Green Guide for Health Care

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Green Guide for Health Care is a pioneering best-practices toolkit and self-certification system that laid the groundwork for sustainable design and operations standards in healthcare facilities.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf best-practices toolkit
healthcare sustainability framework
self-certification system
sustainable building guideline
addresses energy efficiency in healthcare
indoor environmental quality in healthcare
materials and resources in healthcare
operations and maintenance practices
patient and staff health impacts of building design
site and location issues for healthcare facilities
toxic and hazardous materials reduction
waste management in healthcare facilities
water efficiency in healthcare
aimsTo improve health outcomes through better building design
reduce environmental impacts of healthcare facilities
support sustainable healthcare sector transformation
appliesTo hospitals
medical office buildings
other healthcare facilities
outpatient facilities
characterizedAs groundwork for healthcare green building standards
pioneering toolkit for sustainable healthcare
focusesOn environmental performance of healthcare buildings
healthcare facility construction
healthcare facility operations
healthcare facility planning
sustainable design in healthcare facilities
sustainable operations in healthcare facilities
geographicScope internationally referenced
primarily United States
hasComponent credit-based scoring system
design guidelines
operations guidelines
self-assessment tools
hasFullName Green Guide for Health Care NERFINISHED
influenced green building practices in healthcare
sustainable healthcare facility standards
inspired LEED for Healthcare NERFINISHED
provides best practices for green healthcare design
best practices for green healthcare operations
relatedTo green building movement
healthcare facility accreditation and standards
sustainable healthcare design
sector healthcare
targetAudience healthcare facility designers
healthcare facility operators
healthcare facility owners
healthcare sustainability professionals
usesApproach credit-based self-certification
voluntary adoption by healthcare organizations

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LEED for Healthcare basedOn Green Guide for Health Care