Sustainable Healthcare Architecture.
Title:
Sustainable Healthcare Architecture.
Author:
Guenther, Robin.
ISBN:
9781118418659
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Edition:
2nd ed.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (483 pages)
Series:
Wiley Series in Sustainable Design Ser. ; v.41
Wiley Series in Sustainable Design Ser.
Contents:
COVER -- TITLE PAGE -- COPYRIGHT -- CONTENTS -- FOREWORD -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- KEY SUSTAINABILITY INDICATORS -- PART 1: CONTEXT -- CHAPTER 1: DESIGN AND STEWARDSHIP -- INTRODUCTION -- THE CASE FOR STEWARDSHIP -- SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT -- THE PROFESSION OF ARCHITECTURE -- THE ETHICAL CHALLENGE FOR DESIGNERS -- ECOLOGICAL DESIGN -- CLEANER PRODUCTION -- LIFE CYCLE THINKING -- CRADLE TO CRADLE DESIGN -- LIVING BUILDINGS -- CONCLUSION-THE NEXT GENERATION -- CHAPTER 2: THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT AND HUMAN HEALTH -- INTRODUCTION -- THE GLOBAL IMPACTS OF THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT -- CLIMATE CHANGE AND PUBLIC HEALTH -- URBAN PLANNING AND PUBLIC HEALTH -- SPRAWL AND AIR QUALITY -- SMART GROWTH AND HEALTHY CITIES -- ACTIVE DESIGN -- AIR POLLUTION -- WATER POLLUTION AND SCARCITY -- INDOOR AIR QUALITY -- CONCLUSION-THE FUTURE -- CHAPTER 3: ENVIRONMENT AND MEDICINE -- INTRODUCTION -- THE STATE OF HEALTH IN THE WORLD -- ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH -- ECOLOGICAL MEDICINE -- HEALTHCARE AND THE ENVIRONMENT -- THE PRECAUTIONARY PRINCIPLE -- MEDICINE'S ROLE IN ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENT -- CONCLUSION -- CHAPTER 4: NATURE AND HEALING -- INTRODUCTION -- THE TRADITION OF NATURE AND HEALING -- THE THERAPEUTIC SPA MOVEMENT -- NATURE RECONSIDERED -- BIOPHILIA -- URBANIZATION AND NATURE -- LANDSCAPE PERCEPTION -- HEALING LANDSCAPE -- SUSTAINABLE LANDSCAPE -- CONCLUSION -- PART 2: ACTUALIZING THE VISION -- CHAPTER 5: IMPROVING PERFORMANCE -- INTRODUCTION -- TOOLS AND METRICS -- LESSONS LEARNED FROM PIONEERS -- RESOURCE EFFICIENCY -- THE TOXIC-FREE HOSPITAL -- VISUALIZING THE PATH AHEAD -- CONCLUSION -- CHAPTER 6: MEASURING VALUE -- INTRODUCTION -- HEALTHCARE AND THE TRIPLE BOTTOM LINE -- THE ECONOMICS OF SUSTAINABLE HEALTHCARE -- TRADING CAPITAL COST FOR OPERATIONAL SAVINGS -- THE SOCIAL VALUE OF SUSTAINABLE HEALTHCARE -- CONCLUSION -- CHAPTER 7: LESSONS FROM HEALTH SYSTEMS.
UNITED KINGDOM'S NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE -- PART 3: SUSTAINABLE HEALTHCARE TODAY -- CHAPTER 8: GLOBAL SURVEY -- PART 4: VISIONING THE FUTURE -- CHAPTER 9: TOWARD A NEW LANGUAGE OF FORM -- INTRODUCTION -- THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE MODERN HOSPITAL -- CHAPTER 10: CREATING THE TWENTY-FIRST-CENTURY HOSPITAL -- INTRODUCTION -- TWENTY-FIRST-CENTURY HEALTHCARE -- CONCLUSION -- INDEX -- EULA.
Abstract:
"With this book, Robin Guenther and Gail Vittori show us how critical our green building mission is to the future of human health and secures a lasting legacy that will continue to challenge and focus the green building movement, the healthcare industry, and the world for years to come." -From the Foreword by Rick Fedrizzi, President, CEO and Founding Chair, U.S. Green Building Council INDISPENSABLE REFERENCE FOR THE FUTURE OF SUSTAINABLE HEALTHCARE DESIGN Written by a leading healthcare architect named one of Fast Company's 100 most creative people in business and a sustainability expert recognized by Time magazine as a Green Innovator, Sustainable Healthcare Architecture, Second Edition is fully updated to incorporate the latest sustainable design approaches and information as applied to hospitals and other healthcare facilities. It is the essential guide for architects, interior designers, engineers, healthcare professionals, and administrators who want to create healthy environments for healing. Special features of this edition include: 55 new project case studies, including comparisons of key sustainability indicators for general and specialty hospitals, sub-acute and ambulatory care facilities, and mixed-use buildings New and updated guest contributor essays spanning a range of health-focused sustainable design topics Evolving research on the value proposition for sustainable healthcare buildings Profiles of five leading healthcare systems and their unique sustainability journeys, including the UK National Health Service, Kaiser Permanente, Partners HealthCare, Providence Health & Services, and Gundersen Health System Focus on the intersection of healthcare, resilience, and a health promotion imperative in the face of extreme weather events Comparison of healthcare facility-focused green building rating systems from around the world
Sustainable Healthcare Architecture, Second Edition is an indispensable resource for anyone interested in the design, construction, and operation of state-of-the-art sustainable healthcare facilities.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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