GREEN HEALTHCARE INSTITUTIONS: HEALTH, ENVIRONMENT, AND ECONOMICS
Sponsored by the Roundtable of Environmental Health Sciences, Research, and Medicine
January 10, 2006
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8:30 a.m. |
Welcome and Opening Remarks Paul G. Rogers, J.D. Roundtable chair |
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8:40 a.m. |
Remarks and Charge to Participants Howard Frumkin, M.D., Dr.P.H. Roundtable member |
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8:55 a.m. |
Green Building and Health Agendas: Points of Convergence Craig Zimring, Ph.D. Professor of Architecture Georgia Institute of Technology |
Scope: Currently, there are only a select number of case studies of healthcare facilities that are being built “green.” This session sets the stage for further discussion by examining two case studies in order to understand the decision-making process involved, the research data to support the case, and the health outcomes (if monitored).
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Moderator: |
Barbara M. Alving, M.D., Acting Director of National Center for Research Resources (NCRR) |
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Appendix A
Workshop Agenda
GREEN HEALTHCARE INSTITUTIONS: HEALTH, ENVIRONMENT, AND ECONOMICS
Sponsored by the Roundtable of Environmental Health Sciences, Research, and Medicine
January 10, 2006
8:30 a.m.
Welcome and Opening Remarks
Paul G. Rogers, J.D.
Roundtable chair
8:40 a.m.
Remarks and Charge to Participants
Howard Frumkin, M.D., Dr.P.H.
Roundtable member
8:55 a.m.
Green Building and Health Agendas: Points of Convergence
Craig Zimring, Ph.D.
Professor of Architecture
Georgia Institute of Technology
SESSION I:
CURING THE “GREEN” WAY: STORIES OF SUSTAINABLE HEALTHCARE FACILITIES
Scope: Currently, there are only a select number of case studies of healthcare facilities that are being built “green.” This session sets the stage for further discussion by examining two case studies in order to understand the decision-making process involved, the research data to support the case, and the health outcomes (if monitored).
Moderator:
Barbara M. Alving, M.D., Acting Director of National Center for Research Resources (NCRR)
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9:15 a.m.
The Green Guide for Health Care—A Tool for High-Performance Healing Environments
Robin Guenther, AIA
Architect
Guenther 5 Architects
9:35 a.m.
Building Green and Integrating Nature: Rikshospitalet University Hospital in Oslo, Norway
Knut Bergsland, AIA
Senior Advisor
Hospital Planning Department
SINTEF Health Research
10:00 a.m.
General Discussion
10:20 a.m.
Break
SESSION II:
THE CASE FOR GREEN BUILDINGS PART I: ECONOMICS, ETHICS, AND EMPLOYMENT
Scope: This session will consider some of the benefits for building green by looking at research data in economics and the social sciences. The main question centers around how industry and society value buildings both in the short- and long-term.
Moderator:
Alexis Karolides, M.Arch. Roundtable member
10:50 a.m.
The Financial Implications of Health and Productivity Gains in Green Commercial, Public, and Education Buildings
Gregory Kats, M.B.A.
Principal
Capital E
11:20 a.m.
Building Green and Ethics
John Poretto, B.S.
President
Sustainable Business Solutions
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11:50 a.m.
Staff Retention: Can a Healthy Environment Make a Difference?
George Bandy II
Sustainable Programs Manager
Interface, Inc.
12:20 p.m.
General Discussion
12:45 p.m.
Lunch
SESSION III:
THE CASE FOR GREEN BUILDINGS II: HEALTH
Scope: This session will look at the current state of the knowledge of the linkages between building green and human health. Through presentations and discussions, the roundtable will gain a better understanding of the state of the research and the research gaps.
Moderator:
Henry Hatch, Lt General (Ret), Chief of Engineers and Commander of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and Chair, NRC Board on Infrastructure and the Constructed Environment and the Federal Facilities Council
2:00 p.m.
Design Principles in Healthy Building
Anthony Bernheim, FAIA, LEED AP
Principal, Green Design, SMWM Architecture Planning + Urban Design
2:20 p.m.
Building-Related Health Effects: What Do We Know?
Ted Schettler, M.D., M.P.H.
Science Director
Science and Environmental Health Network
2:50 p.m.
The Relationship Between Environmental Design and Patient Medical Outcomes
Judy Heerwagen, Ph.D.
Environmental Psychologist
J.H. Heerwagen & Associates, Inc.
3:15 p.m.
The Fable Hospital: A Business Case for Better Building
Derek Parker, FAIA, RIBA, FACHA
Chairman
Anshen and Allen Architects, Inc.
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3: 45 p.m.
Discussion
4:10 p.m.
Break
SESSION IV:
RECOMMENDATIONS FOR FUTURE RESEARCH: WHAT DO WE NEED TO KNOW?
Scope: Continuation of the discussion from sessions II and III by discussing the research needs for the area of building green and human health.
Moderator:
Russell Perry, AIA, LEED AP, Principal, SmithGroup
4:30 p.m.
General Discussion
5:30 p.m.
Adjourn
January 11, 2006
8:30 a.m.
Welcome Back
SESSION V:
THE PROCESS OF CHANGE
Moderator:
Nancy L. Hughes, RN, M.H.A., Director, Center for Occupational and Environmental Health, American Nurses Association
8:55 a.m.
Framing the Process: Institutional Change to Greening a Campus
Bahar Armaghani, B.S., LEED AP
Project Manager/Quality Assurance Coordinator
Facilities Planning and Construction
University of Florida
9:25 a.m.
The Conflict Between Growth and Going Green: The Experience at Emory
Wayne Alexander, M.D., Ph.D.
R. Bruce Logue Professor and Chair
Emory University School of Medicine
9:40 a.m.
General Discussion
10:05 a.m.
Break
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SESSION VI:
CHAMPIONS FOR CHANGE
Moderator:
Roger Bulger, M.D., Roundtable member
10:35 a.m.
Implementing the Decision to Build Green in University Medical Centers
Roger Oxendale, M.B.A.
President and CEOPresident and CEO
Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh
11:05 a.m.
Building Green on a Large Scale
Scott Slotterback, M.S.
Senior Project Manager
Kaiser Permanente National Facilities Services Project Administration Group
11:35 a.m.
General Discussion
12:05 p.m.
Final Summation
Howard Frumkin, M.D., Dr.P.H.
Roundtable member
12:20 p.m.
Adjourn