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FGI Bulletin #28

Announcements

Need Education on FGI Codes/Guidelines? We’ve Got That!

FGI is proud to announce the debut of FGI University, your new destination for professional education on the FGI Codes/Guidelines. Now through November 15, enjoy 15% off all learning, including all-access passes. Use code Launch15 at checkout.

Created to transform knowledge into meaningful impact, FGI University helps health and residential care design professionals put the FGI Codes/Guidelines into practice with clarity and confidence. Through dynamic live sessions, on-demand courses, and expert-led discussions, FGI University empowers professionals to design environments that advance safety, efficiency, and well-being across the continuum of care.

Featured FGI University courses

Upcoming Courses on FGI University 

Designing for Durability and Cleanability: Aligning with FGI Codes/Guidelines

2022 to 2026 –What Changed? An inside look at the 2026 FGI Code for Planning and Design of Residential Care and Support Settings

The Medical Psychiatry Unit: Development of a New FGI Section for an Emerging Inpatient Unit Typology

Explore all the FGI University course offerings today—and stay tuned as new courses, events, and live sessions continue to expand this growing resource for the health care design community.

Coming Soon—FGICodes.org

A major upgrade will be coming to our e-commerce platform on December 13, as well as a new company website address and a reimagined digital library experience that will launch with the 2026 edition early next year.

What you need to know

  1. FGI’s main website will transition from FGIGuidelines.org to FGICodes.org, reflecting the reclassification of FGI’s Guidelines to FGI Codes.
  2. FGI’s digital library, the only authorized website where customers can purchase and access FGI’s code documents, is being rebranded as FGI OneSource, a modern platform designed for an easier, more powerful experience.
  3. Except for a brief period from December 13–15, your access to your subscriptions will remain seamless. Existing bookmarks, notes, logins, and subscriptions will continue to work, and current customers will not lose access as a result of the transition.
  4. A new subscription model will also launch, featuring monthly, annual, and four-year subscriptions as well as a new all-access subscription. The OneSource Pass gives you instant, unlimited access to the 2014, 2018, 2022 Guidelines, and soon, the 2026 FGI Codes and FGI Handbooks for Planning and Design. With one subscription, you’ll always have the right edition—plus interpretations and errata—at your fingertips.

FGI OneSource will feature several new tools and user-friendly improvements, including:

  • Light/dark mode for comfortable viewing
  • Enhanced search and simplified navigation
  • A larger reading window with continuous scroll
  • Hover-over labels and glossary terms (2026 edition)
  • Project folders, new tools, and add-ons (2026 edition)

To prepare for these improvements, all FGI websites will be temporarily unavailable December 13–15, 2025. Please plan accordingly to minimize disruption.

Bryan Seely Appointed to FGI Board of Directors

FGI is pleased to welcome Bryan Seely, assistant vice president of design management for HCA Healthcare, to its Board of Directors. Bryan joined the board in September, bringing with him more than four decades of experience in health care planning and design. Bryan’s expertise will help guide FGI’s ongoing work to advance quality and safety in health and residential care environments.

In his role at HCA Healthcare, Bryan oversees planning, design, and construction across 15 U.S. divisions and five hospitals in the United Kingdom. Before joining HCA, he spent 15 years in architectural practice, focusing on the design of for-profit acute care facilities.

“Bryan offers a unique client perspective on health care projects from design through construction,” says Tina Duncan, AIA CBO, ACHA, president of the FGI Board of Directors. “His experience in managing and overseeing projects that must comply with various requirements will be instrumental in guiding FGI as we move forward.”

Welcome, Bryan, to FGI!

Colorado Adopts 2022 FGI Guidelines

On October 1, 2025, Colorado began using the 2022 Guidelines for hospitals, community clinics, emergency centers, dialysis facilities, outpatient surgery facilities, birth centers, nursing homes, settings for intellectual/developmental disability, assisted living, and inpatient hospice facilities. To see more data on state adoptions, visit FGI’s adoption map.

Between the Lines with FGI Returns

The latest episode of FGI’s podcast aired Friday, October 24, with an episode titled “Safe by Design: Proactive Maintenance for Code and Care.”

Join cohosts John Williams and Marissa Lamperis Kastrinos as they explore the challenges of deferred maintenance and its impact on safety, compliance, and care delivery. This insightful conversation features two distinguished guests:

  • Jonathan Flannery, MHSA, CHFM, FASHE, FACHE, Senior Associate Director, ASHE Regulatory Affairs
  • Mark Mochel, MBA, CHFM, SASHE, ACABE, Senior Account Executive, Brightly, A Siemens Company, and ASHE national advisory board member

Together, they explore how proactive infrastructure investment can enhance patient safety, reduce long-term costs, and foster collaboration across design, construction, and operations.

Thank you for listening! Please rate and review the podcast wherever you listen to help expand our reach.

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