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Edition 80

Healthy Buildings

Beyond Energy Efficiency

A broader measure of sustainable building—one that includes clean air, natural light, comfort, dignity, recovery, concentration and belonging alongside resource efficiency.

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Inside GTR 80

A complete conversation, in one focused edition.

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Seven key dimensions of a healthy building

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Five intentional decisions for healthier places

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Health, buildings and human flourishing

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2040: When buildings became caregivers

Cover story

A Building Should Not Only Consume Less

Buildings should help people live better.

Case studyNelson Mandela Children’s Hospital

Ideas become useful when they meet a real place, a real challenge and the people shaping what comes next.

GTR reflection

A building must be assessed not only by what it saves, but also by what—and whom—it supports.

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