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Healthcare environments are under growing pressure to deliver spaces that foster healing, adaptability and efficiency. The Healthcare Design (HCD) Conference + Expo, returning October 25–28, 2025, to Kansas City, Missouri, brings together leaders to share ideas, solutions and innovations shaping the future of care spaces. For more than 20 years, HCD has been the premier gathering for professionals in healthcare design, construction, and operations. Attendees include architects, designers, facility managers, healthcare providers, manufacturers, consultants and academics — creating a uniquely collaborative forum.
Register at HCD Conference + Expo. Use discount code SAVE200 to save $200 off your pass. The conference program offers continuing education credits across diverse tracks such as: • AI and patient experience • Behavioral health design • Sustainability • Clinical perspectives • Facilities and project management • Owner/operator insights • Specialty populations. Read more . . .
Sponsored by HCD
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When it comes to maintaining and enhancing healthcare spaces, you need a painting partner
you can count on, day or night. With 2,500 certified crews across the U.S., Arch Painting specializes in high-quality, professional commercial and specialty paint services, including: • Interior & Exterior Commercial Painting • Unit Turns • EIFS & Stucco Repairs • Graffiti Coatings & Removal
• Epoxy & Concrete Floor Finishes • Wood Replacement • Pressure Washing • Wallcoverings.
What makes Arch Painting a leader in commercial painting? • Nationwide Expertise • Unmatched Quality • Tech-Enabled Efficiency • Legendary Customer Service. Entrust your facilities to a partner committed to redefining what commercial painting can be. Click here to hire us.
Sponsored by Arch Painting
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The U.S. life sciences real estate market has reached an inflection point, creating new opportunities and challenges across the industry. The 2025 Life Sciences Real Estate Perspective and Cluster Analysis from JLL reveals a market environment increasingly favorable to tenants, with 61 million square feet of lab space available as demand patterns have shifted considerably. In addition to revealing the top life sciences ecosystems, the report discusses the key trends reshaping the industry, including global pharmaceutical companies pledging $475 billion year-to-date in U.S. manufacturing and R&D investments, the critical need for venture capital investment in the sector, AI, and a projected 18.7 million square feet of available space likely shifting to alternative uses by 2030.
Key findings from JLL’s analysis:
- $405 billion in global pharma U.S. investment commitments year-to-date
- 61 million square feet of lab space is now available (3x more than 2021)
- AI-native biotechs now represent one-third of all biotech VC deals
- New efficiency models with AI companies using one-third less space per employee
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Arc-Com’s ENFORCE Wall Protection delivers a flexible, durable and sustainable solution for high-traffic interiors. It installs seamlessly without the need for corner guards or trim strips, offering effortless application and low maintenance. Constructed with a heavyweight 33-ounce material, employing evo PVC-Free technology, ENFORCE provides exceptional resistance to impact, abrasion, scratches, stains and many chemicals. It’s also bleach cleanable and disinfectant safe — ideal for healthcare, hospitality and senior living environments.
Designed with sustainability at its core, ENFORCE is made from a PVC-Free Olefin Composite with 30% post-industrial recycled content, printed using water-based inks, and entirely phthalate, PFAS and heavy metal-free. It complies with Proposition 65, is LBC Red List Free, and supports LEED and Healthier Hospitals standards. Available in a wide range of colors and textures, ENFORCE combines decorative appeal with long-lasting performance. Its flexible material allows for smooth corner turns and seamless wall applications. As a cost-effective, eco-conscious alternative to traditional rigid panels, ENFORCE elevates wall protection with superior durability, safety and design versatility for today’s demanding commercial environments.
Arc-Com is now part of CF Stinson Brands.
Visit Booth #813 at HCD 2025 to learn more about ENFORCE Wall Protection.
Sponsored by CF Stinson
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Geometrix is an innovation for faster resilient sheet installation within critical healthcare environments. Using patented technology, Geometrix precisely maps and measures intricate room details, including corners and coves, to ensure a perfect fit for even the most complex angles. The resilient sheet is custom cut with flash coving to fit exact dimensions including corners of every room, and pre-cut rolls are delivered ready-to-install.
Geometrix technology enables precision-cut products ensure a high-quality installation that meets infection control requirements and maintains design integrity throughout the facility. The deliberate planning helps determine how seaming comes together and how the room is laid out prior to installation, providing consistency and improved quality. Delivering a precision-cut floor plan in ready-to-install sheet aids in ease of installation and reduces reliance on highly skilled labor with extensive sheet vinyl installation experience. By removing the complexity and intimidation factor, Geometrix is helping combat the labor and timeline challenges.
Geometrix by Patcraft offers several key benefits for its customers:
- Faster installation
- Reducing downtime and lowering cost
- Enhanced accuracy and efficiency
- Material optimization
- Improved quality
Visit Booth #821 at HCD 2025 to learn more about Geometrix. Read more . . .
Sponsored by Patcraft
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At the 2025 PDC Summit in Atlanta, Shaw Contract Healthcare set out to spark conversation. What we didn’t expect was to uncover a surprisingly clear answer to a long-standing debate in healthcare design:
Does the color of operating room flooring affect how easily surgical instruments can be found when dropped?
The 2022 FGI Guidelines offer clear direction on the physical properties of OR flooring: cleanable, slip-resistant, and monolithic with a coved base. But they’re silent on color. That silence left room for interpretation and an opportunity to explore.
At the Summit, we created two mockups to simulate real-world conditions. Each featured surgical instruments – scissors, sutures, needle holders, and even shiny and dark orthopedic screws — placed on both light and dark flooring. We used Montage 4484V in Flicker 84505 for the light tone and Montage 4484V in Navy Shuffle 84485 for the dark. Participants viewed the setups from two perspectives: tabletop height and floor level. Lighting wasn’t controlled or measured for the experiment. Our participants were a diverse group of randomly selected attendees and exhibitors of all ages, genders, and professions. Read more . . .
Sponsored by Shaw Contract Healthcare
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BAC highlights the Vertex Evaporative Condenser, where peak reliability meets easy maintenance, with enhanced materials, corrosion resistance and remote monitoring. The Vertex Condenser uses evaporative cooling and is an inherently sustainable solution for industrial refrigeration and process applications. Offering maximum uptime with easy and safe accessibility, it also has the lowest total cost of ownership with the lowest installation, maintenance and operating costs.
The Vertex Evaporative Condenser is designed with reliability and uptime in mind. It uses a direct-drive EC Fan System that ensures uninterrupted operation and eliminates the need for regular fan maintenance. Updates include enhanced material options that improve corrosion resistance and extend equipment life, helping customers reduce maintenance time and costs. New remote monitoring and control capabilities also strengthen long-term reliability and simplify operation. Featuring the largest access door, a sturdy step, and a safety handle, the Vertex is engineered to cut maintenance time in half while being safe. Read more . . .
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The healthcare built environment seeks skilled facility management practitioners operating at the highest level. Such FMs may need to oversee the maintenance and repair of all facilities to ensure a safe, efficient, and comfortable environment for patients, staff and visitors.
The McMorrow Reports and FMLink team, observing the increasing demand for FMs, launched the FMLink Job Board in September 2025. Healthcare built environment professionals thinking about a new opportunity will discover a wealth of jobs, many with signing bonuses. With hundreds of positions listed and more to come, the Job Board is open to all facility and building managers and related professionals.
Healthcare facility managers and planners can register to use the site, browse the postings, upload a resume, and apply for a new opportunity such as these:
Visit the new Job Board on FMLink. Read more . . .
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