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'Tomorrow's Healthcare Environments – towards a sustainable future' DH manual

Tue, 02/08/2011

This manual seeks to illustrate, through a series of related themes, the commitment to raising the quality and sustainability of health buildings and spaces to help those responsible for delivering healthcare to understand the issues involved, and to be inspired to take appropriate action. Using examples ranging from whole health reconfigurations to health centres, 'Tomorrow’s Healthcare Environments' demonstrates what it is possible to achieve. Click here to read the full manual (PDF via online access).

WRAP - Less waste = lower costs

Tue, 20/07/2010

The Waste and Resources Action Programme (WRAP) and the SDU have cowritten guidance which will help the NHS reduce construction waste. The guidance is aimed at halving the amount of construction waste going to landfill at a time when landfill costs are rising. The report sets out ways that NHS organisations can improve the sustainability of building works being carried out. See the PDF below for more information.

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A new look at rooftop turbine positioning for non-residential buildings

Wed, 12/05/2010

The UK government policy requires that all future non-residential or mixed-use developments above 1000 m2 should provide at least 10% of their energy requirements from on-site renewable energy generation. Wind energy produced from building-mounted wind turbines could be expected to provide a proportion of this renewable energy. Putting a wind turbine on top of a tall building is a highly visual way to shout about green credentials, but minor changes in rooftop positioning can make a world of difference when it comes to actual energy generation. Built environment experts BRE have been putting their wind tunnel to good use, measuring speed and turbulence over thousands of spots on the roofs of a series of scale models representing high rise and medium rise buildings.

“Planning for Health” conference - NHS Somerset

Date: 
22/06/2010
Location: 
Somerset Cricket Ground, Taunton

The “Planning for Health” conference, hosted by NHS Somerset, will comprise a selection of innovative and inspirational speakers from the health and planning professions and will provide a valuable opportunity to gain an insight into the convergence of the planning and public health agendas.

Hospital Packed with Green Technology

Wed, 21/04/2010

A hospital packed with green technology could become the most environmentally friendly in Britain, according to the primary care trust building it.
The Malvern Community Hospital, due to open this autumn, is part of plans by the NHS to cut its carbon footprint - which is currently 3% of the UK's total emissions. Built at Seaford Court, Malvern Link, the hospital will include in-patient and out-patient facilities, x-ray and ultrasound, day rehabilitation and therapies, palliative care and visiting mammography and MRI scans. Its 24-bed £17.7M hospital will use renewable geothermal energy for heating, cooling and hot water. For more information visit the edie website 

Planning for Delivery: Planning for Health and Wellbeing

This event organised by SW Councils, which took place in Taunton on 11 March 2010, sought to help facilitate better engagement and understanding between local authority planners and partners responsible for delivering NHS, public health and social care services. For more information about the day, including presentations, links and resource pack - visit the SW Councils website

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Planning for Delivery: Planning for Health and Wellbeing

Building Health briefing - Green Space

 

This Masterclass briefing paper, developed for the Building Health conference is an Evidence Review on the Spatial Determinants of Health in Urban Settings, Part 2c, Green space.

It is a good outline of the benefits of green space to public health and well being, and contains information and references for key papers and studies from the past 5 years.

Building Health Conference info and presentations

Building Health: Planning and designing for health and happiness, a one-day Conference that took place on Friday 22 January 2010 at UWE, Bristol.
Keynote presentations, other paper and photographs from the conference are now available to view online at the Architecture Centre's website. Today there is growing recognition of the impact that the built environment has on public health. Planning and design can play a pivotal role in tackling today’s urgent challenges such as sedentary lifestyles, obesity and health inequality. Housing growth and regeneration provide opportunities to ‘build in’ health from the start and to improve existing environments. This sell-out conference brought together professionals, academics and policy-makers to share inspirational stories of success and identify how we can work together more effectively.

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Building Health Conference - Planning and designing for health and happiness

World Health Day

Date: 
07/04/2010

World Health Day 2010 will focus on urbanization and health. With the campaign "1000 cities - 1000 lives", events will be organized worldwide calling on cities to open up streets for health activities. Stories of urban health champions will be gathered to illustrate what people are doing to improve health in their cities. For more information - vist the WHO website.

Better Building Award applications close

Date: 
15/04/2010

15 April is the closing date for the Prime Minister's Better Public Building Award. Public sector clients, architects, project managers, built environment professionals and contractors are invited to enter the 2010 Prime Minister’s Better Public Building Award.

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