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Back to SearchS2 E4 – MRI Safety and the Built Environment
Season 2 Episode 4
After listening to this episode, you'll understand why guest Tobias (Toby) Gilk says, "The physics associated with MRI scanners is so otherworldly an…
1 year, 8 months ago
S2 E3 – Changes Ahead: Intellectual Property Rights and the Future of the Guidelines
Season 2 Episode 3
There's a seismic shift happening in the codes and standards development legal landscape as courts back away from the longstanding precedent of prot…
1 year, 9 months ago
S2 E2 – Built Environment Impacts on Operations and the Patient Experience
Season 2 Episode 2
Woven into any patient's health care experience is the environment in which they are treated. Questions about cleanliness and quietude appear on the…
1 year, 10 months ago
S2 E1 – What's New in the 2026 FGI Facility Code Drafts
Season 2 Episode 1
This is your chance to weigh in! The change in title from the 2022 Guidelines for Design and Construction documents to the 2026 FGI Facility Code …
1 year, 11 months ago
BONUS: Between the Lines – with ASHE
Season 2
Not an ASHE member? Didn't attend the HCFI conference? This episode is also for you! In this bonus episode (recorded at the Health Care Facilities I…
1 year, 11 months ago
E10 – Designing Care Spaces with Our Future Selves in Mind: Jane Rohde
Season 1 Episode 10
Jane Rohde is affectionately known in FGI circles as "the mother of the Residential Guidelines." Her passion for residential health care facility de…
2 years, 1 month ago
E9 – Ding! Ding! A Toast to Residential Care Dining Spaces: Addie Abushousheh
Season 1 Episode 9
Addie Abushousheh shares her insights on the evolution of residential health, care, and support facility design and construction, particularly focus…
2 years, 1 month ago
E8 – The Sound of Silence: Mandy Kachur
Season 1 Episode 8
Unless you're an expert in acoustics, it's likely the acoustic-related requirements in the Guidelines read like a foreign language. Acoustic engineer…
2 years, 2 months ago
E7 – Is Part 1 of the Guidelines Optional? —John Williams and Bridget McDougall
Season 1 Episode 7
In this week's episode, Bridget and John discuss the intricacies of design and construction standards as they unravel both the misconceptions and the…
2 years, 3 months ago
E6 – It's Electric! (Receptacles): Krista Biason
Season 1 Episode 6
In this episode, Bridget and John enter the world of electrical receptacles in patient care areas with electrical engineer expert Krista Biason. They…
2 years, 3 months ago