Health Design Study Tours

2009 Scandinavian Tour:

The Integrated Design Lab and International Sustainable Solutions (I-Sustain) in collaboration with BetterBricks and ScanDesign planned a transformative learning opportunity to evaluate Scandinavian hospitals from June 7-12, 2009. A diverse group of architects, mechanical engineers, hospital administrators, construction managers, public officials, and educators came together to study these innovative healthcare examples. These hospitals embody high indoor environmental qualities for patients and staff, and use 25-50% the energy of average Pacific NW hospitals. Our vision was to bring Pacific NW design and owner teams together to see these projects first-hand and meet the design teams and that made them a reality.

Study Tour Itinerary:

Copenhagen, Denmark

Meet with Danish Energy Agency
Visit Emergency and Infectious Disease Unit at UMAS Malmö Sweden with Danish Architecture Firm, CF Møller.

Tuesday, June 9th: Copenhagen, Denmark

Visit Rigshospitalet in Copenhagen, Denmark, an existing facility that has undertaken extensive energy efficiency measures.
Meet with Danish Consulting Engineering firm, Esbensen, leaders of the EU’s "5 Innovative Hospitals Project".

Wednesday, June 10th: Oslo, Norway

Visit Akershus Hospital, with Danish architecture firm CF Møller and engineering firm Interconsult.
Meet with White Arkitekter, designers of the New Karolinska Solna in Stockholm, Sweden, at Oslo School of Architecture and Design.

Thursday, June 11th: Oslo, Norway

Site visit of Rikshospitalet with Norwegian Architecture firm, MedPlan AS, also designers of St. Olav’s Hospital in Trondheim.

Friday, June 12th: Trondheim, Norway

Visit St.Olav’s Hospital, with chief architect and lead engineer, and public relations manager from St. Olav’s, MedPlan, and COWI engineering.
Meet with Enova, Norwegian Energy Ministry.