S3 E5 — Between the Lines with FGI and The Splice Girls Podcast: How Collaboration Shapes the FGI Codes

July 17, 2026 9:19am 21 min

In a special crossover episode, The Splice Girls Podcast joins Between the Lines with FGI for a conversation that connects the intent behind health care facility requirements with the realities of construction and implem...

S3 E4 — The Code Ahead: A Preview to the 2026 FGI Outpatient Code

March 06, 2026 6:00am 34 min

In this episode of Between the Lines with FGI, hosts Marissa Lamperis Kastrinos and John Williams sit down with the tri‑chairs of the 2026 FGI Codes for Planning and Design of Outpatient Settings: Kevin Matuszewski, Coll...

S3 E3 — The Code Ahead: A Preview to the 2026 FGI Residential Code

January 30, 2026 6:30am 33 min

In this episode of Between the Lines with FGI, John Williams and Marissa Lamperis Kastrinos introduce the first installment of a three-part series that focuses on each of the documents in the 2026 FGI Codes, starting wit...

S3 E2 – The Code We Live In: A Family's Journey Through Hospital Design

December 05, 2025 6:00am 33 min

In this episode of Between the Lines with FGI, John Williams and Marissa Lamperis Kastrinos welcome back our beloved co-host, Bridget McDougall, as she continues to navigate an unexpected and challenging chapter in her f...

S3 E1 – Safe by Design: Proactive Maintenance for Code and Care

October 24, 2025 6:30am 32 min

S3 Kickoff - What's New with Joint Commission: Recorded at HFIC!

August 15, 2025 6:30am 32 min

In this episode of Between the Lines with FGI, cohosts John Williams and Marissa Lamperis Kastrinos are joined by ASHE's Leah Hummel and Chad Beebe for a conversation recorded live at HFIC. The discussion focuses on the ...

S2 E8 – MRI Quench Pipes: Engineering Challenges and Safety Solutions

May 09, 2025 6:00am 39 min

In this episode, Toby Gilk returns to discuss the intriguing and complex world of MRI technology. Learn about the role of superconductivity in MRI machines, the potential hazards of quench pipes, and the importance of pr...

S2 E7 – Plumbing Standards and Health Care Facility Design

April 04, 2025 6:00am 31 min

In this episode of Between the Lines with FGI, host John Williams interviews Christoph Lohr, vice president of technical services and research at IAPMO and the plumbing task group chair for the 2026 Health Guidelines Rev...

S2 E6 – Accommodating Individuals of Size in Health Care

March 07, 2025 6:00am 39 min

In this episode of Between the Lines with FGI, cohosts John Williams and Bridget McDougall sit down with Dr. Marie Martin from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs to discuss the critical topic of safe patient handlin...

S2 E5 – Surfaces in Health Care Settings + Evidence-Based Design

December 06, 2024 6:00am 36 min

This episode of Between the Lines with FGI focuses on optimizing surface materials in health care and residential care design. Cohosts John Williams and Bridget McDougall discuss the importance of surface materials in he...

S2 E4 – MRI Safety and the Built Environment

November 01, 2024 5:00am 44 min

After listening to this episode, you'll understand why guest Tobias (Toby) Gilk says, "The physics associated with MRI scanners is so otherworldly and so profoundly different from our daily experience interacting with th...

S2 E3 – Changes Ahead: Intellectual Property Rights and the Future of the Guidelines

October 04, 2024 5:30am 35 min

There's a seismic shift happening in the codes and standards development legal landscape as courts back away from the longstanding precedent of protecting copyrights. As a result, some entities now post what was protecte...

S2 E2 – Built Environment Impacts on Operations and the Patient Experience

September 06, 2024 5:30am 34 min

Woven into any patient's health care experience is the environment in which they are treated. Questions about cleanliness and quietude appear on the Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHP...

S2 E1 – What's New in the 2026 FGI Facility Code Drafts

August 02, 2024 5:00am 35 min

  This is your chance to weigh in! The change in title from the 2022 Guidelines for Design and Construction documents to the 2026 FGI Facility Code documents is one of several changes you will see during the 2026 draft ...

BONUS: Between the Lines – with ASHE

July 25, 2024 10:30am 18 min

Not an ASHE member? Didn't attend the HCFI conference? This episode is also for you! In this bonus episode (recorded at the Health Care Facilities Innovation Conference in Anaheim, California on July 21, 2024), hosts Joh...

E10 – Designing Care Spaces with Our Future Selves in Mind: Jane Rohde

June 14, 2024 5:00am 32 min

Jane Rohde is affectionately known in FGI circles as "the mother of the Residential Guidelines." Her passion for residential health care facility design and advocacy for the aging and vulnerable populations led to the in...

E9 – Ding! Ding! A Toast to Residential Care Dining Spaces: Addie Abushousheh

May 24, 2024 4:00am 34 min

Addie Abushousheh shares her insights on the evolution of residential health, care, and support facility design and construction, particularly focusing on the role kitchen and dining spaces have in enhancing residents' q...

E8 – The Sound of Silence: Mandy Kachur

May 10, 2024 4:05am 35 min

Unless you're an expert in acoustics, it's likely the acoustic-related requirements in the Guidelines read like a foreign language. Acoustic engineer Mandy Kachur joins hosts John and Bridget to not only talk about the i...

E7 – Is Part 1 of the Guidelines Optional? —John Williams and Bridget McDougall

April 12, 2024 3:20am 30 min

In this week's episode, Bridget and John discuss the intricacies of design and construction standards as they unravel both the misconceptions and the significance of Part 1 of the Guidelines for Design and Construction. ...

E6 – It's Electric! (Receptacles): Krista Biason

March 22, 2024 4:55am 32 min

In this episode, Bridget and John enter the world of electrical receptacles in patient care areas with electrical engineer expert Krista Biason. They simplify complex regulations, dig into related Guidelines minimum requ...