Have you noticed that when renovating a space in an existing hospital that a function does not fit into the same amount of space it used to? That is due to increased space requirements mandated by the FGI Guidelines, ADA, technological advances, and other codes and standards that affect the built environment. This presentation will compare programmatic elements and facilitate an interactive discussion on how these requirements affect hospital planning and programming. This session will enable attendees to:

Identify comparisons to older model codes and their current requirements.
Review building component programs and how they have grown in space need, while treating the same number of patients and using the same amount of staff.
List what is being done in the building codes to help with this situation.
Discuss strategies to create efficient and compliant spaces.