Construction Magazine April 2020 | Page 61

BUILDING WELL
in BEAM Plus Provisional Assessment , Cundall is part of the design and build project team appointed to provide sustainability and BEAM consultancy services , introducing technologies to maximise environmental performance and improve patients ’ experience . are due to hand over the acute care block this summer . It ’ s a huge investment in our health economy with five operating theatres , radio , MRI , catering and support accommodation across 600,000 square feet .
Elsewhere , Cundall has worked on the Hong Kong Children ’ s Hospital which has been shortlisted for the Quality Building Award 2020 ( to be presented in June ), themed around ‘ Transforming Communities - Build with Heart and Care ’. The first hospital in Hong Kong to achieve a Platinum rating
BUILDING WELL
Maddocks explains that Cundall ’ s commercial clients are starting to understand the necessity of working to the WELL Building Standard and it ’ s a big part of his strategy to expand that awareness to healthcare facilities . The WELL Building Standard is a performance-based system for measuring , certifying , and monitoring features of the built environment that impact human health and wellbeing , through air , water , nourishment , light , fitness , comfort and mind . “ As global practitioners , Cundall has Europe ’ s only gold WELL Building Standard , so we ’ re aiming to push that forward to make sure that everybody – staff , patients and visitors – are treated well across a healthcare facility .”
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