Economic and Environmental Impact of Energy Saving in Healthcare Buildings
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Article Title | Economic and Environmental Impact of Energy Saving in Healthcare Buildings |
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ERA Journal ID | 211776 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | Garcia-Sanz-Calcedo, Justo (Author), Al-Kassir, Awf (Author) and Yusaf, Talal (Author) |
Journal Title | Applied Sciences |
Journal Citation | 8 (3), pp. 1-13 |
Article Number | 440 |
Number of Pages | 13 |
Year | 2018 |
Publisher | MDPI AG |
Place of Publication | Switzerland |
ISSN | 2076-3417 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.3390/app8030440 |
Web Address (URL) | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/8/3/440 |
Abstract | The purpose of this article is to estimate the economic and environmental impacts of energy consumption derived from healthcare buildings and proposes several energy-saving options in the sector. An experimental energy consumption study was development between 2005 and 2013 in 12 hospitals and 70 healthcare centres in Spain, built between 1980 and 2005 through audits carried out between 2005 and 2012, performed by the Extremadura Energy Agency. The study focused on electric energy, HVAC, DWH, lighting systems, renewable energies, maintenance strategy, thermal insulation, and optimal building size. Specifically, the following parameters were evaluated: energy savings, investment emission of CO2, NO2, and SO2 gases, and payback. The results revealed that through an appropriate energy management of healthcare buildings it is possible to save up to 8.60 kWh/m2 per year, for buildings of less than 5000 m2 (with no beds), which represents an expense of 1.55 €/m2. In healthcare buildings larger than 5000 m2 (with beds), it was possible to save up to 6.88 kWh/m2 per year, which represents an expense of 1.25 €/m2. |
Keywords | energy saving; energy efficiency; healthcare engineering; healthcare building |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 400804. Electrical energy storage |
400803. Electrical energy generation (incl. renewables, excl. photovoltaics) | |
400805. Electrical energy transmission, networks and systems | |
Byline Affiliations | University of Extremadura, Spain |
University of Southern Queensland | |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q76q1/economic-and-environmental-impact-of-energy-saving-in-healthcare-buildings
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