Designer sees growth in integrating nature into design
In a Q&A with Robin Guenther, principal and global sustainable healthcare leader, Perkins+Will (New York), Healthcare Design discusses one of the biggest changes in healthcare design since she was a 'Most Influential People in Healthcare Design' award winner
In a Q&A with Robin Guenther, principal and global sustainable healthcare leader, Perkins+Will (New York), Healthcare Design discusses one of the biggest changes in healthcare design since she was a 'Most Influential People in Healthcare Design' award winner. Guenther says she see much more creativity and success in nature integration happening today. She says she's encouraged to see real competition among owners to build the lowest-energy-consuming hospital in North America.
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January 5, 2016
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