A platform for research: civil engineering, architecture and urbanism
A platform for research: civil engineering, architecture and urbanism
Decarbonizing operational built assets in healthcare systems
Decarbonization in healthcare reduces the impact of climate change on the environment and, as a result, the demand for healthcare services. Hospitals are the hub of all healthcare activity and also play a vital role in the urban community, making them an ideal initial mark for decarbonization research. This study investigates how hospitals in Glasgow can reduce their operational emissions using Gartnavel Hospital as a case study. The site and its available emission metrics were scrutinized in to identify five major streams that contribute the most to operational emissions. These were energy, waste, water, anaesthetic gases, and transport. To determine why these streams were contributing significantly to these streams, on-site surveys and interviews with relevant resources were conducted. The findings revealed dilapidated infrastructure, lack of energy-efficient technology, wasteful practices, insufficient amount of staff training and expertise in sustainability, resource division, lack of monitoring and targeting, and unclear governance hierarchy to be the cause for the high emissions count on site. A SWOT analysis was then conducted for the site to identify main variables. A qualitative literature review was conducted using NVivo software to identify best practices and themes for emissions reduction in the commercial built and healthcare setting. The findings from this review were correlated with the problems identified onsite for Gartnavel Hospital and translated to recommendations for site improvement. It was found that Gartnavel Hospital needs to reduce energy consumption through infrastructure upgradation, invest in onsite renewable generation, practice freight consolidation, and enhance waste segregation for immediate emissions reductions. Interventions for each stream were highlighted in the form of an Action Research Framework that would aid future decision making for the local healthcare board. The framework divides recommendations into 4 phases: Planning, Acting, Observing and Reflecting. Primarily, an ...
Decarbonizing operational built assets in healthcare systems
Decarbonization in healthcare reduces the impact of climate change on the environment and, as a result, the demand for healthcare services. Hospitals are the hub of all healthcare activity and also play a vital role in the urban community, making them an ideal initial mark for decarbonization research. This study investigates how hospitals in Glasgow can reduce their operational emissions using Gartnavel Hospital as a case study. The site and its available emission metrics were scrutinized in to identify five major streams that contribute the most to operational emissions. These were energy, waste, water, anaesthetic gases, and transport. To determine why these streams were contributing significantly to these streams, on-site surveys and interviews with relevant resources were conducted. The findings revealed dilapidated infrastructure, lack of energy-efficient technology, wasteful practices, insufficient amount of staff training and expertise in sustainability, resource division, lack of monitoring and targeting, and unclear governance hierarchy to be the cause for the high emissions count on site. A SWOT analysis was then conducted for the site to identify main variables. A qualitative literature review was conducted using NVivo software to identify best practices and themes for emissions reduction in the commercial built and healthcare setting. The findings from this review were correlated with the problems identified onsite for Gartnavel Hospital and translated to recommendations for site improvement. It was found that Gartnavel Hospital needs to reduce energy consumption through infrastructure upgradation, invest in onsite renewable generation, practice freight consolidation, and enhance waste segregation for immediate emissions reductions. Interventions for each stream were highlighted in the form of an Action Research Framework that would aid future decision making for the local healthcare board. The framework divides recommendations into 4 phases: Planning, Acting, Observing and Reflecting. Primarily, an ...
Decarbonizing operational built assets in healthcare systems
Humayun, Arooj (author)
2022-01-01
Miscellaneous
Electronic Resource
English
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