Sustainable Healthcare Architecture

Robin Guenther 지음

Wiley 2013년 06월 12일 출간

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quot;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.quot;m-From the Foreword by Rick Fedrizzi, President, CEO and Founding Chair, U.S. Green Building CouncilINDISPENSABLE REFERENCE FOR THE FUTURE OF SUSTAINABLE HEALTHCARE DESIGNWritten 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 buildingsNew and updated guest contributor essays spanning a range of health-focused sustainable design topicsEvolving research on the value proposition for sustainable healthcare buildingsProfiles 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 SystemFocus on the intersection of healthcare, resilience, and a health promotion imperative in the face of extreme weather eventsComparison of healthcare facility-focused green building rating systems from around the world

Foreword xiiiAcknowledgments xvKey Sustainability Indicators and Infographic xviiPART 1 CONTEXT 1CHAPTER 1 DESIGN AND STEWARDSHIP 3INTRODUCTION 3THE CASE FOR STEWARDSHIP 4SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT 7THE PROFESSION OF ARCHITECTURE 7THE ETHICAL CHALLENGE FOR DESIGNERS 10ECOLOGICAL DESIGN 10CLEANER PRODUCTION 11THE PATRICK H. DOLLARD DISCOVERY HEALTH CENTER 12LIFE CYCLE THINKING 14CRADLE-TO-CRADLE DESIGN 16LIVING BUILDINGS 17ESSAYLIVING BUILDINGS AND A RESTORATIVE FUTURE by Jason F. McLennan 18CONCLUSION&m-THE NEXT GENERATION 21CHAPTER 2 THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT AND HUMAN HEALTH 23INTRODUCTION 23THE GLOBAL IMPACTS OF THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT 24CLIMATE CHANGE AND PUBLIC HEALTH 25ESSAYWHERE WE HEAL: THE IMPORTANCE OF HEALTHCARE BUILDINGS TOOUR HEALTH AND THE PLANET&'S by Aaron Bernstein, MD 27URBAN PLANNING AND PUBLIC HEALTH 28SPRAWL AND AIR QUALITY 31SMART GROWTH AND HEALTHY CITIES 32ACTIVE DESIGN 33ESSAYACTIVE DESIGN: CONVERGING DESIGN EFFORTS TO PROMOTE ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY AND ADDRESS TODAY&'S LEADING CAUSES OF DEATHby Karen K. Lee, MD and Joyce S. Lee 34AIR POLLUTION 36WATER POLLUTION AND SCARCITY 38GAVIOTAS HOSPITAL 40INDOOR AIR QUALITY 41CONCLUSION&m-THE FUTURE 41CHAPTER 3 ENVIRONMENT AND MEDICINE 45INTRODUCTION 45THE STATE OF HEALTH IN THE WORLD 46ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH 47ECOLOGICAL MEDICINE 49PROTEA HEALTH 52HEALTHCARE AND THE ENVIRONMENT 54ESSAYTRANSFORMING HEALTHCARE by Gary Cohen 55THE PRECAUTIONARY PRINCIPLE 59MEDICINE&'S ROLE IN ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENT 59CONCLUSION 60CHAPTER 4 NATURE AND HEALING 65INTRODUCTION 65THE TRADITION OF NATURE

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저자(글) Robin Guenther

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ROBIN GUENTHER, FAIA, LEED AP, a principal with Perkins #43; Will in New York City, is a leader in the design of sustainable, high#45;performance healing environments.GAIL VITTORI, LEED Fellow, co#45;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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