, Harris County and City of Houston officials recently held a groundbreaking ceremony for a new $1.6 billion hospital on the Harris Health Lyndon B. Johnson Hospital Campus in northeast Houston. The 12-story hospital — slated to become the county’s next Level I trauma center replacing the aging LBJ Hospital — is expected to open in late 2028.
The project signals the start of Harris Health’s $2.9 billion investment in its multiphase, multiyear strategic facilities plan to add a new Level-I capable trauma hospital, renovate the current LBJ facility, expand the capacity of existing Harris Health Ben Taub Hospital, and add three new health centers in Northwest, Southwest and Eastern Harris County. The new hospital will include approximately 1.3 million square feet, and will feature 390 private rooms, with the space to add 60 more when additional capacity is needed. With a rooftop helipad, 15 dedicated operating rooms and a cutting-edge hybrid operating room, the hospital is designed to cater to a wide range of medical needs from routine procedures to the most complex emergency surgeries.
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The latest iteration of Piloting Healthcare’s Road to Recovery, the hospital, outpatient facilities and medical office buildings summit, makes its way to Houston on June 20, 2024.
The Summit in each city features facilities and operations executives for hospital systems, architects, and construction and design professionals sharing information about their experiences post-pandemic in hospital, clinic, retail and mobile healthcare services delivery. The challenges of construction costs, the uniting of hospital platforms to offer care in shared markets, and the increase in telehealth access are changing the healthcare landscape and impacting capital investment.
The summits offer networking opportunities and 5 CEU hours (AIA HSW, AHA, CHFM, CHC, CHESP, Engineers PDH). The June 20 sessions in Houston include innovative ideas, emerging best practices, advancing care delivery models across diverse communities, and leveraging technology. Visit CRDMI to see the complete program and speaker list and register for the June 20 Summit in Houston and upcoming conferences in Washington, DC, July 30 and Chicago September 10. The Summits are presented by Corporate Realty, Design & Management Institute (CRDMI), with the Association of Medical Facility Professionals (AMFP) as education partner and The McMorrow Reports/Healthcare as media partner.
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Having outgrown its existing primary care and physical therapy clinic, SSM Health turned to healthcare experts KAI Enterprises to design and build a state-of-the-art, expanded outpatient center in Warrenton, Missouri. The recently completed 15,600-square-foot clinic, located at 18800 Schnucks Drive, is more than double the size of its previous space, fulfilling a great need for the region. KAI’s in-house engineering group also provided MEPFP document review for the $4.3 million facility.
Located on a 3.6+ acre lot along an Interstate 70 corridor, the highly visible SSM Health Medical Group building features a full-glass enclosure as its exterior focal point, an oversized canopy over its entrance, and a wood and stone façade to project a warm, inviting space. The facility’s interior and its 18 exam rooms are infused with calming wood tones and natural light, all centered around a centralized workstation. The center’s physical therapy space includes both adult and pediatric gyms along with treatment rooms. A lab suite contains a waiting area, nursing station, lab draw space and a workroom. A large waiting lounge welcomes patients in a bright and calming space and support areas include offices, a shared workroom and a staff break room. Care was taken by KAI to specify sustainable, flexible and durable materials throughout the facility’s design.
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This week's Featured Book from FMLink Books is part of a collection of peer-reviewed books curated by the FMLink editorial team to provide facilities, engineering and A&D professionals with access to publications relating to the ADA/Accessibility topic.
CalDAG is the only publication available that immediately places at your fingertips all of the applicable scoping and technical requirements for disabled access, including the specific exceptions and exclusions, that apply to a particular project.
Features:
- The most extensively cross-referenced index of any accessibility publication in the industry
- More than 250 superb illustrations
- Valuable flow charts breaking down complex compliance procedures
- Applicable CBC and ADA / ADA Standards section numbers for legal/technical reference
- Easy-to-follow checklist format perfect for survey, inspection or design
This and other ADA/Accessibility titles are available for purchase on FMLink.
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