EuHPN 2011 Workshop: 12-14 October, Bologna, Italy
Sustainable European Healthcare Infrastructure: innovation in procurement, planning and design for a green future
This year’s European Health Property Network workshop is being organised in partnership with LCB-HEALTHCARE, a European Lead Market public procurement network that aims to stimulate innovation for low carbon, sustainable, green solutions in the healthcare building sector. The hosts for the 2011 workshop are the Società Italiana dell’Architettura e dell’Ingegneria per la Sanità (SIAIS; Italian Society for Healthcare Architecture and Engineering). Download the preliminary programme and registration form here.
The EU Commission’s 2020 Strategy speaks of an urgent need for Europe’s economies to achieve ‘smart, sustainable, inclusive growth’, and in particular emphasises a need to shift towards a more resource efficient and low-carbon economy. As a major consumer of resources and hydrocarbons, the healthcare built environment has a particular responsibility in this area. Healthcare infrastructure can lead by:
- Contributing to reduction of greenhouse gas emissions
- Increasing use of renewable energy
- Improving energy efficiency
- Rethinking transport systems and the food supply chain
- Innovating in relation to procurement processes
- Offering leadership in setting the agenda for high quality planning and design
The 2011 workshop will present exemplar projects and case studies in these areas, but also examine the evidence for and against the effectiveness of current policy initiatives. The workshop will take place over three days, 12-14 October, with start and end times to suit participants travelling from overseas.
