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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.

02/05/2026

How does birth center design shape maternal health outcomes? 2023 New Investigator Award recipient Devi A. Soman, M.Arch, PGDHHM, EDAC has completed her study exploring “The Impact of Free-Standing Birth Center Physical Environments on Patient Experience and Maternal Health Outcomes for Racially and Ethnically Diverse Women”. Watch the project video to discover her results here: https://loom.ly/Veb8EzE

02/05/2026

The Center for Health Design’s EDAC program awards a credential to individuals who demonstrate an understanding of how to apply an evidence-based process to the design and construction of all settings that contribute to health, safety and wellbeing including measuring and reporting results. If you would like to distinguish yourself for your knowledge and practice of EBD in healthcare, we encourage you to become EDAC certified. Learn about EDAC here: https://loom.ly/Gd_PnSU

02/03/2026

Strategic capital planning is essential to healthcare success. Join us at the PDC Summit with the American Hospital Association and the American Society for Health Care Engineering as members of The Center’s Built Environment Network (BEN)—Stephen Carbery of Carbery Facilities Solutions, LLC, Matthew Bode of Baptist Health, Susana Erpestad of HDR, and Clayton Mitchell of Yale New Haven Health—share metrics and benchmarks that reveal key differences across projects and offer practical ways to improve delivery speed, cost efficiency, and quality. This session qualifies for EDAC CEUs. View session information here: https://loom.ly/TF3lHMc

02/02/2026

Register for our February EDAC Exam online study session series beginning this Friday! 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

02/02/2026

Join us at the 2026 PDC Summit with the American Hospital Association and American Society for Health Care Engineering in Houston for The Center’s Awards Ceremony and Changemaker Keynote! This year’s event honors Scott Zeller with the Changemaker Award, recognizing his profound influence on how healthcare environments are designed and built.

Additionally, we’ll honor outstanding achievements in healthcare design with three prestigious awards: Healthcare Environment Awards, Joseph G. Sprague New Investigator Award, and the Touchstone Awards. Experience insights from leading healthcare design experts and explore the latest in evidence-based research. We hope to see you there! More info: https://loom.ly/Htt8QUg

01/30/2026

With industry news, current trends, field reports, and more, can help you take on the unique challenges facing the health facility design, construction and operations communities. Get a free two-year digital subscription today: https://loom.ly/tc62m_4

01/30/2026

As part of a comprehensive cancer center initiative, HGA’s St. Elizabeth Cancer Center led an interdisciplinary team in an extensive post-occupancy evaluation of a new cancer infusion center, comparing results to pre-occupancy data from the two facilities it replaced.

Using a consistent mixed-methods approach—including surveys and shadowing—the study explored how infusion center design influences staff efficiency, workflow, and both patient and staff satisfaction.

Jurors stated that the project demonstrated a high level of detail, thoughtful inclusion of all major stakeholder groups, and a seamless tie back to the business case, goals, objectives, and outcomes. Read more about the 2026 Platinum Touchstone Award recipient here: https://loom.ly/iAg1jJQ

01/30/2026

Our EDAC risk-free offer ends tomorrow! Register for the EDAC exam ASAP 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

01/29/2026

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

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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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