Role of green hospitals in sustainable construction: Benefits, rating systems and constraints

Tarkar, Preeti

doi:10.1016/j.matpr.2021.12.511

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“…The green hospital concept considers sustainable health and environmental principles in its design, construction, operation and maintenance (Sadatsafavi et al , 2015; Tarkar, 2022). In Indonesia, the environmentally friendly hospital approach has become a new trend in hospital management.…”

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“…Water use reduction, use of water-saving fixtures and wastewater recycling should also be done. Alternative water sources and water efficiency for garden watering must also be considered (Arief et al , 2022; Tarkar, 2022). Eco-friendly hospitals should also avoid using materials such as chlorofluorocarbon and halon that damage the environment.…”

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Green hospital practices on patient’s satisfaction in Indonesian hospital: medical specialist department case investigation

Ngatindriatun,

Alfarizi,

Arifian

2023

JM2

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Purpose This study aims to explore the empirical correlation between patient flow issues, quality of green health services and patient satisfaction in specialist medical department factors from patients’ perspectives as service consumers. Design/methodology/approach This research is a type of nonintervention empirical research that uses an open survey to explore the views and experiences of users of specialist medical department services. The targeted population is hospital patients included in the top five national PERSI (Indonesian Hospital Association) Award 2022 Green Hospital Category, with a total number of respondents of 572 people. This study uses the partial least square-structural equation modeling analysis method with the SmartPLS application. Findings Patient flow problems generally affect the quality of eco-friendly health services, except for the waiting time problem, which affects service quality. It should be understood as a top priority for patients to receive services from medical specialists without risking time as a core service aspect from the patient’s perspective. In addition, all variables in eco-friendly hospital services affect patient satisfaction, except in the case of visits to specialist medical departments, which do not affect medical support services and hospital practices that are responsive to the delivery of care services resulting from medical support services that are inseparable in integrated services as well as health care following medical ethics. Originality/value This study has a novelty in understanding the implications of green practice in determining patient satisfaction in medical specialist department as the epicenter of hospital services and the main object of assessment for the quality of hospital services.

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Section: Theoretical Background and Hypothesis Developmentmentioning

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Green hospital practices on patient’s satisfaction in Indonesian hospital: medical specialist department case investigation

Ngatindriatun,

Alfarizi,

Arifian

2023

JM2

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“…In order to sell the idea of strength green constructing idea, inexperienced constructing score gadget changed into advanced for construction sector. There are various rating systems are governed to rate the green buildings [14]. Green Rating for Integrated Habitat Assessment (GRIHA), TERI (The Energy and Resources Institute).…”

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Energy Efficient Buildings in India: Key Area and Challenges

Tarkar

2022

IOP Conf. Ser.: Earth Environ. Sci.

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A common dilemma for developing countries is to balance economic growth and environmental protection. Since the major issue in designing the building is energy conservation. The costing of building project is another issue in applying the principle of energy. A building uses a huge amount of energy during its lifetime. It is greater than the energy consumed in construction. There are numerous causes why building will use more energy during its life. Taking into account the building materials used in the built environment as well as the overall energy use should be taken into account when looking for ways to minimize energy consumption. In light of climate change, by 2030, India has to reduce the greenhouse gas emissions to 35%. Thus, the aim of this research is to is to find out the measures that can reduce the energy consumption of building not only at the time of construction but also lifetime. The study suggests various energy efficient measures for construction of building and for further functioning. In this paper the concept of green building was discussed to make a building energy efficient. Green building focuses on the reduction of carbon emissions and conservation of energy using a progressive difference-in-differences method. The study suggests the various energy saving concepts. Further, there are many green building rating systems to rate the building on various dimension to measure whether a building is environmental-friendly or not. In the end of the paper various issues involved in energy efficient building’s construction are discussed.

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“…The building sector accounts for 30% of global end-use energy consumption and 28% of carbon emissions [3]. As the core of the public healthcare system, hospitals have complex functions, a high density of power-consuming equipment, and they operate year-round, requiring the consumption of large amounts of operational energy and generating considerable carbon emissions [4][5][6]. Healthcare-related carbon emissions are equal to around 200 million tons globally, accounting for 4.4% of total global carbon emissions [7].…”

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“…In China, hospital buildings have three to four times the energy consumption and two to three times the carbon emissions of the average public building [11]. Buildings that provide healthcare services that require massive energy consumption and carbon emissions will further exacerbate environmental loads in the future [6,12].…”

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Using BIM and LCA to Calculate the Life Cycle Carbon Emissions of Inpatient Building: A Case Study in China

Zhao,

Guo,

Chen

et al. 2024

Sustainability

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Hospital buildings provide healthcare services at the costs of significant amounts of energy consumption and carbon emissions, further exacerbating the environmental load. Because of the limited research on the life cycle carbon emissions of Chinese hospitals, this study conducted a detailed carbon-accounting and comparative study. Firstly, BIM and LCA were used to quantify the carbon emissions of the inpatient building in each stage of the life cycle. Secondly, the differences in carbon emissions by stage were compared on the basis of 20 cases of public buildings. The results show that the whole-life carbon emissions of the inpatient building was 10,459.94 kgCO2/m2. The proportion of operational carbon emissions was 94.68%, with HVAC (52.57%), equipment (27.85%), and lighting (10.11%) being the main sources. Embodied carbon emissions accounted for 4.54%, and HRB400 steel and C30 concrete were the main sources of carbon emissions. Hospitals are second only to emporiums in terms of operational carbon intensity, being 1.71 and 1.41 times that of schools and office buildings, with inpatient buildings being 3 and 1.7 times that of medical complexes and outpatient buildings, respectively. The future sustainable development of hospital buildings should promote efficient building performance and good environmental quality, both in terms of energy efficiency and carbon reduction.

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Role of green hospitals in sustainable construction: Benefits, rating systems and constraints

Cited by 12 publications

References 9 publications

Green hospital practices on patient’s satisfaction in Indonesian hospital: medical specialist department case investigation

Green hospital practices on patient’s satisfaction in Indonesian hospital: medical specialist department case investigation

Energy Efficient Buildings in India: Key Area and Challenges

Using BIM and LCA to Calculate the Life Cycle Carbon Emissions of Inpatient Building: A Case Study in China

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