| Great Ormond Street Hospital, London | Case study | 1 Sustainable design Passive design techniques combined with improved ventilation and the thoughtful selection of materials helped the building to achieve an NHS Environmental Assessment Tool (NEAT) rating of Excellent. GOSH were joint winners of the award for ‘Best Environmental Strategy’ in the Estates and Facilities Management Class of the Better Building Healthcare Awards in 2008. Tackling climate change Integrated bio-climatic design principles were incorporated in the building’s configuration (ie. orientation, form and façade design). The glazed areas on the façades optimise natural daylight into the interior spaces, thereby reducing the need for artificial lighting. As a result less energy

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