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Brown, Z and Cole, R J (2009) Influence of occupants' knowledge on comfort expectations and behaviour. Building Research & Information, 37(03), 227–45.

Bügl, R, Leimgruber, C, Hüni, G R and Scholz, R W (2009) Sustainable property funds: financial stakeholders' views on sustainability criteria and market acceptance. Building Research & Information, 37(03), 246–63.

Farahani, A, Wallbaum, H and Dalenbäck, J (2019) Optimized maintenance and renovation scheduling in multifamily buildings – a systematic approach based on condition state and life cycle cost of building components. Construction Management and Economics, 37(03), 139–55.

Ismail, Z (2019) An Integrated Computerised Maintenance Management System (I-CMMS) for IBS building maintenance. International Journal of Building Pathology and Adaptation, 37(03), 326–43.

Ji, Y, Lee, A and Swan, W (2019) Retrofit modelling of existing dwellings in the UK: the Salford Energy House case study. International Journal of Building Pathology and Adaptation, 37(03), 344–60.

Onyenokporo, N C and Ochedi, E T (2019) Low-cost retrofit packages for residential buildings in hot-humid Lagos, Nigeria. International Journal of Building Pathology and Adaptation, 37(03), 250–72.

Rafferty, M and Toner, P (2019) Thinking like Capital markets – Financialisation of the Australian Construction Industry. Construction Management and Economics, 37(03), 156–68.

Ramos, N M M and de Freitas, V P (2009) Experimental determination of the hygroscopic inertia of building materials. Building Research & Information, 37(03), 9.

Rispoli, M and Organ, S (2019) The drivers and challenges of improving the energy efficiency performance of listed pre-1919 housing. International Journal of Building Pathology and Adaptation, 37(03), 288–305.

Rockow, Z R, Ross, B and Black, A K (2019) Review of methods for evaluating adaptability of buildings. International Journal of Building Pathology and Adaptation, 37(03), 273–87.

Short, C A and Al-Maiyah, S (2009) Design strategy for low-energy ventilation and cooling of hospitals. Building Research & Information, 37(03), 264–92.

  • Type: Journal Article
  • Keywords: airborne infection; energy efficiency; hospitals; hybrid environmental systems; life cycle costs; natural ventilation; passive cooling
  • ISBN/ISSN: 0961-3218
  • URL: https://doi.org/10.1080/09613210902885156
  • Abstract:
    What is the potential for incorporating low-energy ventilation and cooling strategies into the design of new hospitals? How would such strategies cope with a changing climate? Natural ventilation is promoted by the UK National Health Service (NHS) in its recently launched carbon reduction strategy. NHS energy targets are reviewed in the context of UK national and international targets. Examination of the targets suggests customary environmental design strategies for new hospitals will not deliver the performance required. Perceived barriers to the implementation of more naturally driven environments in healthcare buildings are discussed, particularly the risk of air-borne cross-infection. Environmental design propositions for specific clinical and non-clinical space-types are created, catalogued, and aggregated into a typical plan component, their ventilation and energy performance modelled and factored to the scale of a 200-bed hospital to current NHS service delivery policies. The exercise suggests 70% of net floor area of small-to-medium-sized acute hospitals could be naturally ventilated. A hybrid ventilation strategy may serve a further 10% of net floor area. Patients and staff may benefit from more naturally sustained environments. Indications of the predicted comparative energy performance, potentially reduced to 38 MJ/100 m3, and capital and life cycle costs are provided.

Spigliantini, G, Fabi, V, Schweiker, M and Corgnati, S (2019) Historical buildings’ energy conservation potentialities. International Journal of Building Pathology and Adaptation, 37(03), 306–25.

Styhre, A (2019) Close entanglements: aligning the construction and finance industries. Construction Management and Economics, 37(03), 169–78.

Zapata Quimbayo, C A, Mejía Vega, C A and Marques, N L (2019) Minimum revenue guarantees valuation in PPP projects under a mean reverting process. Construction Management and Economics, 37(03), 121–38.