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Research: We help facilitate research on how the design of the built environment affects outcomes.

The Center for Health Design is a non-profit organization - through design research, education and advocacy we improve and maximize health, safety and wellness in environments where people live, work and heal. A major initiative is the Pebble Project, a unique and dynamic collaborative, where forward-thinking healthcare, design, and industry professionals learn, research, and share information with one another. Our website has more than 40 free research reports and whitepapers that link the built environment to outcomes and searchable databases of relevant research and project examples. Education: Our Evidence-based Design Accreditation & Certification (EDAC) program is an internationally recognized educational program that awards credentials to individuals who demonstrate a thorough understanding of how to apply an evidence-based process to plan and design healthcare facilities. With more than 1,200 certified individuals since its launch in 2009, EDAC is quickly becoming one of the healthcare design industry’s most important credentials. Each year, more than 4,000 individuals attend our annual Healthcare Design conference and 30,000 subscribe to Healthcare Design magazine (both produced by Vendome Group in association with CHD). Advocacy: We recognize and promote excellence in design and leadership through 5 award programs. By providing input into the Guidelines for the Design and Construction of Health Care Facilities, we are advocating for change in the building codes and standards. A partner in the Healthier Hospitals Initiative, we are an active participant in a coalition of major health systems and organizations committed to improving sustainability and safety across the healthcare sector. Hundreds of individuals and organizations are engaged to support our work and help transform the industry through our affiliate membership program.

01/29/2026

The Center for Health Design website attracts highly competent and skilled professionals seeking the latest research and information in the health design field. What better place to look for talent for your company? Purchase a job posting - either 30 days, 60 days, or 90 days - and we will add it to our website's job board. To purchase a job posting, visit this link. https://loom.ly/DOjH7Bo

01/29/2026

Register for our February EDAC Exam online study session series! Join The Center's Donna Deckard, Kati Peditto of DLR Group, Julie Kent of Albert Kahn Associates and Annette Klaus of Steelcase Health for comprehensive online study sessions to help you prepare to take the EDAC exam. The sessions provide general information about the types of questions on the exam, as well as an overview of the six domains included in the exam.

In this four-part series, presenters will provide a detailed review of content from each of the study guides and discuss key concepts that you need to know. The sessions will be presented as follows:

February 6, 2026: Study Guide 1 – An Introduction to Evidenced-Based Design
February 13, 2026: Study Guide 2 – Research – Building the Evidence-Base
February 20, 2026: Study Guide 3 – Integrating Evidence-Based Design
February 27, 2026: Review

Learn more and register: https://loom.ly/EZrEh7U

01/28/2026

The Center for Health Design is proud to announce Seokyung Park, MS, as a 2025 Joseph G. Sprague New Investigator Award recipient. Ms. Park is a PhD candidate in the Department of Architecture at Texas A&M University.

Her research project, "Enhancing Resident Health in Long-term Care Communities: Bridging Indoor and Outdoor Spaces", aims to investigate how the design of indoor-outdoor transition spaces affects assisted living residents' use of outdoor spaces. Congratulations, Seokyung! View the announcement at the link: https://loom.ly/NMe0dn8

01/28/2026

Integrating an Evidence-Based Design (EBD) process with Lean methodology during a project’s planning, design and construction phases can yield a wide and unique range of health, safety, quality and business outcomes. Attend our 2026 PDC Summit Pre-Conference Workshop to hear The Center's Donna Deckard, Terri Zborowsky of HGA, Andrea Sponsel of HKS Architects and Jeff O'Neill of Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital lead you through the EBD fundamentals of finding and applying relevant research, and leveraging Lean methods to identity and prioritize issues.

You will learn how and where to incorporate Lean and EBD during the various stages, how to build a business case linking design to health outcomes, and hear examples of how organizations have successfully integrated these processes. Learn more and register at the link. https://loom.ly/CvFR_x8

01/27/2026

New research is published daily, and it’s virtually impossible to stay current. While AI chat bots may provide answers that sound great, they're usually not specific, and they're not always right. What’s the answer?

Join us at the PDC Summit with the American Hospital Association and American Society for Health Care Engineering for a rapid-fire session of recent studies with The Center’s research team Ellen Taylor and Yolanda Keys. Participants will leave this session with better insights into the latest research topics and takeaways, as well as an understanding about resources to facilitate the use of evidence during design. View session info here: https://loom.ly/PxV1KvU

01/26/2026

Every day, we help healthcare and design professionals, as well as product manufacturers, vendors, and educators, design and build safer and more efficient hospitals, clinics, doctor’s offices, nursing homes, assisted living facilities, and wellness centers.

