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Monday, May 17, 2010

Creating Healthy Environments

I have been thinking about the integration of healthcare and green building lately, slowly formulating a few ideas of how to develop the best health care environment possible. I'm calling the idea "Utopia General" - a place of healing where the physical environment fosters healthy decisions, runs efficiently and effectively, inspires and motivates, provides green space and clean air....

Well, it seems I'm not the only one contemplating the intersection of these concepts. The Sacred Heart Medical Center at River Bend, in Springfield OR has beat me to it. They were featured by Greenroofs.com for their 50,000 square foot intensive green roof.

The hospital is home to 386 private rooms and the eight rooftop gardens will be for the enjoyment of both patients and visitors. Kudos to Sacred Heart for their ahead-of-the-curve thinking!
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