Professorial Dissertation from the year 2010 in the subject Nursing / Foster Care Management / Social Services, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (Department fur Architektur), language: English, abstract: INTEGRAL PROCESS DESIGN IPD]: ABSTRACT Improved Planning and Operations for Complex Buildings Starting Point: Health care systems throughout the world face financial collapse. Costs must be reduced. This study shows a significant cost reduction potential of hospital running costs which account for ca.25-30% of health care budgets in many OECD countries. (CDC, 2009) Goals: The...