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Healthcare Tech Trends — by David Glenn RCDD, CTS-D, LEED AP BD+C, Systems Designer

From augmented reality to artificial intelligence, modern communications technologies are transforming every facet of the healing experience. And as the Millennial population continues to grow, how will healthcare delivery evolve to keep up with the technology-centric patients of the future?

At the recent Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) Annual Conference & Exhibition, leaders focused on ten key healthcare […]

July 31st, 2017|Healthcare, Knowledge|
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Smart Building Design: An Interview with J.P. Bonin

The Sextant Group’s Intelligent Buildings Technologies Practice Leader

What is a Smart/Intelligent Building?
A “smart” or “intelligent” building can and should have different meanings for the various stakeholders who are tied to a building’s ecosystem. A common misconception is that a “smart” building simply has to do with creating energy efficiency and/or the Building Management Systems (BMS) being commissioned properly […]

July 31st, 2017|Knowledge|
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PCHS: A New Home for Healthcare Education

by Aaron Barber CTS, Senior Consultant

A long time ago, in a community far, far away (Lancaster PA)…I had lofty dreams to become a concert-pianist doctor.

As dreams go for a little skate-punk kid growing up in a bucolic Pennsylvania town in the mid-80’s, I don’t think this was too lofty a goal, and frankly at the time, it actually […]

July 18th, 2017|Healthcare, Knowledge|
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Top Trends in Library Design

by Project Consultant Christopher Foster CTS and Senior Consultant Jim Viviano CTS

Norfolk’s Slover Library. Santa Clara Library for the 21st Century. The iconic game-changing James B. Hunt Library at North Carolina State University. Wherever you look, emerging technologies in colleges and universities around the world are transforming the way faculty teach and students learn by creating innovative, collaborative environments […]

May 31st, 2017|Knowledge, Library, Technology, Thought Leadership, Trends|
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Rethinking Technology for Higher Education

by Craig Park, FSMPS, Assoc. AIA, Principal Consultant, The Sextant Group

Improving learning outcomes is the new mantra on higher education campuses. Positioning a young, motivated, intelligent, and globally informed cohort of Millennial and Z-gen students for success in a workplace of the future is their goal. Learning spaces of all types are being designed to support peer-to-peer, collaborative, experiential, […]

May 2nd, 2017|Knowledge|
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A Case for Technology

by Craig Park, FSMPS, Assoc. AIA, Principal Consultant, The Sextant Group

AIA Atlanta published Craig Park’s article, “The Architecture of Connection: A Case for Technology in the Practice of the Future” in their 2017 journal Design Equilibrium. In his article, Craig explores an ever growing, ever evolving sea change of technologies that are integral to the future of the design […]

May 1st, 2017|Knowledge|
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The 24/7-Connected Patient

by Mark S. Valenti, President and CEO, The Sextant Group

Technology in Healthcare
From place-based to technology-based, the nature of healthcare delivery is changing rapidly. Across the US, our architectural, healthcare and medical education clients from Harvard Medical School to The Cleveland Clinic continue to transcend the boundaries of space and time. Telemedicine, telehealth, mHealth, e-health, wearable devices—what does the healing […]

March 30th, 2017|Healthcare, Hospitals, Knowledge, Thought Leadership|
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Lessons All Around Us: Your School is a Living Laboratory

by Joseph Bocchiaro III, PhD, CStd, CTS-D, CTS-I, ISF-C, Principal Consultant, The Sextant Group

Principals are always looking for practical ways to teach kids. They send classes on field trips, bring in guest speakers, and show videos. But you don’t necessarily have to send your students outside the building for a rich learning experience. Look around and you will see […]

March 23rd, 2017|Active Learning, Knowledge, Learning Studio|
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Automaxpectations: What do you think will happen next?

by Joseph Bocchiaro III, PhD, CStd, CTS-D, CTS-I, ISF-C, Principal Consultant, The Sextant Group

My car doors lock mysteriously for no apparent reason, its gears shift right before I think they should. My operating system decides to update and shut me down when I am racing toward a deadline. Elevators show up before I press the button. For a long […]

October 20th, 2016|Knowledge|
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The Internet of Things: AV/IT Benefits for the Enterprise

by Craig Park, FSMPS, Assoc. AIA, Principal Consultant, The Sextant Group

The Internet of Things (IoT) is at the hub of a convergence of interdisciplinary and multi-disciplinary collaboration fueled by the growth of the globally connected digital organizations. Whether in business, education, or government, forward-thinking organizations, teams, and alliances are leading the charge by demanding relevant, real time data and […]

October 20th, 2016|Corporate, Knowledge|
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