Improving Sustainability During Hospital Design and Operation

Improving Sustainability During Hospital Design and Operation
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Publisher : Springer
Total Pages : 140
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ISBN-10 : 9783319140360
ISBN-13 : 3319140361
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Book Synopsis Improving Sustainability During Hospital Design and Operation by : Stefano Capolongo

Download or read book Improving Sustainability During Hospital Design and Operation written by Stefano Capolongo and published by Springer. This book was released on 2015-02-25 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book describes the Sustainable High Quality Healthcare (SustHealth) project, which had the goal of developing an original multidisciplinary evaluation tool that can be applied to assess and improve hospitals’ overall sustainability. The comprehensive nature of the appraisal offered by this tool exceeds the scope of most current rating systems, which typically permit a thorough evaluation of relevant environmental factors when designing a new building but fail to consider social and economic impacts of the design phase or the performance of the hospital’s operational structure in these fields. The multidisciplinary evaluation system was developed, from its very inception through to its testing, by following a scientific experimental method in which a global perspective was constantly maintained, as opposed to a focus only on specific technical issues. Application of the SustHealth rating tool to a currently functioning hospital, or one under design, will identify weaknesses and guide users to potential low-cost short-term solutions and longer-term strategies for improvement.


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