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MCD M D EDICAL CO ST CONSTRUCTION & DESIGNESIGN
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Out with the old, in with the new
New Year's is without a doubt my favorite holiday. It is a time to revisit and evaluate a few old goals and make some new ones. It is a fresh start to a new and improved you. With that said, welcome to our fi rst issue of 2012. Throughout the year, we will be making a few changes to our print content/format, and our online offerings have been enhanced. However, we will continue to bring you the same comprehensive coverage in the medical construc- tion and design industry. We will also maintain our spotlight section, which shines on select topics such as healthcare kitchens/food-service areas and emer- gency power.
This year we are rolling out supplemental sections beginning with our HVAC supplement (see inside). Each supplement will highlight similar content as the main magazine including feature articles, industry news and product news all presented in a compact format and focused on a subtopic within the industry. Stay tuned for more supplements throughout the year. Speaking of compact and new this year, the electronic version of our publication can now be conveniently viewed on an iPad, iPhone, Android or Blackberry device. Visit mcdmag.epubxp.com for more information.
Also be sure to check out our website frequently in between issues as content is updated regularly with a few exclusive items, as well as breaking news and relevant industry topics. And if you have not signed up for our e-newsletter, you can easily do so at www. mcdmag.com.
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EDITORIAL BOARD James Brownrigg, Vice President, Healthcare Group, Turner Construction
Rocklon B. Chapin, CHE Executive Vice President and Sr. Offi cer, SMDC Health System Hospital Division
Niklaus Fincher, Vice President, Purchased Services Sales & Capital, VHA Robin Guenther, FAIA, LEED AP Principal, Perkins+Will
John Kouletsis, AIA, EDAC, Executive Director, Strategy, Planning and Design, National Facilities Services, Kaiser Permanente
Dan Lee, AAHID, AIA, ASID, IIDA President, Lee Design Group, Past President, American Academy of Healthcare Interior Designers
Tom Leonidas, Jr., P.E., Vice President and Healthcare Practice Leader, Sparling
Alison Levino Jones, AAHID, ASID, IIDA, LEED AP, Principal, LeVino Jones Medical Interiors, Inc., Communications Chair, American Academy of Healthcare Interior Designers
George J. Mann, AIA, Professor, The Skaggs-Sprague Endowed Chair of Health Facilities Design, College of Architecture, Texas A&M; University Founder and Chairman, The RPD (Resource Planning and Development) Group
James W. Moler, P.E., LEED AP Turner Healthcare, Manager Engineering Systems Member, Green Guide for Health Care Steering Committee
Kathryn M. Pelczarski, Director, Applied Solutions Group, ECRI Institute
T. Scott Rawlings, AIA, ACHA, LEED AP, Vice President, Healthcare, RTKL Associates; Past President, AIA Academy of Architecture for Health
Laura Rygielski Preston, FACHE, Vice President, Global Healthcare, Healthcare Practice, Trane Commercial Systems, Ingersoll Rand Security Technologies
Ronald L. Skaggs, FAIA, FACHA, FHFI, LEED AP Chairman Emeritus, HKS Inc. Former President, American Institute of Architects
Joseph G. Sprague, FAIA, FACHA, FHFI, Senior Vice President/Director Health Facilities, HKS, Inc.
Greg Wieland, AIA, Healthcare Design Principal, Gresham, Smith and Partners
EDITORIAL PURPOSE: Medical Construction & Design (MCD) ISSN 2155-823X will provide the reader with insights and information related to the healthcare construction and design industry. SUBSCRIPTIONS: Medical Construction & Design is published six times a year, bimonthly, by Inform Publishing Group LLC, 8040 E. Morgan Trail, Ste. 23 Scottsdale, AZ 85258. Application to mail at periodicals postage rates is pending at Scottsdale, AZ and additional mailing offices. Annual subscriptions are free of charge for qualified requesters. Non-qualified subscribers will be charged $45 in the United States, $75 in Canada and Mexico and $105 in all other countries. Single copies (prepaid): $9 in the United States (plus postage), $14 in Canada and Mexico (plus postage) and $19 in all other countries (plus postage). POSTMASTER: Send address changes to Medical Construction & Design, P.O. Box 211; Lowell, MA 01853. TRADEMARKS: Medical Construction & Design is a registered trademark of Inform Publishing Group LLC. OPINIONS NOTICE: The opinions expressed in the articles are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect those of Inform Publishing Group LLC. Inform Publishing Group LLC assumes no liability for any material published herein. COPYRIGHT: Copyright 2012 by Inform Publishing Group LLC. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted by any means, without the prior written permission from Inform Publishing Group LLC.