A multispecialty hospital in a metropolitan city wants to adopt a green building design for its newly planned Oncology department (Green hospital design aspires to provide users with energy savings and a comfortable environment through innovative designs and green techniques such as reducing energy use; improving aeration; using passive solar heating and cooling; considering the life-cycle impact of building materials; improving water-use, recycling; and the integration of climatic- and site-features). Below is the list of the customer demanded qualities that should be integrated in green design of the department. 1.Natural light and ventilation 2.Renewable energy 3.Building orientation 4.Healing environment 5.Atmospheric conditions 6.Safe for occupants and users 7.Strategic landscaping 8.Plan for car parks and greenways 9.Pedestrian pathway with plants 10.Use of environment-friendly materials 11.Materials free from toxic chemicals 12.Long lasting materials 13.Install water efficient equipment 14.Use rainwater harvesting 15.Limit disruption of storm water flows 16.Attractiveness of appearance 17.Existence of safety mechanism What could be the top 7 customer demanded qualities from your perspective and provide justification for each. (You could say 17. Existence of safety mechanism is #1 in my list because… and so on…)

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A multispecialty hospital in a metropolitan city wants to adopt a green building design for its newly planned Oncology department (Green hospital design aspires to provide users with energy savings and a comfortable environment through innovative designs and green techniques such as reducing energy use; improving aeration; using passive solar heating and cooling; considering the life-cycle impact of building materials; improving water-use, recycling; and the integration of climatic- and site-features).

Below is the list of the customer demanded qualities that should be integrated in green design of the department.

1.Natural light and ventilation
2.Renewable energy
3.Building orientation
4.Healing environment
5.Atmospheric conditions
6.Safe for occupants and users
7.Strategic landscaping
8.Plan for car parks and greenways
9.Pedestrian pathway with plants
10.Use of environment-friendly materials
11.Materials free from toxic chemicals
12.Long lasting materials
13.Install water efficient equipment
14.Use rainwater harvesting
15.Limit disruption of storm water flows
16.Attractiveness of appearance
17.Existence of safety mechanism
What could be the top 7 customer demanded qualities from your perspective and provide justification for each. (You could say 17. Existence of safety mechanism is #1 in my list because… and so on…)

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