Building on my previous article on Environment & Sustainability I deemed it fit to post a few thoughts on the use of green and brown roofs and their hugely popular positive contribution to the environment.
In the UK, PFI (Private Finance Initiative) has generated a renewed interest in hospital design arena. It effectively provides us an opportunity to consider the hospitals as Therapeutic Environments. Hospital design managers like me, believe that expert knowledge has encouraged the development of hospitals that provide settings for promoting patient recovery, healing and well being.
What has environment and sustainability got to do with hospital design and construction? In-fact a great deal!
Environment and sustainability are not only the 21st century’s new buzz words but have been playing an increasingly bigger and more important role in shaping the world we live in. Businesses are falling over themselves in ranking environment with [...]