[HTML][HTML] Sustainable, green, or smart? Pathways for energy-efficient healthcare buildings

BVF Silva, JB Holm-Nielsen, S Sadrizadeh… - Sustainable Cities and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Buildings' energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions are a major global concern.
Healthcare buildings, being crucial to society, pose particular challenges due to their round …

Recent achievements in research on thermal comfort and ventilation in the aspect of providing people with appropriate conditions in different types of buildings—semi …

K Ratajczak, Ł Amanowicz, K Pałaszyńska, F Pawlak… - Energies, 2023 - mdpi.com
Ventilation systems are mainly responsible for maintaining the quality of indoor air. Together
with thermal comfort maintenance systems, they create appropriate conditions for living …

Guidelines for efficient and sustainable energy management in hospital buildings

KB de Oliveira, EF dos Santos, AF Neto… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2021 - Elsevier
The increasing global consumption of energy and its negative impacts on the environment
has been an issue discussed both by academics and practitioners, including in the health …

Strategic frameworks for sustainability and corporate governance in healthcare facilities; approaches to energy-efficient hospital management

H Dion, M Evans - Benchmarking: An International Journal, 2024 - emerald.com
Purpose The issue of energy efficiency is becoming increasingly prevalent globally due to
factors such as the expansion of the population, economic growth and excessive …

Hospitals management transformative initiatives; towards energy efficiency and environmental sustainability in healthcare facilities

H Dion, M Evans, P Farrell - Journal of Engineering, Design and …, 2023 - emerald.com
Purpose Energy-saving is a growing challenge worldwide because of population growth,
economic activity and high consumption rates that are unsustainable in the long term. Health …

Assessing the perceived indoor acoustic environment quality across building occupants in a tertiary-care public hospital in Singapore

B Lam, EMP Fan, K Ooi, ZT Ong, JY Hong… - Building and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Although hospitals are notorious for poor acoustics, the acoustic environment is usually
evaluated in silos, or in conjunction with few indoor environmental quality (IEQ) factors. With …

A review on factors related to patient comfort experience in hospitals

Y Tian - Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition, 2023 - Springer
The creation of a welcoming hospital atmosphere is necessary to improve patient wellbeing
and encourage healing. The goal of this study was to examine the variables affecting …

Analysis and evaluation of indoor environment, occupant satisfaction, and energy consumption in general hospital in China

Y Sun, S Kojima, K Nakaohkubo, J Zhao, S Ni - Buildings, 2023 - mdpi.com
Different functional areas within general hospitals have varying environmental requirements,
with relatively high energy consumption. A comprehensive evaluation of the operational …

Hospitals' energy efficiency in the perspective of saving resources and providing quality services through technological options: A systematic literature review

M Psillaki, N Apostolopoulos, I Makris, P Liargovas… - Energies, 2023 - mdpi.com
The effects of climate change, in combination with the recent energy crisis, have brought the
energy efficiency issues of hospitals markedly to the fore. Hospitals are considered among …

Indicators affecting the urban resilience with a scenario approach in Tehran metropolis

E Farhadi, A Pourahmad, K Ziari, H Faraji Sabokbar… - Sustainability, 2022 - mdpi.com
Urban resilience refers to the capacity of an urban system to fully recover from unforeseen
calamities. This study aims to assess the physical resilience indicators used to measure …