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McCarthy, M. (2004.) Healthy design, The Lancet Vol. 364 (July 31): 405-406.

Landro L. (2006). The Informed Patient: New Standards for Hospitals Call For Patients to Get Private Rooms, The Wall Street Journal, March 22, 2006; Page A1

The Business of Life. Originally published in Wall Street Journal, July 13th, 2007. Describes Craig Zimring's involvement in a study of Intensive Care Units at Emory Hospital.

Research Reports

Active Living

Zimring, C. M. (2003). Promoting physical activity through the design and planning of public buildings. Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. This project examined how site selection, site design and building design of public buildings can be used to promote physical activity among office workers and visitors.

Zimring, C. M. (2005). Active living by design: Creating activity-enhancing residential settings. Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.

Zimring, C. M., Nicoll, G., Jundanian, K., Okcu, S., Bosch, S., Kohl, H. (2007). Increasing physical activity through innovative stair design: Evaluating skip-stop elevators combined with spacious stairs. Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.

Zimring, C. M. (2008). Walking on campus: correlates and web tools. National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences.

Curriculum Development

Lamb, G., & Zimring, C. M. (2008). Developing a Graduate Level Interdisciplinary Curriculum for Creating Safe and Effective Healthcare Environments: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.

Evidence Based Healthcare Design

Ulrich, R. S., Quan, X., Zimring, C. M., & Joseph , A. (2004). The role of the physical environment in the hospital of the 21st century: A once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.

Zimring, C. M., Seo, H., Bosch, S., Choi, Y., & Lu, Y. (2006). MCG 3 West critical care evaluation. Augusta, GA: Medical College of Georgia.

Augenbroe, G., Bafna, S., DuBose, J., & Choudhary, R. (2009). Supporting LSU in creating an excellent evidence-based hospital. Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.

Linking Health Systems Engineering to Design

Ulrich, R. S., Quan, X., Zimring, C. M., & Joseph , A. (2004). The role of the physical environment in the hospital of the 21st century: A once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.

Augenbroe, G., Bafna, S., & Choudhary, R. (2006). Supporting the redevelopment of healthcare in the wake of Katrina. Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.

Zimring, C. M., Bosch, S., & DuBose, J. (2006). Hospitals for the 21st century: planning site visits to promote evidence-based design.: The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.

Lima, C., & Augenbroe, G. (2007). The use of formal methods for decision making in the planning phase of healthcare facilities. Atlanta, GA: College of Architecture, Georgia Institute of Technology.

Augenbroe, G., Bafna, S., DuBose, J., & Choudhary, R. (2009). Supporting LSU in creating an excellent evidence-based hospital. Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.

DuBose, J., Magee, A., Herndon, M., D'Andre, B., Cowan, D., & Nagar, E. (2009). Pathways to a military health system innovation. Tricare Management Activity and the Military Health System.

Measuring Healthcare Outcomes

Augenbroe, G., Do, E., Bosch, S., & DuBose, J. (2008). Creating effective design tours for the 21st Century hospital: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.

Augenbroe, G., Bafna, S., DuBose, J., & Choudhary, R. (2009). Supporting LSU in creating an excellent evidence-based hospital. Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.

Sustainable Design

Pearce, A., Fischer, C., & DuBose, J. (2003). Introduction to sustainable facilities & infrastructure: final training report for Westover Air Reserve Base: U.S. Air Force Reserve Command.

Pearce, A., Fischer, C., & DuBose, J. (2003). Introduction to sustainable facilities & infrastructure: Final training report for Youngstown Air Reserve Base: U.S. Air Force Reserve Command.

Pearce, A., Bosch, S., & DuBose, J. (2005). Strategic facility plan for the Southwest Atlanta Community Wellness & Conference Center: Health Resource Management Associates, L.L.C.

Pearce, A., DuBose, J., Bosch, S., & Carpenter, A. (2005). Greening Georgia facilities: An analysis of LEED requirement impacts: Georgia Environmental Facilities Authority.

Pearce, A., DuBose, J., Bosch, S., & Carpenter, A. (2005). Sustainability and the state construction manual: voluntary guidelines for Georgia: Georgia State Financing and Investment Commission.

DuBose, J., & Labrador, A. (2010). Sustainable Resilient Flooring Choices for Hospitals (Abstract) Highlights From the New Research Collaborative Report: Heath Care without Harm./

DuBose, J., & Labrador, A. (2010). Sustainable resilient flooring choices for hospitals: Perceptions of users, specifiers and installers Health Care Research Collaborative. Reston, VA: Health Care Without Harm.