Sustainable healthcare architecture /
Guenther, Robin.
Sustainable healthcare architecture / Robin Guenther, Gail Vittori. - Hoboken, N.J. : John Wiley & Sons, c2008. - xviii, 429 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), maps ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 395-416) and index.
Design and stewardship -- Built environment and human health -- Ecology and medicine -- Nature and healing -- Value proposition -- Process -- Integrated operations -- Tools -- Pioneers & benchmarks -- Resource stewardship -- Toward a new language of form.
Design, restorative building, biophilia, enhanced air quality and high performance building systems. Written by leading national experts on the subject –– one of whom was recognized by Time magazine as a green innovator –– Sustainable Healthcare Architecture is the key guide to designing sustainable healthcare facilities. Building on the authors’ combined knowledge and experience, this book includes case studies of more than 50 of the best contemporary sustainable healthcare projects. The book also contains numerous essays contributed by other leaders in sustainable design and healthcare. Additionally, the authors provide background information on LEED for Healthcare, as well as on the Green Guide for Health Care, which they were instrumental in developing.
9780471784043 (acidfree paper)
2007030388
Hospital architecture--Environmental aspects.
Health facilities--Design and construction--Environmental aspects.
Sustainable architecture.
Facility Design and Construction.
Conservation of Natural Resources.
Health Facility Environment.
Hospital Design and Construction.
725.51 / G.R.S
Sustainable healthcare architecture / Robin Guenther, Gail Vittori. - Hoboken, N.J. : John Wiley & Sons, c2008. - xviii, 429 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), maps ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 395-416) and index.
Design and stewardship -- Built environment and human health -- Ecology and medicine -- Nature and healing -- Value proposition -- Process -- Integrated operations -- Tools -- Pioneers & benchmarks -- Resource stewardship -- Toward a new language of form.
Design, restorative building, biophilia, enhanced air quality and high performance building systems. Written by leading national experts on the subject –– one of whom was recognized by Time magazine as a green innovator –– Sustainable Healthcare Architecture is the key guide to designing sustainable healthcare facilities. Building on the authors’ combined knowledge and experience, this book includes case studies of more than 50 of the best contemporary sustainable healthcare projects. The book also contains numerous essays contributed by other leaders in sustainable design and healthcare. Additionally, the authors provide background information on LEED for Healthcare, as well as on the Green Guide for Health Care, which they were instrumental in developing.
9780471784043 (acidfree paper)
2007030388
Hospital architecture--Environmental aspects.
Health facilities--Design and construction--Environmental aspects.
Sustainable architecture.
Facility Design and Construction.
Conservation of Natural Resources.
Health Facility Environment.
Hospital Design and Construction.
725.51 / G.R.S