Foleshill Health Centre in Coventry is a finalist in the non-domestic category at the UK Passivhaus Awards on Wednesday 5 July 2023 organised by the
The UK’s award winning, greenest health centre built to meet Passivhaus standards – a model for the green future of the NHS.
The £3.3 million project is a partnership between Community Health Partnerships (CHP) and NHS Coventry and Warwickshire. The GP team at Foleshill Surgery (part of Coventry and Rugby GP Alliance) opened to patients in August 2021. Foleshill Health Centre received Passivhaus Classic certification in October 2021 after a detailed scrutiny process. Energy usage monitoring shows a significant annual energy saving.
The UK’s award winning, greenest health centre built to meet Passivhaus standards is a model for a Greener NHS. CHP’s Foleshill Health Centre is the
The theme for Earth Day on 22 April 2023 is ‘Invest in Our Planet’ asking people, organisations, and governments to accelerate solutions to combat climate
Multi award winning Foleshill Health Centre has received its BREEAM Excellent accreditation reinforcing its credentials as one the greenest healthcare buildings in the UK.
Climate change poses a major threat to NHS staff, patients, and their communities. This is because there is a direct link between the health of our planet and the health of our people. During COP27 CHP will be focusing on some of the things we are already doing for a #GreenerNHS, highlighting some key facts about the NHS and sustainability, and asking our staff to pledge to reduce their carbon emissions.
Foleshill Health Centre, the UK’s first Passivhaus Healthcare building is a case study in HM Government ‘Promoting Net Zero Carbon and Sustainability in Construction – Guidance Note’ supporting ‘The Construction Playbook’.
Multi award-winning Foleshill Health Centre in Coventry, the UK’s first Passivhaus health care building, opened to primary care patients one year ago on 9 August
NHS England has unveiled the “Care for the future: delivering the world’s first net zero health service” photography exhibition at the Herbert Art Gallery & Museum in Coventry. The photography exhibition features NHS staff who have pioneered greener healthcare initiatives for the benefit of their patients and the communities they serve. A GP at Foleshill Health Centre in Coventry, features in this exhibition representing both primary care, NHS Midlands region and sustainable NHS healthcare facilities.
11 May is World FM Day with the theme ‘leading a sustainable future’. Sustainable facilities are one of CHP’s five strategic aims in our Business Plan for 2022/23 and are also a social responsibility pillar. Everyone at CHP plays their part to meet our sustainability goals outlined in our ‘CHP Green Plan – A Greener CHP, A Greener NHS’.
