these projects have much more to consider besides . Pablo Solomon is an award-winning green designer and futurist who has worked with the US Department of Education developing colleges and school systems . He argues there is an issue with air circulation in US hospitals and that this needs to be addressed as a matter of urgency , and that other problems should perhaps be addressed ahead of adding more grassy areas .
“ While the Cleveland Park project is a step in the right direction , it is still more of a feel good or window dressing approach , rather than meeting the more pressing challenges to modern hospitals ,” Solomon argues . “ Patients dying from dirty hospital rooms , dirty air circulation in hospitals and just plain dirty hands in hospitals is one of top causes of death in the US ”
Solomon currently has a solution in mind : “ Some designers and myself are working on surgery room pods that can be sterilised between uses . We are also working on patient rooms that are pods that can be self-contained , easily sterilised and easily removed to prevent in hospital cross infections .
“ The real advantage of having a park or campus design for future
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