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"Fully updated with the latest sustainable design information, new project case studies, and performance metrics LEED for Healthcare (new in 20 II) and the online Green Guide for Health Care, the book covers hospitals, ambulatory care, wellness centers, subacute care, and rehabilitation centers...

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Main Author: Guenther, Robin
Other Authors: Vittori, Gail
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Hoboken, New Jersey : John Wiley & Sons, Inc., [2013]
Edition:Second edition.
Subjects:
Hospital architecture > Environmental aspects.
Health facilities > Design and construction > Environmental aspects.
Sustainable architecture.
ARCHITECTURE > Sustainability & Green Design.
Hospital Design and Construction.
Conservation of Natural Resources.
Health Facility Environment.
Organizational Case Studies.
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Summary:"Fully updated with the latest sustainable design information, new project case studies, and performance metrics LEED for Healthcare (new in 20 II) and the online Green Guide for Health Care, the book covers hospitals, ambulatory care, wellness centers, subacute care, and rehabilitation centers"--
Item Description:"Written by two national leaders in sustainable design, a principal at Perkins + Will and a former chair of the board of USGBC, this is the key guide to designing sustainable health care facilities. Fully updated with the latest sustainable design information, new project case studies, and performance metrics LEED for Healthcare (new in 20II) and the online Green Guide for Health Care, the book covers hospitals, ambulatory care, wellness centers, subacute care, and rehabilitation centers. It also includes a number of new guest contributor essays on sustainable design topics specific to healthcare facilities"--Provided by publisher.
Physical Description:xxix, 449 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781118086827 (hardback : alk. paper)
1118086821 (hardback : alk. paper)