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_v270(38) 23 September 2005, 64-69(6)
520 _aHospital designers face major challenges in the light of the current tension between the economy of plan and operational flexibility required by the healthcare provider, and the quality of environment demanded by users of the building, particularly patients. The article uses a number of varying scenarios to examine the differences in capital, energy, and repair and maintenance costs between deep-plan, shallow-plan and courtyard-based hospital designs.
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