As healthcare becomes increasingly complex and providing cost-effective, quality patient care becomes increasingly important, healthcare environments are challenged to consider alternatives to current design standards. These design opportunities underscore the importance of material choice in the healthcare environment, and how materials impact acoustics, safety, durability, and aesthetics, to name a few considerations. 

We use glass as a case study to explore how this building material can serve as a design solution to address four key areas in the care environment: 
(1) infection control
(2) dignity and privacy
(3) safety and visibility
(4) beauty and satisfaction.

This CEU is part of a two day event series with Rosalyn Cama and Charlie Rizzo who discuss glass as a material in the designed space and how it can serve as a design solution to address the spread of infection, safety and privacy.