Design Decisions That Quietly Build Infection Risk

In Part 2 of this three-part Construction Series, we focus exclusively on design-stage decisions in healthcare construction and renovation.This episode examines how infection risk is often quietly embedded during planning — through assumptions about workflow, room size, hand hygiene placement, storage, materials, and airflow design intent.This is not an episode about construction execution or outbreaks.It’s about what happens before the first wall is built.Part 3 will move into active construction, barriers, dust control, PPE storage, HVAC disruption, commissioning, and early occupancy.