Creating State of the Art? A Passive House University Hospital North of the Polar Circle

Koch, Christian; Buser, Martine

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“…The building envelope is extremely airtight, preventing infiltration of outside air and loss of conditioned air. In some countries, PH standards have been used to design hospital buildings [57,58]. Air conditioning energy consumption can account for 20-40% of a building's energy consumption.…”

Section: The Influence Of Climate Zone On Energy Unit Costs By Hospital Activitiesmentioning

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Determinants of Electrical and Thermal Energy Consumption in Hospitals According to Climate Zones in Poland

Cygańska

Kludacz-Alessandri

2021

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Energy use in hospitals is higher than in other public buildings, so improving energy efficiency in healthcare buildings is a significant challenge in this sector of engineering. For this, it is necessary to know the various determinants of energy consumption. Until now, the main factor affecting energy consumption in healthcare facilities studied in the literature was hospital capacity. However, the commonly used variables connected with hospital size and the number of beds do not take into account the medical activities carried out in these buildings. Assuming that energy consumption in hospitals is multiple and shaped by many factors that overlap, not only on an individual level but also on a higher scale level, this study devises a more integrated approach to its determinants. This study aims to investigate the determinants of electrical energy costs (EEC) and thermal energy costs (TEC) in Polish hospitals with regard to factors related to their size, work intensity and climate zones. The analysis was carried out using financial and resource data from all Polish hospitals for the years 2010–2019. The study used a multivariate backward stepwise regression analysis. In order to use climate as a moderating variable, a sample of Polish hospitals from 16 Polish NUTS 2 was divided into four climate zones. This article provides new empirical evidence on the determinants of electricity consumption in Polish hospitals related to their size and medical activity, taking into account climate zone as a moderating variable. The results of the analysis show that both electricity and heat consumption in hospitals are positively related to the number of doctors, beds and the number of medical operations performed. As expected, larger hospitals seem to use more energy. Moreover, there is regional heterogeneity in energy consumption in hospitals related to the climatic zone in which they operate. The conducted analysis shows that Polish hospitals located in the warmest climatic zone are characterized by higher energy consumption than hospitals in the coldest zone. It especially regards EEC in surgery hospitals. The warmer the climate zones, the higher intensity in terms of the number of surgeries, the higher EEC. In terms of nonsurgical hospitals, the influence of climate zone on EEC was not observed. Knowing the factors influencing energy consumption in hospitals can facilitate the correct adoption of an energy-saving strategy in the health sector, which is a reasonable response to climate change and supports a healthy and sustainable future.

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Section: The Influence Of Climate Zone On Energy Unit Costs By Hospital Activitiesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Determinants of Electrical and Thermal Energy Consumption in Hospitals According to Climate Zones in Poland

Cygańska

Kludacz-Alessandri

2021

Energies

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Creating State of the Art? A Passive House University Hospital North of the Polar Circle

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Determinants of Electrical and Thermal Energy Consumption in Hospitals According to Climate Zones in Poland

Determinants of Electrical and Thermal Energy Consumption in Hospitals According to Climate Zones in Poland

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