The Center for Health Design

The Center for Health Design 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 wit

h 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.

Register for our September EDAC Exam online study session series beginning next Friday. Join The Center's Donna Deckard,...
09/02/2026

Register for our September EDAC Exam online study session series beginning next Friday. Join The Center's Donna Deckard, Kati Peditto of Built Experience Lab, 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:

September 11, 2026: Study Guide 1 – An Introduction to Evidenced-Based Design
September 18, 2026: Study Guide 2 – Research – Building the Evidence-Base
September 25, 2026: Study Guide 3 – Integrating Evidence-Based Design
October 2, 2026: Review

Learn more and register: https://loom.ly/rGZM4bU

What’s different about speed to market? Hear Clayton Mitchell of Yale New Haven Health, Mike McKay of ERDMAN, Melissa Da...
09/02/2026

What’s different about speed to market? Hear Clayton Mitchell of Yale New Haven Health, Mike McKay of ERDMAN, Melissa Dallal of Interface, Beth Melchi of BOLDT, and Michael Wood of Wood Consulting Group LLC offer perspectives from across the project delivery process, exploring how interdisciplinary collaboration, integrated technology and processes, and faster, clearer decisions can help make speed to market an enduring competitive advantage. Learn more and register: https://loom.ly/Jt-aJf4

What happens after the ribbon cutting? At MindSpaces26, hear early lessons from the newly opened Pine Rest Pediatric Cen...
09/02/2026

What happens after the ribbon cutting?

At MindSpaces26, hear early lessons from the newly opened Pine Rest Pediatric Center of Behavioral Health. Melanie Baumhover and Sophia Skemp of BWBR, and Heather Treib and Heide Rollings from Pine Rest Christian Mental Health Services will share post-occupancy findings, staff survey data, and feedback from patients and families to explore how design decisions are performing in practice and what these insights mean for future pediatric behavioral health projects. Learn more and register today. https://loom.ly/80Bg3iA

Can concepts driving culture change in senior living translate in a behavioral healthcare setting? To determine if there...
09/01/2026

Can concepts driving culture change in senior living translate in a behavioral healthcare setting? To determine if there's an effective balance between design and safety & patient comfort, dignity and control, the webinar: Behavioral Health Care Integration: IP, OP, and ED - located in our Behavioral and Mental Health Toolbox sponsored by Accurate Lock & Hardware Co., Altro Americas, architecture+, Whitehall Manufacturing and ModuForm, Inc - shares case studies and work on the boards of a variety of projects to discover if architecture influences behavior. Watch the webinar by visiting the toolbox here: https://loom.ly/P7yT99M

Join us at MindSpaces26, The Center for Health Design’s annual behavioral and mental health design workshop bringing tog...
09/01/2026

Join us at MindSpaces26, The Center for Health Design’s annual behavioral and mental health design workshop bringing together healthcare leaders, designers, and industry experts to explore strategies for creating more supportive, human-centered environments.

Opening keynote speaker Todd Archbold of PrairieCare will explore the extraordinary challenges facing modern psychiatric care delivery—from rising acuity and workforce shortages to aging infrastructure and the need for greater safety, dignity, and outcomes. Through historical perspective, operational insight, and frontline clinical experience, Todd will inspire attendees to rethink behavioral health environments and pursue continuous improvement. Register here: https://loom.ly/80Bg3iA

The Center for Health Design launched the Healthcare Environment Award in 1989 to encourage and celebrate the use of an ...
08/31/2026

The Center for Health Design launched the Healthcare Environment Award in 1989 to encourage and celebrate the use of an evidenced-based design process and a focus on the positive outcomes achieved in healthcare building projects through design. Since then, nearly 300 projects from around the world have been awarded the distinction.

In partnership with Health Facilities Management (HFM) magazine, The Center is accepting entries for the 2027 Healthcare Environment Awards for a number of categories through September 21. Award recipients will be honored at The Center's Award Ceremony at the 2027 PDC Summit in New Orleans; receive feature coverage in HFM Magazine; and gain exposure throughout the year to The Center's global community and to the American Society for Health Care Engineering community of 12,000+ healthcare provider and facilities professionals. Learn more here: https://loom.ly/Tkj_SAE

Join us in Minneapolis September 14-15 for MindSpaces26, a day-and-a-half behavioral and mental health design program ex...
08/31/2026

Join us in Minneapolis September 14-15 for MindSpaces26, a day-and-a-half behavioral and mental health design program exploring real-world strategies to better support patients, families, and care teams. Kimberly Newton McMurray of Behavioral Health Facility Consulting, LLC, and Sara Wengert of architecture+ will candidly uncover the persistent and complex challenges in designing mental and behavioral health settings.

Using a “day in the life” lens, they’ll share real-world examples and lessons learned—bridging the gap between design in the wild and design as imagined. Learn more and register: https://loom.ly/80Bg3iA

The Center for Health Design website attracts highly competent and skilled professionals seeking the latest research and...
08/28/2026

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 or view current listings, visit this link. https://loom.ly/Es5vijk

Put these upcoming healthcare design events on your calendar! View our August 2026 Upcoming Events newsletter here: http...
08/28/2026

Put these upcoming healthcare design events on your calendar! View our August 2026 Upcoming Events newsletter here: https://loom.ly/8Dcawoc

Speed to market has shifted from being an operational advantage and may now be a strategic imperative. Join Clayton Mitc...
08/28/2026

Speed to market has shifted from being an operational advantage and may now be a strategic imperative. Join Clayton Mitchell of Yale New Haven Health, Mike McKay of ERDMAN, Melissa Dallal of Interface, and Beth Melchi of BOLDT, moderated by Michael Wood of Wood Consulting Group LLC, to explore collaborative project delivery, data-driven technology, automation, site-of-care optimization, and what is needed to achieve improved speed to market. Learn more and register: https://loom.ly/Jt-aJf4

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