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In addition to infection control, the strong therapeutic and wellbeing environment have long been recognised. Academic research has shown that incorporating landscapes and attractive outdoor areas within healthcare estates can help with recovery and rehabilitation. HLM Architects recently reported
that it had seen a rise in the number of clients seeking to maximise the landscape available to them, centred around placing more emphasis on the health, environmental and economic value that this can add to buildings. A number of purposes These outdoor spaces can serve a number of purposes from therapy and treatment delivery, to socialising, exercise and encouraging more visual stimulation. But what sort of features could
typically be incorporated into an outdoor space to ensure its full potential is to introduce site-appropriate plants and trees in soft landscaping to replace
a hardstanding, tarmac or paving, complemented with seating and other street furniture elements. One consideration that is often
overlooked, however, is power connectivity to enable various types of equipment to be connected as and when required. This is becoming increasingly common in many different types of public and commercial outdoor spaces.
a healthcare setting? It is ultimately about making a space more versatile. For example, you may have an opportunity to create a new courtyard with landscaping and a space for seating or socialising and at colder times you may want to add electrically powered heaters. Adding power connectivity is simple
when you design an infrastructure using on-demand power distribution units which are hidden and safely locked away either in the ground or within a bollard until they are needed. Pop Up Power Supplies provides three different types – a pop up or retractable unit, an in-ground unit
or a power bollard. All three have appropriate choice will depend on the characteristics of the outdoor space in question and the anticipated usage and demand for the power sockets. And, as each unit is manufactured A total power supply of up to 125 amps
is possible for an in-ground or power bollard unit and up to 600 amps for the pop up unit – and the unit can also provide a water supply too, which can be useful for grounds maintenance.
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