Austin : Dell Children's Medical Center of Central Texas, Texas, USA, United States

[LindbergMTL]

Dell offers the first-ever look at a trend-setting hospital of groundbreaking aspirations.



Combined with a desire to celebrate the community and culture of central Texas in the U.S., the design for the hospital began with a distinct vision to significantly reduce or eliminate the negative impact of the building on the environment and building occupants. The facility is part of a 700-acre new urbanist development on the brownfield site of a former municipal airport in Austin, a city known for promoting green building practices. An on-site natural gas-fired energy plant; courtyards that provide natural light and cooler, cleaner fresh air; views and access to nature; and the use of environmentally-friendly finishes all contribute to providing central Texas with a unique healing environment that is not only appealing to patients and families, but plays a key role in recruiting and retaining employees, critical in an industry experiencing a shortage of skilled staff.



UPDATE On 12 January 2009 Karlsberger announced that Dell Children's Medical Center is officially the first hospital in the world to achieve LEED Platinum status.









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[yarabundi]

Pour rappel : l'annonce du CHUM a été fait en 1995 soit il y a 14 ans !!
Cet hôpital me fait vaguement penser à l'hôtel-de-ville de Mississauga.