Designing for future disasters and weather extremes can be a challenge because it requires a lot of hypothesizing, according to an article on the Healthcare Design website
Designing for future disasters and weather extremes can be a challenge because it requires hypothesizing how healthcare buildings are going to perform in the weather of 50 years from now, according to an article on the Healthcare Design website. Planning must be a priority, as climate change increases the intensity and frequency of extreme weather events, the article said.
August 10, 2015
Topic Area: Safety
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