Sustainable Healthcare Architecture

I have the website "Google News" configured to show me sites that appear that fit in: "Architecture" "Commercial Interior Design" "Fine Art" and in "HealthCare Design". This morning as I was skimming over it, drinking my morning coffee I saw an interesting looking book: Sustainable Healthcare Architecture by Robin Guenther and Gail Vittori. The book was just published last November. You can buy it for $63.40 at Amazon by clicking here.

AIArchitect  had a glowing review of the book recently:

This is a very important book. The authors document a change in the profession that is as remarkable as it is swift-paced, because they present eloquent examples of sustainable architecture thriving in environments where it has the potential to do users the most good. Equally important, the book embodies the integrated, collaborative practice that makes green architecture possible, both in the presentation of the buildings and the book itself. Sustainable Healthcare Architecture is well documented, well written, well indexed, and well edited. It’s also well illustrated, albeit in black and white, and with its 16-page four-color signature as a visual treat...

There was also a discussion of the book on the AIA Blog: Click here

Amazon give this description:

Written by leading national experts on the subject -- one of whom was recognized by Time magazine as a green innovator -- Sustainable Healthcare Architecture is the key guide to designing sustainable healthcare facilities. Building on the authors combined knowledge and experience, this book includes case studies of more than 50 of the best contemporary sustainable healthcare projects. The book also contains numerous essays contributed by other leaders in sustainable design and healthcare. Additionally, the authors provide background information on LEED for Healthcare, as well as on the Green Guide for Health Care, which they were instrumental in developing.