by HCD Guest Author | Mar 31, 2007 | News
Viken Djaferian/Fotografix Viken Djaferian/Fotografix Sometimes the best cure for a patient has nothing to do with medicine and a lot to do with the surroundings. The “prescription” for patients at Affinity Medical Group’s clinic in Greenville, Wisconsin,...
by HCD Guest Author | Mar 31, 2007 | News
From her vantage point on the northern wall of the Gold Room in Stockholm Town Hall—the same venue where Nobel Laureates receive their prizes every year—the “Queen of Lake Malaren” (her portrait, that is) witnessed the coming of age of Europe’s green healthcare...
by HCD Guest Author | Mar 31, 2007 | News
As waste and recycling consultants, we have worked with many facilities to help improve waste-handling efficiencies and increase recycling. Often, we are brought in to solve problems and provide solutions to waste stream issues after a spectacular but not always...
by HCD Guest Author | Mar 31, 2007 | News
The new $70 million Providence Newberg Medical Center (PNMC) in Newberg, Oregon, enjoys the distinction of being the nation’s first full-service healthcare facility to hold a LEED Gold certification. Designed by Mahlum Architects of Seattle and constructed by...
by HCD Guest Author | Mar 31, 2007 | News
Laura Brannen On a recent tour of a high-profile green hospital, I noticed something odd—no recycling bins; not in the nurses’ stations, not next to the copier, not anywhere. This raises an important concern and is a key reason that Hospitals for a Healthy...
by HCD Guest Author | Mar 31, 2007 | Trends
The Center for Health Design is pleased to be associated with Clean Design and Operations and its publisher, Vendome Group, LLC. Environmental sustainability has long been of interest to us and is one of the core values that we support and promote in all the work we...
by HCD Guest Author | Mar 31, 2007 | News
Metro Health Corporation (MHC) in Grand Rapids, Michigan, received Hospitals for a Healthy Environment’s (H2E) Partner for Change Award in 2006. MHC is building a LEED-certified replacement facility scheduled to open in fall 2007 for its Metro Health Hospital...
by HCD Guest Author | Mar 31, 2007 | News
Sustainability seems to be the hot topic in the design and construction industry. But what does “sustainable design” really mean? And, knowing that, how easy is it to be sustainable? Sustainability covers more than environmentally conscious aspects, although that is a...
by HCD Guest Author | Mar 31, 2007 | News
ANNA GILMORE HALL Green is going mainstream. Everywhere you look these days, the media seem to be reporting on, as a recent cover of Newsweek called it, “the new greening of America.” Green building is the fastest growing segment of the building construction sector;...
by HCD Guest Author | Mar 31, 2007 | News
Mention the name Nancy Gummer in sustainable food circles and you’re likely to get a nod of recognition. The avid bicyclist and North Dakota native has been getting national attention of late for her revamped food service operation at Good Shepherd Healthcare in...
