Osaji, EE and Price, ADF 2009, The role of parametric modelling and environmental simulation in stimulating innovation in healthcare building design and performance , in: 2nd Annual Conference of the Health and Care Infrastructure Research and Innovation Centre (HaCIRIC) : Improving healthcare infrastructures through innovation, 2nd-3rd April 2009, Brighton, United Kingdom.
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Abstract
The significance of environmental impacts on healthcare building performance is evident in the National Health Service (NHS) annual carbon footprint – estimated to be about 18 million tonnes of CO2 – representing approximately 3% of England’s total carbon emissions. The NHS annual energy expenditure is currently over £429 million which represents approximately 22% of its total carbon footprint. This paper – through case study research – describes how parametric modelling and environmental simulation can be applied for the energy-efficient design of new, and performance evaluation of existing healthcare buildings. Building energy performance evaluation is important and its integration during the design stage is capable of overcoming the energy-efficiency barrier while facilitating low-energy building design by a 50-75% reduction in consumption levels. Parametric modelling and environmental simulation has an important role to play through: strengthening the evidence base; mitigating environmental impacts; assessing innovative solutions; improving collaboration between healthcare building design teams; consensus building among multiple stakeholders; reduction in energy costs; and improvement in occupancy comfort.
| Item Type: | Conference or Workshop Item (Paper) |
|---|---|
| Schools: | Schools > School of the Built Environment |
| Journal or Publication Title: | Proceedings HaCIRIC International Conference 2009 |
| Publisher: | Health and Care Infrastructure Research and Innovation Centre (HaCIRIC) |
| Depositing User: | EE Osaji |
| Date Deposited: | 07 Sep 2020 10:18 |
| Last Modified: | 16 Feb 2022 05:30 |
| URI: | https://usir.salford.ac.uk/id/eprint/58166 |
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