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 with 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.

The Center for Health Design launched the Healthcare Environment Award in 1989 to encourage and celebrate the use of an ...
09/16/2026

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

What’s different about speed to market? Hear Clayton Mitchell of Yale New Haven Health, Mike McKay of ERDMAN, Melissa Da...
09/16/2026

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

Tune into the latest episode of The Healthcare Interior Design 2.0 Podcast. In today's episode, Cheryl sits down with Ja...
09/15/2026

Tune into the latest episode of The Healthcare Interior Design 2.0 Podcast. In today's episode, Cheryl sits down with Jamie Raymond, Healthcare Design Strategist and partner at Four Point Design.

In this episode, Jamie shares why interior designers need a meaningful seat at the table early in the design process, what she has learned from a nearly 20-year relationship with Eskenazi Health, and why listening closely to caregivers can completely change the direction of a healthcare environment.

The conversation also looks ahead at the forces reshaping healthcare interiors today — from post-COVID material durability and workforce pressures to modular construction, rapidly changing technology, and the continuing need to create spaces of calm, respite, dignity, and human connection. Listen to the episode here: https://loom.ly/YHl3gZ4

Every day, we help healthcare and design professionals, as well as product manufacturers, vendors, and educators, design...
09/15/2026

Every day, we help healthcare and design professionals, as well as product manufacturers, vendors, and educators, design and build safer and more efficient hospitals, clinics, doctor’s offices, nursing homes, assisted living facilities, and wellness centers.

When you contribute to The Center for Health Design, you’ll fund research, education, and community efforts for those who are designing and building healthcare facilities in the U.S. and abroad, making them safer and healthier for all. Make a contribution to The Center and make a difference in the future of healthcare. Donate here: https://loom.ly/7kDZaqQ

Who’s driving real change in healthcare design? Across our industry, countless professionals are innovating, mentoring, ...
09/14/2026

Who’s driving real change in healthcare design? Across our industry, countless professionals are innovating, mentoring, and leading important work—often on small projects, limited budgets, or in underserved communities where recognition is rare. If you know an individual or organization whose vision and dedication are transforming how healthcare facilities are designed and built, nominate them for our Changemaker Award. Submit today, nominations close Friday! https://loom.ly/HVbm8Ec

Want to hear who's doing what, where and how in healthcare design? Our monthly Currents newsletter features new research...
09/11/2026

Want to hear who's doing what, where and how in healthcare design? Our monthly Currents newsletter features new research, tools, resources and events for you. Follow the link to see our September 2026 newsletter. Read it here: https://loom.ly/nqa5M3w

Today is World Mental Health Day, a day to raise awareness of mental health issues around the world and to mobilize effo...
09/10/2026

Today is World Mental Health Day, a day to raise awareness of mental health issues around the world and to mobilize efforts in support of mental health. The day provides an opportunity for all stakeholders working on mental health issues to talk about their work, and what more needs to be done to make mental health care a reality for people worldwide.

Thanks to the generous support of Accurate Lock & Hardware Co., Altro Americas, architecture+, Whitehall Manufacturing and ModuForm, Inc, our Behavioral & Mental Health Toolbox is open for free access to our entire healthcare design community.

Comprised of content authored and curated by The Center's research staff, the toolbox contains a vast array of design research, resources and tools for connecting the built environment to better health outcomes and reduced cost of care. Visit the Behavioral & Mental Health Toolbox here: https://loom.ly/P7yT99M

Speed to market has shifted from being an operational advantage and may now be a strategic imperative. Join Clayton Mitc...
09/09/2026

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

Register for our September EDAC Exam online study session series beginning this Friday. Join The Center's Donna Deckard,...
09/08/2026

Register for our September EDAC Exam online study session series beginning this 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

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