Friendship Hospital

Sustainability of " Friendship Hospital"

1. Submitted to:​
Shamsul Arefin
Lecturer
Department of Architecture
World University of Bangladesh​
Submitted by:​
Name :ShorifulIslam​
ID :WUB12.19.01.06​
Department: Architecture​
Batch : 1
st
Course Code: ARCH251
Course name: Sustainability and Built Environment
Assignment Topic:How Friendship Hospital achieved sustainability

2. Friendship
Hospital
FriendshipHospital,designedby
KashefChowdhury,(Urbana)has
achievedsustainabilitythrough
severalinnovativeandholistic
approaches.Theseinclude:

3. Sustainable Design
Thehospital'sdesignisoptimized
forenergyefficiencyandnatural
ventilationtominimizeenergy
consumptionandreducecarbon
footprint.Thehospitalisbuiltwith
locallyavailablematerials,andits
designincorporatestraditional
buildingpractices,whichhelpto
reduceconstructioncostswhilealso
promotingculturalsustainability.

4. WasteManagement
Thehospitalhasawastemanagement
systemthatpromotesthe3Rs
(reduce,reuse,recycle)andensures
thathazardouswasteisproperly
treatedanddisposedof.Thehospital
alsocompostsorganicwaste,whichis
thenusedasfertilizerforthe
hospital'sgardenandsurrounding
areas.

5. Financial Sustainability
Thehospitaloperatesonacost-
recoverymodel,wherepatientswho
canaffordtopayarechargedfor
services,whilethosewhocannot
affordtopayreceivefreetreatment.
Thismodelensuresthehospital's
financialsustainabilitywhilealso
ensuringthathealthcareservices
areaccessibletoall.

6. Overall,FriendshipHospitalhasachievedsustainabilitythroughacombinationofsustainable
design,waterandwastemanagement,socialsustainability,andfinancialsustainabilitymodels.
Theseapproachesensurethatthehospitalcontinuestoprovideessentialhealthcareservicesto
underservedcommunitiesinasustainableandresponsiblemanner.