IntechOpen eBooks, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: unknown
Published: Nov. 15, 2024
This chapter examines how healthcare facilities in Winnipeg, Canada, can integrate Nature-Based Solutions (NBS) with Green Building Standards such as LEED and BREEAM to create environmentally sustainable health-promoting spaces. Focusing on elements like green roofs, healing gardens, permeable pavements, the research highlights these solutions improve energy efficiency, indoor environmental quality, overall sustainability. An Integrated Design Process Framework is developed, emphasizing interdisciplinary collaboration across architecture, engineering, landscape design, ensure effective NBS implementation from site analysis through post-construction evaluation. framework adaptable for both new existing facilities, providing administrators practical strategies implementing healthier, more resilient
Language: Английский