Thinking green when designing a new practice

Abstract

A NEW PDSA PetAid hospital will open its doors later this year in Kirkdale, Liverpool. In designing the building, the PDSA worked closely with architects to ensure that the new hospital was as environmentally friendly as possible. Tony Keith and Martin Cowell outline the considerations when planning the hospital, and suggest ways in which any practice can be made more energy efficient and sustainable.

Turning green: assessing carbon footprints

“…The design or modification of buildings to reduce their environ-mental impact has already been considered by the veterinary industry, and some practices (eg, the PDSA PetAid hospital in Liverpool [Keith and Cowell 2008]) have integrated energy efficiency into their design. How, then, do vets assess the carbon footprint of a business that has already been built to minimise environmental impact?…”