Sustainable Health Design Needs a Different Approach
Hussain Varawalla
Dear All,
PFA a pdf document titled “Sustainable Health Design Needs a Different Approach ”. This document has been written by engineers from Arup and an architect from ANSHEN + ALLEN, a part of Stantec. Both these are large firms and international in their operations, known worldwide for the quality of their work, in healthcare facility design and construction and otherwise.
The document starts with the following:
“Sustainability in healthcare has unique opportunities and challenges. The emissions from energy use and construction materials have been shown to have negative impacts on the general population’s health. If we follow the principle of “first do no harm”, then we should endeavor to eliminate any negative impacts that our hospital designs have on health. We have opportunities to improve healthcare delivery through better design, for example through better access to daylight, reducing the risk of airborne infection transmission, and more therapeutic environments.”
The article is a case study of the sustainable design factors influencing the design of the UCSF Mission Bay Hospital in San Francisco. It is just 4 pages long and well-presented. I have highlighted parts of the document that could do with some elaboration, and at the end of the article, I have given material sourced from the web on the selected topics. This information contains links to a host of similar information.
I do hope you find it an interesting read.
Best Regards,
Hussain
Sooner or later, we will have to recognize that the Earth has rights, too, to live without pollution. What mankind must know is that human beings cannot live without Mother Earth, but the planet can live without humans.
Evo Morales
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