Sustainable healthcare architecture / Robin Guenther, Gail Vittori.

By:

Guenther, Robin

Contributor(s):

Vittori, Gail

Material type: Text

TextHoboken, N.J. : John Wiley & Sons, c2008Description: xviii, 429 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), maps ; 24 cmContent type:

text

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

9780471784043 (acidfree paper)

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

725.51 22 G.R.S

Online resources:

Contents:

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.

Summary: 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.

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 395-416) and index.

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.

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