Healthcare

Explore the trends and hot topics affecting sustainable healing environments.

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LEED Fellow Corner

An Imperative to Green Healthcare’s Built Environment

May 7, 2013
Greener healthcare facilities can affect human health, even beyond a building’s walls.
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ASHRAE Publishes Second Edition of Hospital Design Manual

April 9, 2013

The manual provides guidance on addressing these issues for mechanical and consulting engineers, designers and more.


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From ‘Do No Harm’ to Regeneration: The Future of Hospital Design

A Competition winner shows how healthcare can repair environmental damage
April 2, 2013
A Competition winner shows how healthcare can repair environmental damage.
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Reducing Healthcare Costs Through Sustainability

How will the Affordable Healthcare Act affect healthcare facilities?
April 2, 2013
How will the Affordable Healthcare Act affect healthcare facilities?
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A Big-Picture Approach

Commitment to stewardship and benefits to patients, staff and community make sustainability a key feature of a new hospital
April 2, 2013
Commitment to stewardship and benefits to patients, staff and community make sustainability a key feature of a new hospital.
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Study: Reusable Textiles’ Sustainable Edge Over Disposables

March 20, 2013

Findings of life cycle assessments indicated that from “cradle to grave,” these reusable items demonstrated superior environmental and health performance.


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Hospitals Take Bigger Slice of Energy Pie

August 21, 2012

Report: Despite energy-efficiency measures, large hospitals take larger share in overall commercial energy consumption.


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The Shape of Healthcare

A regional health facility in Tennessee moulds its LEED Platinum design to fit the needs of staff and visitors.
May 1, 2012

After a rainy winter in 2009, and after waiting for the site to dry, construction finally got underway on the Upper Cumberland Regional Health Facility (UCRHF) in Cookeville, Tenn. Owned by the State of Tennessee, the new construction of this 50,000-square-foot facility building was essential for compensating for the recent and expected growth of the regional health department.

 

  


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Understanding Hazardous, Pharmaceutical and Medical Waste Risk

April 1, 2012

 Healthcare facilities in multitenant commercial buildings warrant special attention. 


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Winners of Small Hospital Design Challenge Announced

March 23, 2012

Kaiser Permanente's competition rewards cutting-edge, sustainable design for healthcare.


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NeoCon East

11/2/11
The Baltimore Convention Center
One West Pratt Street
Baltimore
NeoCon East, the premier exposition in the Mid-Atlantic region for the design and management of the built environment, will showcase the contract furniture industry and include a special feature for the federal design professional. Read More

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 Interview with Glenn Carels, principal with the design firm for California State University, Northridge, (CSUN)'s Student Recreation Center.
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In The Integrative Design Guide to Green Building: Redefining the Practice of Sustainability, 7group's principals and integrative design pioneer Bill Reed introduce design and construction professionals to the concepts of whole building design and whole systems.

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