When you contribute to The Center for Health Design, you’ll fund research, education, and community efforts for those who are designing and building healthcare facilities in the U.S. and abroad, making them safer and healthier for all. Make a contribution to The Center and make a difference in the future of healthcare. Donate here: https://loom.ly/7kDZaqQ

01/26/2026

Join us Thursday for the next EBD Journal Club as we welcome Zahra Zamani, PhD, EDAC, LSSYB of BSA to discuss new research on how clinic design shapes patient experience and staff efficiency. Drawing on behavior mapping, shadowing, surveys, and Gemba walk-throughs across four outpatient clinics, this session highlights how thoughtful design can reduce navigation challenges, improve waiting experiences, and support smoother workflows. Learn more and register: https://loom.ly/mgo_goI

01/23/2026

Conferences and magazine articles are one way to share your project, but there is another option! At the 2026 PDC Summit with the American Hospital Association and the American Society for Health Care Engineering, co-editors of the Health Environments Research & Design (HERD) Journal Debbie Gregory, Kirk Hamilton, Ellen Taylor and Shan Jiang will share the whys, hows, and whats of peer-reviewed publication.

Attendees will gain insights into article types ranging from letters to the editor to original research. Speakers will share expectations, insights, and tips for authors. Whether you're preparing your first manuscript or refining your approach, this session will demystify the scholarly publishing process so you can share your impactful work. View session info: https://loom.ly/wEqOKOg

01/23/2026

Put these upcoming healthcare design events on your calendar! View our January 2026 Upcoming Events newsletter here: https://loom.ly/A1jOxCY

01/22/2026

Rather than space acting as a control strategy, a more spatially and socially sensitive environment improves safety by elevating patient dignity. Utilizing a human-centered approach to design, strategies examine both tangible and intangible elements and their relationships to spatial and social density that strengthen staff-patient connections, facilitate innovations, and create a safer place for staff to deliver and children to receive mental health treatment.

The Design Strategies that Reduce Aggression in Child and Adolescent Mental Health Facilities webinar shares research and case studies that explore how design can be used as a tool complementing therapeutic protocols to reduce patient stress and aggression on pediatric mental health units. Visit our Behavioral & Mental Health Toolbox sponsored by Accurate Lock & Hardware Co., Altro, architecture+, Whitehall Manufacturing and ModuForm, Inc to learn more. Visit the toolbox: https://loom.ly/P7yT99M

01/22/2026

Our EDAC risk-free offer is ending soon! Register for the EDAC exam by January 31st and take it anytime in the next year. Plus, if you don't pass you can retake it at no extra cost. Get complete details at the link. https://loom.ly/VvjPZoc

01/21/2026

Health Environments Research & Design (HERD) is a peer-reviewed journal of research and methodology papers, theory articles, case studies, and book reviews focused on the effects of health design on patient, provider, and organizational outcomes. Help grow this body of knowledge by becoming a reviewer for future submissions. Learn more here: https://loom.ly/FFFQ_yY

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Research: We help facilitate research on how the design of the built environment affects outcomes. A major initiative is the Pebble Project, a unique and dynamic collaborative, where forward-thinking healthcare, design, and industry professionals learn, research, and share information with one another. Our website has more than 40 free research reports and whitepapers that link the built environment to outcomes and searchable databases of relevant research and project examples. Education: Our Evidence-based Design Accreditation & Certification (EDAC) program is an internationally recognized educational program that awards credentials to individuals who demonstrate a thorough understanding of how to apply an evidence-based process to plan and design healthcare facilities. With more than 1,200 certified individuals since its launch in 2009, EDAC is quickly becoming one of the healthcare design industry’s most important credentials. Each year, more than 4,000 individuals attend our annual Healthcare Design conference and 30,000 subscribe to Healthcare Design magazine (both produced by Vendome Group in association with CHD). Advocacy: We recognize and promote excellence in design and leadership through 5 award programs. By providing input into the Guidelines for the Design and Construction of Health Care Facilities, we are advocating for change in the building codes and standards. A partner in the Healthier Hospitals Initiative, we are an active participant in a coalition of major health systems and organizations committed to improving sustainability and safety across the healthcare sector. Hundreds of individuals and organizations are engaged to support our work and help transform the industry through our affiliate membership program.

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