Guenther / Vittori Sustainable Healthcare Architecture

2. Auflage 2013
ISBN: 978-1-118-41865-9
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 480 Seiten, E-Book

Reihe: Wiley Series in Sustainable Design

"With this book, Robin Guenther and Gail Vittori show us howcritical our green building mission is to the future of humanhealth and secures a lasting legacy that will continue to challengeand focus the green building movement, the healthcare industry, andthe world for years to come."
--From the Foreword by Rick Fedrizzi, President, CEO andFounding Chair, U.S. Green Building Council
INDISPENSABLE REFERENCE FOR THE FUTURE OF SUSTAINABLEHEALTHCARE DESIGN
Written by a leading healthcare architect named one of FastCompany's 100 most creative people in business and asustainability expert recognized by Time magazine as a GreenInnovator, Sustainable Healthcare Architecture, SecondEdition is fully updated to incorporate the latest sustainabledesign approaches and information as applied to hospitals and otherhealthcare facilities. It is the essential guide for architects,interior designers, engineers, healthcare professionals, andadministrators who want to create healthy environments forhealing.
Special features of this edition include:
* 55 new project case studies, including comparisons of keysustainability indicators for general and specialty hospitals,sub-acute and ambulatory care facilities, and mixed-usebuildings
* New and updated guest contributor essays spanning a range ofhealth-focused sustainable design topics
* Evolving research on the value proposition for sustainablehealthcare buildings
* Profiles of five leading healthcare systems and their uniquesustainability 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 ahealth promotion imperative in the face of extreme weatherevents
* Comparison of healthcare facility-focused green building ratingsystems from around the world
Sustainable Healthcare Architecture, Second Edition is anindispensable resource for anyone interested in the design,construction, and operation of state-of-the-art sustainablehealthcare facilities.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Guenther, Robin

Vittori, Gail

Über Autor(innen)

ROBIN GUENTHER, FAIA, LEED AP, a principal with Perkins +Will in New York City, is a leader in the design of sustainable,high-performance healing environments.
GAIL VITTORI, LEED Fellow, co-director of the Center forMaximum Potential Building Systems in Austin, Texas, is a pioneerin green building protocols, policies, and prototypes.