Best European Practices in the Field of Energy Saving when Designing Medical Institutions

The key environmental goal of sustainable development is the stability of ecological and physical systems. Health care buildings have higher thermal energy consumption rates than any other type of building. With health care costs rising, every hospital should prioritize cost savings, including those that defend environmental sustainability. The development of energy-efficient green construction projects from the construction of private homes, office buildings to large social facilities such as hospital complexes in modern conditions is inevitable. On the example of the implementation of the best European practices when designing and constructing, it was found that the measures taken to improve the energy efficiency of buildings are certainly positive. With the growing volume of research, as well as modeling resources, there are more and more design strategies that focus on achieving sustainability principles when designing and constructing medical facilities.

S.G. SHEINA¹, Doctor of Sciences (Engineering) (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.);
N.P. UMNYAKOVA², Doctor of Sciences (Engineering),
L.V. GIRYA¹, Candidate of Sciences (Engineering),
M.A. ROZHINA¹, Student

¹ Don State Technical University (1, Gagarin Square, Rostov-on-Don, 344000, Russian Federation)
² Research Institute of Building Physics of the Russian Academy of Architecture and Construction Sciences (21, Lokomotivniy Driveway, Moscow, 127238, Russian Federation)

1. Mingaleva Zh.A., Deputatova L.N., Starkov Y.V. Application of the rating method of estimation of efficiency of state environmental policy: comparative analysis of Russia and foreign countries. Ars Administrandi (Art of management). 2018. Vol. 10. No. 3, pp. 419–438. (In Russian). DOI: 10.17072/2218-9173-2018-3-419-438
2. Shubin I.L., Umnyakova N.P., Matveeva I.V., Andrianov K.A. Quality of the building envelope is the basis for creating an environmentally friendly environment of vital activity. Zhilishchnoe Stroitel’stvo [Housing Construction]. 2019. No. 6, pp. 10–15. (In Russian). DOI: https://doi.org/10.31659/0044-4472-2019-6-10-15
3. Sheina S.G., Umnyakova N.P., Fedyaeva P.V., Minenko E.N. The best European experience in implementing energy-saving technologies in the housing stock of the Russian Federation. Zhilishchnoe Stroitel’stvo [Housing Construction]. 2020. No. 6, pp. 29–34. (In Russian). DOI: https://doi.org/10.31659/0044-4472-2020-6-29-34
4. Sheina S.G., Grachev K.S. Best European practices for implementing renewable energy sources in the Russian Federation. Ingenernuii vestnik Dona. 2019. No. 5. URL: ivdon.ru/ru/magazine/archive/n5y2019/5993. (Date of access: 24.04.2020). (In Russian).
5. Mogilenko A. V. Strategies for minimizing the effects of the rebound effect when implementing energy-saving measures: international experience. Energosberezhenie. 2019. No. 3, pp. 72–76. URL: https://www.abok.ru/for_spec/articles.php?nid=7209.
6. Borisoglebskaya A. P. Effective technologies for medical and preventive institutions. Sanitary and hygienic requirements for microclimate and air environment. Energosberezhenie. 2019. No. 3, pp. 4–12. URL: https://www.abok.ru/for_spec/articles.php?nid=7208.
7. David Schurk. Energy-efficient hospital air conditioning systems: special requirements for the microclimate of operating rooms and intensive care wards. Energosberezhenie. 2020. No. 8, pp. 16–24. URL: https://www.abok.ru/for_spec/articles.php?nid=7686
8. Zarzycka A., Maassen W., Zeiler W. Energy-efficient solutions in the practice of designing operating rooms: the experience of the Netherlands. AVOK. 2019. No. 6, pp. 40–46. URL: https://www.abok.ru/for_spec/articles.php?nid=7393.
9. Sheina S.G., Minenko E.N., Sakovskaya K.A. Complex Assessment of Resource-Saving Solutions Efficiency for Residential Buildings Based on Sustainability Theory. MATEC Web of Conferences – International Conference on Trends in Manufacturing Technologies and Equipment (ICMTMTE 2017). 2017. Vol. 129. Modern–Number of article 05020 (2018).
10. Stefan Thomas, Johannes Thema, Lars-Arvid Brischke, Leon Leuser, Michael Kopatz, Meike Spitzner. Energy sufficiency policy for residential electricity use and per-capita dwelling size. Energy Efficiency. 2018. November.
11. Konstantinov A.P., Ibragimov A.M. Complex approach to calculation and design of translucent structures. Zhilishchnoe Stroitel’stvo [Housing Construction]. 2019. No. 12, pp. 14–17. (In Russian). DOI: https://doi.org/10.31659/0044-4472-2019-1-2-14-17
12. Eddy Janssen. Energy saving and efficiency. The European Physical Journal Conferences 246:00015. 2020. January. DOI: 10.1051/epjconf/202024600015
13. Jeeeun Kang. Passive design elements for hospitals to achieve energy saving. KIEAE Journal 20(3):59-64. 2020. June. DOI: 10.12813/kieae.2020.20.3.059
14. Kholkin D. A. California: forward of green energy or a scary fairy tale? Energetika i promyshlennost’ Rossii. 2020. No. 17 (397), p. 39. URL: https://www.eprussia.ru/epr/397/9463339.htm
15. Mogilenko A.V. Measures to improve energy efficiency. German experience. Energosberezhenie. 2018. No. 1. pp. 50–54. URL: https://www.abok.ru/for_spec/articles.php?nid=6832.