Hospital building sustainability: The experience in using qualitative tools and steps towards the life cycle approach

M Stevanovic, K Allacker, S Vermeulen - Procedia environmental sciences, 2017 - Elsevier
With the rising worldwide sustainability trends, the healthcare industry is encouraged for
philosophical, societal and economic reasons to implement the “greening movement” in its …

Healthcare building sustainability assessment tool-sustainable effective design criteria in the Portuguese context

M de Fátima Castro, R Mateus, L Bragança - … Impact Assessment Review, 2017 - Elsevier
Tools and methods to improve current practices and quality in the healthcare building sector
are necessary to support decision-making at different building life cycle phases …

Environmental performance of advanced window systems in patient rooms

N Eisazadeh, K Allacker - Procedia CIRP, 2018 - Elsevier
Hospital buildings produce high amounts of emissions and waste. Strategies are needed to
reduce their impacts while still providing quality care for patients. As patient rooms occupy …

Investigating the Energy Efficiency, Environmental and Daylighting Performance of Coated Glazing

N Eisazadeh, K Allacker… - Challenging …, 2018 - proceedings.challengingglass.com
Facades are a crucial interface between exterior and interior conditions and greatly
influence the architectural quality of buildings. Glass plays an important role in the building …