HEALTHCARE DESIGN 2018 ANNUAL DIRECTORY FOR ARCHITECTURAL PROFESSIONALS
Published quarterly, the Powered by
importance of acoustics in hospital design
Specifile™ series of publications focus on
and provides some surprising facts on the
specific design sectors of industry from a
relationship between noise and ill-health.
product perspective. This first publication
Find out how the Netcare group is
covers the Healthcare sector and covers
reaching its sustainability goals in hospital
fittings, fixtures and products for hospitals,
design, with environmentally sustainable
clinics and mortuaries.
principles incorporated into the design of
We’ve also included some very useful
all new Netcare facilities, while existing
information on key aspects of hospital
facilities are going through energy, lighting
design. Vollie Brink, well-known to many
and water upgrades. Interestingly (and
as Mr Plumber, has submitted a detailed
sensibly) Netcare is also in the process of
outline of considerations to take into
implementing a water desalination plant
account when designing plumbing and
at its Netcare Christiaan Barnard Memorial
drainage for hospitals, a pivotal aspect of
Hospital on Cape Town’s Foreshore.
hospital projects and for which, surprisingly, there are no regulations as yet.
We hope you will find this issue of Healthcare Design useful. Remember that
Peta de Jager and her colleagues from the SAFHE (South African Federation of Hospital
you can find detailed product information on the Specifile website.
Engineers) cover four very important tips to follow when designing hospitals, while
Louise
Saint-Gobain Ecophon highlights the
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