Join us for our first webinar of the year, bringing together global insights on how healthcare design is evolving in response to sustainability priorities and urban challenges.

The event will feature two presentations by the HDR global team. The first explores the use of mass timber in clinical settings, drawing on international case studies including North America’s first all-mass timber acute care hospital in Ontario; and research from the University of Oregon to examine embodied carbon reduction and timber’s potential healing benefits.

The second presentation examines high-rise hospitals as an innovative response to urban density and limited land availability, highlighting how vertical healthcare facilities can enhance clinical efficiency, adaptability, and patient, caregiver, and community experience.

Together, the presentations offer a forward-looking perspective on sustainable, resilient, and human-centred healthcare design.

Please note that this event will start earlier than usual (3:00pm AEST / 4pm AEDT) to accommodate speakers dialling in from the US and Canada to share their expertise.

Speakers

Conor Larkins, Health Principal, HDR	Brian Kowalchuk, Global Design Director, HDR
Alison Potter, Design Principal, HDR	Jeff Mosher, Associate Health Principal, HDR

CPD Information

Registered Architects may be able to accrue 1 formal CPD point, the following being applicable NSCA performance criteria.

• PC3: Understand the principles of project planning, considering implications for Country, environmental sustainability, communities, stakeholders and project costs
• PC10: Understand the whole of life carbon implications of procurement methods, materials, components and construction systems
• PC32: Be able to apply planning principles and statutory planning requirements to the site and conceptual design of the project
• PC35: Understand the operational and embodied carbon implications of chosen materials, components and systems
• PC45: Understand the processed for selecting materials, finishes, fittings, components and systems, based on consideration of quality and performance standards, the impact on Country and the environment, and the whole life carbon impact of the project