CSA Z8000 provides guidance on developing a structured, performance-based sustainability program that integrates health care, energy efficiency, and climate change policies and actions in a holistic and coherent manner. By applying sustainability principles, including responsible use of water, energy, and other resources, business continuity, and adaptive capacity, HCFs can have a positive environmental impact.
- Balancing design approaches with practical realities of northern, small, and remote communities
Logistical challenges, the harsh climate, building on permafrost, and access to material may make it difficult and expensive for some communities to comply with the requirements of CSA standards. CSA Z8000 recommends using an ethical design framework to engage the community, understand how the HCF can best serve the community, and asses if modifications or adaptations of CSA Z8000 are necessary.
CSA Z8000:24 aims to lead the health care sector toward sustainability and climate resilience and contribute to better health outcomes and the well-being of patients and health care workers. Visit CSA Group’s website to learn more about CSA Z8000 and other standards and research for HCFs and the complex systems and processes within them.
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