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Prioritizing Regenerative Design in Healthcare

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To meet the environmental challenges of today and prepare for those of the future, healthcare facilities are pushing beyond carbon neutrality and towards regenerative design. HDR's Matthew Cunha-Rigby, sustainable leader; Eric Meub, design director; and Peter Duckworth-Pilkington, sustainable design leader, outline the firm's Regenerative Design Framework and methods new health care developments can use to be sustainable and support the natural environments they inhabit. The framework's data-driven approach complements the firm's holistic and human-centered approach to designing for health and well-being. 

Read the full article, "Natural Progress," in the May 2023 issue of Healthcare Design Magazine. 

Matthew Cunha-Rigby
Senior Sustainable Consultant
Eric Meub HDR
Design Director, Health
Vice President
Peter Duckworth-Pilkington
Sustainable Design Lead
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