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“Any customer can have a car painted any color that he wants so long as it is black.” This statement is recognizable to many as a Henry Ford quote describing the options around his Model T, introduced in 1909. Its creative framing of a lack of choice was a relevant analog for sustainable design programs […]
May 15, 2013
For those who have not caught my post last week on new research about operable windows in hospitals and their role in infection control, the post was for Haskell’s (my company’s) blog, InMotion.
March 30, 2012
The big news this week was that the International Green Construction Code (IgCC) was published in its final form. Why does this matter to healthcare? Because the IgCC’s structure is code-like compared to other green design initiatives, like Green Globes or LEED for Healthcare, it will likely get more a more favorable look by jurisdictions wanting to formally install and […]
July 25, 2011
The Green Building Intiative (GBI) released its Green Globes CIEB for Healthcare. The GBI offering is an online tool that helps facility managers and owners track the environmental performance of their healtcare facility. For those not familiar with Green Globes, it is a competing sustainability rating and certification initiative similar to USGBC’s LEED systems. Both began […]
January 31, 2011
Late last year the much-anticipated LEED for Healthcare Rating System was released by the USGBC. It had a longer-than-expected journey to adoption, and you can read some of that here. The short story is LEED 2009 for Healthcare New Construction and Major Renovations is a hybrid of what the USGBC thought was important for sustainable design and […]
November 26, 2010
In a recent post I explored how a design team can provide added value for an owner by assisting in financing a project. This has been a key for owners of historic structures who want to adaptively reuse or restore their facilities; they often tap resources to help realize a project that might otherwise cost a premium or […]
November 3, 2010
A legitimate criticism of any cultural movement is its countermovement, which points out hypocrisy in the action of the masses. Perhaps this is sustainable design’s greatest challenge. Conceptually it is difficult to find fault with sustainability; yet there are many paths to get from current point A to green point B. Greenwashing, or illegitimate actions passed off as meaningful sustainable […]
August 30, 2010
For those who think sustainable design differentiates you, or maybe that sustainable design is not yet here to saty: wake up. Green design is a given. Fast Company interviewed Clive Roux, the chief of the Industrial Designers Society of America, which runs the International Design Excellence Awards (IDEAs), and during this year’s awards he was […]
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