title: Designing sustainable acute hospitals.
abstract: The need to provide sustainable hospitals lies in the fact that we have an obligation to act responsibly towards good stewardship of our environment and the world's precious resources, ensuring a healthy future for coming generations. As such, a sustainable hospital must sit squarely in a sustainable society, and the global and local context should be considered when designing a sustainable health facility.
authors.affiliation: NBBJ Ltd.
authors.forename: Alistair
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Cory
mesh_terms: D003247:Conservation of Natural Resources / Q000379:methods*; D017752:Greenhouse Effect; D006272:Health Facility Environment / Q000592:standards*; D006749:Hospital Design and Construction; D006801:Humans; D012941:Social Responsibility