Bringing together facilities professionals from the regional healthcare industry, the seminar “Creating Healthy Buildings: Natural Light and Ventilation Design in Healthcare Applications” was held April 22, Earth Day, at the Energy Studies in Buildings Laboratory’s (ESBL’s) Portland office. Presenters included Kent Duffy, FAIA, of SRG Partnership – “Integrating Daylight for Places of Healing”, Bob Gulick, PE, of Mazzetti – “Natural Ventilation in Healthcare”, and G.Z. Brown, FAIA, and Jeff Kline of ESBL – “Linking Energy and Health”. In describing BioBE’s recent findings, Brown and Kline discussed the past and speculated on the future of architecture to promote health.
