Energy Efficiency in Hospitals – towards Sustainable Healthcare

• Autorzy: Tomanek Michał

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DOI

10.5604/01.3001.0054.3461

Warianty tytułu

PL

Energooszczędność w szpitalach – w kierunku zrównoważonej opieki zdrowotnej

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

Energy efficiency plays a crucial role in the healthcare sector, particularly in hospitals, where the demand for energy-intensive operations is high. This essay explores the significance of energy efficiency in hospitals and its impact on sustainable healthcare. It examines the challenges faced by hospitals in achieving energy efficiency, the potential benefits, and the strategies and technologies that can be employed to improve energy efficiency. Furthermore, the essay highlights the role of stakeholders, policymakers, and healthcare professionals in promoting energy efficiency practices to ensure a greener and more sustainable future for hospitals.

PL

Energooszczędność odgrywa kluczową rolę w sektorze ochrony zdrowia, zwłaszcza w szpitalach, gdzie istnieje bardzo wysokie zapotrzebowanie na energię. Niniejszy artykuł omawia znaczenie energooszczędności w szpitalach oraz jej wpływ na zrównoważoną opiekę zdrowotną. Analizuje wyzwania, przed którymi stają szpitale, starając się osiągnąć efektywność energetyczną, potencjalne korzyści oraz strategie i technologie, które można zastosować w celu poprawy energooszczędności. Ponadto artykuł podkreśla rolę interesariuszy, decydentów i profesjonalistów opieki zdrowotnej w promowaniu praktyk związanych z energooszczędnością, aby zapewnić szpitalom bardziej ekologiczną i zrównoważoną przyszłość.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

energy efficiency; hospital; sustainable building; reducing costs; operating cost; healthcare object; designing

PL

energooszczędność; szpital; budynek zrównoważony; ograniczanie kosztów; koszt eksploatacji; projektowanie; obiekt opieki medycznej

• Wydawca: BUILDER CORP Sp. z o.o.
• Czasopismo: Builder
• Rocznik: 2024
• Tom: R.28, nr 3
• Strony: 38--41
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 36 poz.

Twórcy

autor

Tomanek Michał

• Silesian University of Technology, Department of Architecture

• https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1649-6261

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