- Author
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Kramer, S.
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Kapsch, R. J.
- Title
- U.S. Team Visit to France on Health Care Facilities. Final Report.
- Coporate
- National Bureau of Standards, Washington, DC
- Report
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NBSIR 77-1233
April 1977
- Distribution
- Available from National Technical Information Service
- Keywords
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health care facilities; France; health care technology; planning; design; construction management; reviews; buildings; hospitals; architecture; health care delivery systems; bibliographies; hospitals; nursing homes; health resources; construction materials; environments; economics; United States
- Abstract
- The U.S. Center for Building Technology (CBT), Institute for Applied Technology, National Bureau of Standards, and the French Centre Scientifique et Technique du Batiment (CSTB) regularly exchange special study teams for selected areas of building technology. This report is on the visit of the U.S. team to France on health care facilities, held in April 1972. The U.S. team consisted of representatives from the Center for Building Technology; the Department of Defense; the Veterans Administration; and the Department of Health, Education and Welfare. The team visited health facilities in Paris, Meaux, Dijon, Beaune and Lyon. Innovative methods for the planning, design and construction of French health facilities were reviewed by the team participants. This report contains the findings and observations of the team. These findings and observations were originally recorded in a letter report which was exchanged with members of the U.S. team and the respective cooperating groups in France.