There is further evidence to show that building science—or more specifically, how we manage it—can have a major effect on infection rates. Dr. Stephanie Taylor and her team conducted a study of 370 patients to try to identify the major cause(s) of infection. They looked at the usual s

Most of the time we’re called in to figure out how a facility (the physical environment) is causing or contributing to infection. But sometimes, we like to be on the other side of it—before the infections happen. Proactive instead of reactive, so to say. According to a new guide book

Think back to the last construction or maintenance project at your hospital. Were you nervous about infection control problems? Wondering if you’d installed all the necessary control measures? Probably. But it seemed like the only option was to cross your fingers and pray that everyth

Think of your next construction project as a road trip. Your destination is the completed project, and your goal is to get there with as few setbacks as possible. To do this, you’ll need a detailed Infection Control Risk Assessment (ICRA) Plan to keep track of all your travel details,