Perkins+Will Research Journal / Vol. 04.02

This issue of the Perkins+Will Research Journal includes five articles that focus on different research topics, such as process modeling used to inform size of waiting spaces in outpatient clinics; methods used to distract patients of different ages in pediatric clinics and relationships to design attributes; risks and liability associated with the design of sustainable buildings; simulations and use of lean design principles for space planning in emergency departments; and, methods for improving patients’ waiting times in healthcare facilities.