Commentary

MJ Medical

Why are there not more Post Occupancy Evaluations in healthcare projects?

15-Sep-2023

Post Occupancy Evaluation is a term which is talked about a great deal within the healthcare construction industry and was a hot topic of discussion at the recent European Healthcare Design conference in June 2023. The concept of Post Occupancy Evaluation (POE) is not a new one and has been around since the 1960s, but is it fully…

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Research and development - A means and an end

06-Jun-2023

For a consultancy firm like MJ Medical, it’s easy to understand why research and development is so important. At its core our business model is essentially providing applied technical knowledge to complex healthcare facility construction projects. Staying at the cutting edge of the knowledge-base that informs these projects, and constantly developing our tools and processes for delivering our services, is…

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Re-imagining the Hospital - Building Wellness

24-May-2022

In partnership with EcoResponsive Environments, MJ Medical have recently undertaken research focused on establishing a set of creative principles that can help planners, architects, and engineers view hospital design through the lens of broader concepts, including wellness, population health, and urban design.
Abstract
New potentials for building wellness are opening up, through initiatives to integrate health and care, currently driving a wholesale…