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Sustainable Healthcare Architecture
Robin Guenther
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Hardcover. "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. Series: Wiley Series in Sustainable Design. Num Pages: 480 pages, color illustrations, color maps. BIC Classification: AMCR; AMG; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 204 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1228.
"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
"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 ... Read more
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.
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Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
Number of pages
480
Condition
New
Series
Wiley Series in Sustainable Design
Number of Pages
480
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9781118086827
SKU
V9781118086827
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Ref
99-1
About Robin Guenther
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 for Maximum Potential Building Systems in Austin, Texas, is a pioneer in green building protocols, policies, and prototypes.
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