Development of Standard Design Specifications for Climate-smart Health Facilities
A Climate-Resilient Marine Spatial Plan will guide the protection and sustainable use of the Virgin Islands’ marine environment. It will define key zones for conservation, fisheries, recreation, and development—supporting climate resilience while enabling a balanced blue economy.
Introduction
The Territory’s health facilities were significantly damaged by category 5 Hurricane Irma in 2017. Irma resulted in Level 3 (major) damage to 5 out of 12 public health centers in the Territory, greatly diminishing the health service capacity.
The Territory has adopted the Pan American Health Organisation (PAHO) Smart Hospitals and Smart Health Facilities standards to ensure that health care facilities are more resilient going forward and can remain functional in disaster events.
The Impact
This project will develop standard engineering design specifications for climate-smart health facilities based on the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) Building Code and the PAHO ‘Smart’ Hospital / Health Facilities Standard.
These standard design specifications will help to ensure the affordable engineering design and development of future health facilities that consistently meet climate-resiliency standards.
The Problem
Peebles Hospital that lacks standard design specifications
The Solution
New Peebles Hospital for climate smart health
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