Sustainable Healthcare Buildings
A special issue of Energies (ISSN 1996-1073). This special issue belongs to the section "G: Energy and Buildings".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 July 2021) | Viewed by 2646
Special Issue Editor
Interests: sustainable building design; energy positive buildings; energy modelling; healthcare buildings; retrofit of buildings
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
We are preparing a Special Issue on sustainable healthcare buildings for the journal Energies. It is essential that out healthcare buildings provide suitably healthy and comfortable environments for patients and staff. These buildings are associated with a high operating energy demand for heating, cooling, ventilation, and electrical equipment. They also have a large amount of embodied energy associated with their construction. Healthcare buildings generally include specialist equipment which often have high associated energy use. The activities within healthcare buildings produce large quantities of material waste. We are now facing the challenges of climate change and the need to reduce energy and material use and associated carbon dioxide emissions as well as dealing with the environmental impacts from the spread of infectious diseases such as COVID-19.
I would like to invite you to submit a paper to this Special Issue. We welcome papers on:
- the health implications of sustainable design;
- heating, cooling, lighting, and ventilation needs of healthcare buildings;
- reducing operational and embodied energy;
- incorporating natural materials and planting;
- reducing waste;
- designing new buildings and retrofitting existing buildings;
- the use of renewable energy;
- innovative processes and patterns of building use that improve sustainability.
I very much looking forward to receiving your contribution to this important aspect of our built environment and healthcare delivery.
Prof. Phil Jones
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- sustainable design
- health and comfort
- operational energy use
- embodied energy
- nature based solutions
- reducing waste
