Evaluation of temporary COVID-19 testing sites at Brussels Airport, Belgium: Users’ comfort and privacy
2023
Buildings
Journal Article
Issue 4
Volume 13
Pages 985
Author(s): Muraj, I., Gudelj, A., Jelčić, D., Sopta, M.
Added May 2023
Visual comfort assessment of hospital patient rooms with climate responsive facades
2023
Journal of Daylighting
Journal Article
Issue 1
Volume 10
Pages 17-30
Author(s): Toodekharman, H., Abravesh, M., Heidari, S.
Responsive building facades are a cutting-edge technology that comprise part of a building’s envelope. These facades automatically adapt to and algorithmically learn the surrounding environment, in turn reducing energy consumption, adjusting daylighting and ventilation, and influencing thermal and visual comfort.
Added April 2023
Using discrete choice methodology to explore the impact of patient room window design on hospital choice
2022
Journal of Patient Experience
Journal Article
Author(s): Woo, M., Jafarifiroozabadi, R., MacNaughton, P., Mihandoust, S., Kennedy, S., Joseph, A.
Added June 2022
Integrated energy, daylighting and visual comfort analysis of window systems in patient rooms
2021
Science and Technology for the Built Environment
Journal Article
Issue 8
Volume 27
Pages 1040-1055
Author(s): Eisazadeh, N., Allacker, K., Troyer, F. D.
Added April 2021
Evaluation of the impact of the envelope system on thermal energy demand in hospital buildings
2020
Buildings
Journal Article
Issue 12
Volume 10
Pages 250
Author(s): Jiménez Mejía, K., Barbero-Barrera, M. d.M., Rodríguez Pérez, M.
Added January 2021
The energy saving potential of wide windows in hospital patient rooms, optimizing the type of glazing and lighting control strategy under different climatic conditions
2020
Energies
Journal Article
Issue 8
Volume 13
Pages 2116
Author(s): Cesari, S., Valdiserri, P., Coccagna, M., Mazzacane, S.
The heating and cooling of patient rooms creates extremely high energy demands, especially since these rooms typically are located around building perimeters to provide natural daylight, and therefore are most affected by the condition of the building’s envelope.
Added October 2020
Design consideration for window placement to provide the view within the patient's visual range
2020
Journal of Design and Built Environment
Journal Article
Issue 1
Volume 20
Pages 13-23
Author(s): Sengke, M. M. C., Atmodiwirjo, P., Yatmo, Y. A., Johanes, M.
Added May 2020
Energy savings in hospital patient rooms: The role of windows size and glazing properties
2018
Energy Procedia
Journal Article
Volume 148
Pages 1151-1158
Author(s): Cesari, S., Valdiserri, P., Coccagna, M., Mazzacane, S.
Added November 2019
Vitamin V: Evaluating the benefits of view quality in hospital patient rooms using a large-scale human factors study
2020
Building Services Engineering Research and Technology
Journal Article
Issue 2
Volume 41
Pages 153–166
Author(s): Nezamdoost, A., Modarres Nezhad, M.
Added November 2019
Analytical study on design deficiencies in the envelope projects of healthcare buildings in Spain
2018
Sustainable Cities and Society
Journal Article
Author(s): Carretero-Ayuso, M. J., García-Sanz-Calcedo, J.
Added October 2019
Window design strategies for environmentally friendly and energy efficient patient rooms: A case study in the Belgian context
Author(s): Eisazadeh, N., Allacker, K., De Troyer, F.
Added June 2019
Environmental noise around hospital areas: A case study
2019
Environments
Journal Article
Issue 4
Volume 6
Pages 1-19
Author(s): Montes-González, D., Barrigón-Morillas, J. M., Gómez Escobar, V., Vílchez-Gómez, R., Rey-Gozalo, G., Atanasio-Moraga, P., Méndez-Sierra, J. A.
Added May 2019
Adaptive glazing technologies: Balancing the benefits of outdoor views in healthcare environments
2018
Solar Energy
Journal Article
Author(s): Sadek, A. H., Mahrous, R.
Added October 2018
The impact of windows on the outcomes of medical intensive care unit patients
2018
International Journal of Gerontology
Journal Article
Issue 1
Volume 12
Pages 67-70
Author(s): Chiu, W.-C., Chang, P.-S., Hsieh, C.-F., Chao, C.-M., Lai, C.-C.
Numerous studies have demonstrated the positive impact that natural lighting can have on patient experiences, both in terms of overall mood and even overall recovery time. Exposure to regular rhythms of natural lighting can positively influence human sleeping patterns, which can play a large role in supporting positive moods and timely recoveries.
Added July 2018
Application of building design strategies to create an environmentally friendly building envelope for nearly zero-energy buildings in the central European climate
2018
Energy and Buildings
Journal Article
Author(s): Volf, M., Lupíšek, A., Bureš, M., Nováček, J., Hejtmánek, P., Tywoniak, J.
Added February 2018
Door locking and exit security measures on acute psychiatric admission wards: Door locking on admission wards
2011
Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing
Journal Article
Issue 7
Volume 18
Pages 614-621
Author(s): Nijman, H., Bowers, L., Haglund, K., Muir-Cochrane, E., Simpson, A., Van Der Merwe, M.
Locked exit doors exist in psychiatric wards for various reasons. Sometimes regional legislation requires locked exits in these wards. At other times, these security measures are put in place in order to prevent patients from escaping a facility, to prevent unwelcome visits, to enhance the staff’s sense of control, or to improve overall patient and staff safety.
Added June 2017
Different Types of Door-Opening Motions as Contributing Factors to Containment Failures in Hospital Isolation Rooms
2013
PLOS ONE
Journal Article
Issue 6
Volume 8
Pages e66663
Author(s): Tang, J. W., Nicolle, A., Pantelic, J., Klettner, C. A., Su, R., Kalliomaki, P., Saarinen, P., Koskela, H., Reijula, K., Mustakallio, P., Cheong, D. K. W., Sekhar, C., Tham, K. W., Costa, C.
When under negative pressure, hospital isolation rooms are essential for both the containment of patients emitting airborne infectious agents as well as the protection of other patients from these agents. A plethora of different doors are used in the construction of these rooms, but relatively few studies have analyzed how certain door-opening motions and the passage of healthcare workers through these doors can affect the overall performance of isolation rooms.
Added December 2016
Analysis of circadian stimulus allowed by daylighting in hospital rooms
2017
Lighting Research and Technology
Journal Article
Issue 1
Volume 49
Pages 49-61
Author(s): Acosta, I, Leslie, R. P., Figueiro, M. G.
Light is the major synchronizer of circadian rhythms to the 24-hour solar day. Compared to the visual system, the circadian system requires more light to be activated and is more sensitive to short-wavelength light. For those confined indoors, such as patients or residents in care facilities, the lack of access to daylight, or electric lighting providing a comparable amount, spectrum, distribution, duration, and timing, may compromise their human health and well-being.
Added November 2016
Healthy Built Environment Linkages: A Toolkit for Design - Planning - Health
2014
PHSA Population & Public Health team under the leadership of the Healthy Built Environment Alliance (HBEA)
Report
Author(s): Provincial Health Services Authority
Added August 2016
Using the Community Readiness Model to Examine the Built and Social Environment: A Case Study of the High Point Neighborhood, Seattle, Washington, 2000–2010
2014
Preventing Chronic Disease
Journal Article
Author(s): Buckner-Brown, J., Sharify, D. T., Blake, B., Phillips, T., Whitten, K.
Added August 2016