This initiative is about accelerating the adoption of sustainable practices across the spectrum of American health care, and building a global learning community so hospitals around the world can learn from each other as they travel on the path toward healthier people, healthier communities and a healthier planet.

WHITEHOUSE: Promoting Sustainable Health Care

New Horizons for Learning's open learning community on the Internet is called the Building - more a verb than a noun, as it continues to grow daily.

UNESCO: The Building: New Horizons for Learning

The key for both patients and providers is building a community of shared information that can drive improved outcomes through group learning.

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After drifting into disuse over the decades, that nondescript building, clearly public in nature, has officially reopened as the Digital Harbor Tech Center, a community hackerspace and supplementary learning center for Baltimore City Public Schools.

FORBES: Commandeering the Decks: Baltimore's Digital Harbor Tech Center