The EU CARING NATURE project has the ambition to develop and test 10 innovative solutions to reduce the impact of the healthcare sector on the environment, without interfering with the safety of patients and operators. This 3-year collaborative project funded by the European Union under the Horizon Europe research and innovation program is involving 19 partners, including Health and Care providers, Universities SMEs and Industries from 11 European countries.
The CARING NATURE project contributes to lower the carbon footprint of the healthcare sector by:
Reducing the environmental impact of buildings, waste and patients’ travel
Increasing governance capability and staff engagement towards this reduction
The project’s outcomes will be sustainable solutions for green health and care, which will be economically effective, affordable and acceptable by patients, citizens and workers.

4D architects Amsterdam have brought into a project circular building compass which is based on methodology of Dr.E.Durmisevic. The aim is to develop multicriteria optimizer that will bring together circularity index/profile, energy and wellbeing performance of healthcare facilities.