This indispensable reference book captures key recent developments in the rapidly evolving field of sustainable hospital architecture. Todayrsquo;s architects must provide hospitals which enable high quality care for diverse patient populations in carbon neutral care settings; and this book succinctly considers what needs to be done in order to meet that challenge. The contemporary hospital is viewed in the context of global climate change; the planetrsquo;s diminishing natural resources and the spiralling cost of operating healthcare facilities.Stephen Verderber considers the future of the hospital; and supplies a compendium of 100 planning and design considerations for the building type. The book includes twenty-eight case studies of built and unbuilt hospitals from around the world. These are grouped into five types - autonomous community based hospitals; childrenrsquo;s hospitals; rehabilitation and elderly care centres and hospitals; regional medical centre campuses; and visionary (unbuilt) projects.Beautifully and extensively illustrated with many photographs; diagrams and floor plans; this is essential reading for all architects; planners; engineers; product manufacturers; clients; healthcare providers and government agencies involved in the present and future of sustainable healthcare environments.
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2 of 3 people found the following review helpful. A fascinating read for a lost Sunday afternoonBy Birgit WalraetOliver Postgates memoirs read like a babbling brook that gets wider and wider and then suddenly flows into the sea. I enjoyed letting myself go with the flow. The tone is engaging. that of the archetypical British gentleman. and interspersed with flair and humor. It makes this look into the life of an eccentric and creative centipede a fascinating read for a lost Sunday afternoon. Even for people like me who have never known Bagpuss or any other of his television creatures.
