| dc.contributor.author | Heckmann, Daniel Thomas | |
| dc.description.abstract | Modular design has become an industry leading philosophy for the future of community-based health services. Modular construction applied as a design principle subdivides a construction system into independently fabricated units, similar in size, shape, and functionality to formulate a structure. The benefits of this approach include time-to-build efficiency, cost-effectiveness, quality and precision, minimal impact, re-use, and modification. This process contradicts traditional construction, pre-fabricating spaces off site to be assembled later. Through correlational research and simulation software, products of modular and traditional construction methods can be compared using operational statistics. The modular approach to healthcare construction has potential to save lives and reduce the risk of patient discomfort. Utilizing these design principles to codify the inherent responsibility of modern healthcare. The purpose of this thesis is to study the efficacy of the current method of modularity among the industry with intention to refine the process for a safer, enjoyable, more efficient, and replicable solution. | en_US |
| dc.publisher | North Dakota State University | en_US |
| dc.rights | NDSU policy 190.6.2 | en_US |
| dc.title | The Efficacy of Modular Design in Healthcare | en_US |
| dc.type | Thesis | en_US |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2023-05-22T20:47:05Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2023-05-22T20:47:05Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2023 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10365/33147 | |
| dc.rights.uri | https://www.ndsu.edu/fileadmin/policy/190.pdf | en_US |
| ndsu.degree | Master of Architecture (MArch) | en_US |
| ndsu.college | Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences | en_US |
| ndsu.department | Architecture | en_US |
| ndsu.program | Architecture | en_US |
| ndsu.advisor | Mahalingam, Ganapathy | en_US |
| ndsu.award | Peter F. McKenzie Memorial Award for Architectural Design Finalist | en_US |
| ndsu.award | Lakshmi Mahalingam Award for Research in Digital Design Winner | en_US |
