Çalışkan B. N.
International Congress on Keycivilization & Futurehenge (KEF), Erzurum, Türkiye, 18 - 20 Aralık 2025, ss.383-390, (Tam Metin Bildiri)
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Yayın Türü:
Bildiri / Tam Metin Bildiri
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Basıldığı Şehir:
Erzurum
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Basıldığı Ülke:
Türkiye
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Sayfa Sayıları:
ss.383-390
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Açık Arşiv Koleksiyonu:
AVESİS Açık Erişim Koleksiyonu
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Atatürk Üniversitesi Adresli:
Evet
Özet
Hospitals, characterized by
high levels of energy and resource consumption, constitute critical building
types in terms of sustainability due to their significant environmental
impacts. In this context, the green hospital approach has been developed,
grounded in principles such as energy and water efficiency, waste management,
the use of environmentally friendly materials, and design strategies that are
compatible with natural systems. The strategies shaped in line with the seven
core principles defined by the World Health Organization (WHO) play a crucial
role in ensuring sustainability in healthcare facilities. The green approach in
hospitals encompasses solutions that support sustainability in buildings
through energy efficiency, nature-compatible design, smart and adaptive
systems, effective waste and water management, the use of alternative energy
sources, and the preference for natural, recycled, and low-emission materials.
Accordingly, this study aims to draw attention to green strategies implemented
in healthcare facilities and to discuss the 3R principles adopted within these
practices. Within the scope of the study, examples of green hospital applications
from various hospitals located in different countries were examined using a
qualitative research method, based on the seven fundamental principles
identified by the WHO. The findings demonstrate that when the green hospital
strategies defined by the World Health Organization are considered together
with the 3R principles (Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle), they provide a robust and
comprehensive framework for achieving sustainability in healthcare buildings. The
results indicate that hospitals are not only facilities for healthcare service
delivery but also critical infrastructures whose environmental impacts must be
reduced due to their high levels of resource consumption. In the examined
cases, practices based on reduction, reuse, and recycling contribute
significantly to limiting environmental impacts within the healthcare sector.
Consequently, the integrated implementation of WHO principles and the 3R
approach is regarded as a fundamental requirement for establishing a
sustainable healthcare infrastructure that simultaneously addresses
environmental responsibility, economic efficiency, and the quality of
healthcare services. The wider adoption of this approach, particularly in
developing countries, has the potential to strengthen the role of the healthcare
sector in combating climate change.