Recently, emissions and the energy use of the building and construction sector globally
increased. Therefore, energy retrofit processes and reducing the energy consumption of …

Healthcare facilities are one of the main buildings that have great energy consumption. This
situation reveals the need for good energy planning and management based on the …

Climate change is a complex, global issue that is impacting human health in various ways,
with healthcare being a significant contributor to carbon emissions in the United States. This …

This research proposes several measures designed for reducing the primary energy
consumption of operating rooms, but at the same time complying with the stringent …

Maintaining high ventilation rates in operating rooms (ORs) is critical to ensure the safety of
healthcare professionals and patients. Yet, the significant energy consumption associated …

In this paper, the optimization of electrical energy consumption in the medical sector is
discussed from a new approach. One of the departments of the hospital that has a high …

Assessing energy use in healthcare buildings requires identifying consumption profiles
regularly. Keeping this in mind, this paper studies the energy intensity of a hospital and sets …

Hybrid systems for space heating and Domestic Hot Water (DHW) production are an
attractive option for buildings to decrease their CO 2 emissions. In this research, the …

Hospital surgical suites are high consumers of energy due to the strict indoor air quality
(IAQ) conditions. However, by varying the ventilation strategies, the potential for energy …

Operating rooms are stringent controlled environments. All influential factors, in particular,
airborne particles, must be within the limits established by regulations. Therefore, energy …