Recently, the move by the Malaysian government to reduce the energy consumption in public buildin... more Recently, the move by the Malaysian government to reduce the energy consumption in public buildings including hospitals is seen as the call for sustainability in the built environment. On the other hand, designing a hospital building is generally accepted as a complex task both: functional and psychological. At this juncture, creating a healing environment with appropriate physical aspects (i.e. daylighting) to achieve sustainable hospital design seems relevant and in tandem with sustainability. Much literature suggest that adequate and appropriate exposure to natural light provides a positive impact on human health and well being of patients and medical staff in a hospital environment.
The 2nd American Samueli Institute symposium was held January [22][23][24][25] 2004. The focus of... more The 2nd American Samueli Institute symposium was held January [22][23][24][25] 2004. The focus of this meeting was an exposition of optimal healing environments (OHE) in American health care. Fifty-five (55) invited guests participated; most had written one of the papers in this Supplement. The conduct of the meeting revolved around small group discussions and two plenary sessions. The ensuing dialogue refined and organized the definitions, components, and research protocols associated with creating and implementing an OHE. This Supplement contains both the invited papers and an abstract of the plenary session discussions.
Recently, the move by the Malaysian government to reduce the energy consumption in public buildin... more Recently, the move by the Malaysian government to reduce the energy consumption in public buildings including hospitals is seen as the call for sustainability in the built environment. On the other hand, designing a hospital building is generally accepted as a complex task both: functional and psychological. At this juncture, creating a healing environment with appropriate physical aspects (i.e. daylighting) to achieve sustainable hospital design seems relevant and in tandem with sustainability. Much literature suggest that adequate and appropriate exposure to natural light provides a positive impact on human health and well being of patients and medical staff in a hospital environment.
The 2nd American Samueli Institute symposium was held January [22][23][24][25] 2004. The focus of... more The 2nd American Samueli Institute symposium was held January [22][23][24][25] 2004. The focus of this meeting was an exposition of optimal healing environments (OHE) in American health care. Fifty-five (55) invited guests participated; most had written one of the papers in this Supplement. The conduct of the meeting revolved around small group discussions and two plenary sessions. The ensuing dialogue refined and organized the definitions, components, and research protocols associated with creating and implementing an OHE. This Supplement contains both the invited papers and an abstract of the plenary session discussions.
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