Improving Sustainability During Hospital Design and Operation: A Multidisciplinary Evaluation Tool by Maddalena Buffoli, Stefano Capolongo, Marta Carla Bottero, Emanuele Lettieri (Hardcover, 2015)
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.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Springer International Publishing Ag
ISBN-13
9783319140353
eBay Product ID (ePID)
209121060
Product Key Features
Author
Maddalena Buffoli, Stefano Capolongo, Marta Carla Bottero, Emanuele Lettieri
Publication Name
Improving Sustainability During Hospital Design and Operation: a Multidisciplinary Evaluation Tool
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Subject
Economics, Engineering & Technology, Management, Healthcare System
Publication Year
2015
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
129 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
235mm
Item Width
155mm
Item Weight
3495g
Additional Product Features
Series Title
Green Energy and Technology
Country/Region of Manufacture
Switzerland
Editor
Marta Carla Bottero, Emanuele Lettieri, Stefano Capolongo, Maddalena Buffoli