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Health Technical Memorandum 07-07 Sustainable health and social care buildings. Planning, design, construction and refurbishment
Publication Year
2013
Document Status
Current
Abstract
The success of a building's performance in terms of sustainability outcomes is dependent to a large degree on decisions made at the design, procurement and construction stages of a development. This guidance covers the actions to be taken at these stages and also looks at the action required at post-completion, operational and end-of-life stages.
Document History
Published 20 March 2013. Supersedes Space for Health: Healthcare Environment 'Sustainable health and social care buildings: Operational guide' and 'Sustainable health and social care buildings: Strategic overview', which replaced HTM 07-07 Environment and sustainability - sustainable health and social care buildings. Planning, design, construction and refurbishment (2009). Department of Health is now known as the Department of Health and Social Care.
Publisher Information
Department of Health
The Department of Health was committed to improving the quality and convenience of care provided by the NHS and social services. Its work included setting national standards, shaping the direction of health and social care services and promoting healthier living. Publications included Space for Health: Technical Manuals, as well as the Health Building Notes, Health Technical Memorandums, and White Papers. They were renamed to the Department of Health and Social Care. However responsibility for technical guidance was then transferred to NHS Improvement in February 2017 which is now part of NHS England and NHS Improvement.
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