Rice University Building Institute (RBI)

As of November 30, 2010, the Rice University Building Institute is closed. More information regarding the closure can be found here.

The 2010 Fellows Program consisted of 10 events, which kicked off on March 3-4th with our Annual Convocation.

Between March and November of 2010, each of the nine selected Research Fellows hosted a series of half-day collaboratives to which selected industry "thought leaders" were be invited. The object was to generate actionable approaches that will stimulate innovation in healthcare capital improvement strategies, with all proceedings published by the Rice University Building Institute. Presentations and more information can be found for each program through the program links in the right-hand column on this page.

Fellows Program:

The 2010 Fellows Program consisted of 10 events, which kicked off on March 3-4th with the Annual Convocation. The first Collaborative followed on March 24-25th in Dallas, with eight additional Collaboratives running one per month through November 2010.

Between March and November of 2010, each of the nine selected Research Fellows hosted a series of half-day collaboratives to which selected industry "thought leaders" were be invited. The object was to generate actionable approaches that would stimulate innovation in healthcare capital improvement strategies, with all proceedings published by the Rice University Building Institute.

Each of the Fellows was selected based on the following criteria:

• Industry prominence
• Body of work
• Innovative Approaches

Individually, Fellows are asked to identify capital improvement concerns of vital importance. The Institute suggests that they avoid philosophical or conceptual issues and concentrate on items that are currently pressing and of particularly high value. Please visit each collaborative above to learn more about their topics.

Panelist participation on 2010 Fellow Program Collaboratives is by invitation only, and structured to encourage interdisciplinary, constructive conversation toward a single, Fellow-driven topic in non-competitive environments.

Active participation in each Collaborative is limited to the Fellow and representatives and 10-12 expert panelists.

For the latest in Research Collaborative agendas, participants, whitepapers, and schedules as they become available, please select a hospital system tab above.