Unveiling the Symbiosis of Environmental Sustainability and Infection Control in Health Care Settings: A Systematic Review

Sustainability, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 15(22), P. 15728 - 15728

Published: Nov. 8, 2023

This systematic review explores the intricate relationship between environmental sustainability and infection control in healthcare. A comprehensive examination of twelve selected studies reveals key themes, including pivotal role leadership motivating sustainable practices within healthcare facilities integration design strategies for effective prevention control. The emphasizes significance strong driving a culture responsibility, fostering staff engagement, ensuring success initiatives. Sustainable strategies, such as energy-efficient building eco-friendly materials, emerge essential components both By creating synergy these objectives, can simultaneously reduce their footprint enhance patient safety. study underscores importance commitment shaping future toward more environmentally responsible infection-resistant paradigm.

Language: Английский

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Prediction of CO2 in Public Buildings

Energies, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 16(22), P. 7582 - 7582

Published: Nov. 14, 2023

Heritage from the COVID-19 period (in terms of massive utilization mechanical ventilation systems), global warming, and increasing electricity prices are new challenging factors in building energy management, hindering desired path towards improved efficiency reduced consumption. The solution to improve smartness today’s automation control systems is equip them with increased intelligence take prompt appropriate actions avoid unnecessary consumption, while maintaining a level air quality. In this manuscript, we evaluate ability machine-learning-based algorithms predict CO2 levels, which classic indicators used We show that these provide accurate forecasts (more particular than those provided by physics-based models). These could be conveniently embedded systems. Our findings validated using real data measured university classrooms during teaching activities.

Language: Английский

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Occupancy Impact on Air Quality in Repurposed Museum Space

Sanitarno inženirstvo, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: May 24, 2024

Abstract This study investigates the air quality and ventilation effectiveness in a repurposed museum space with hybrid system Ljubljana, Slovenia. Focusing on CO 2 particulate matter concentrations, aim is to determine correlation between these parameters suitability of following change use. Measurements were conducted over four-month period, analyzing data during different occupancy scenarios. The compares observed values World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines, specifically targeting PM 2.5 , 10 concentrations. Findings reveal inadequate space, even ventilation. concentrations correlated levels, suggesting monitoring as an indirect indicator overall quality. Recommendations include improving efficiency limiting ensure adherence standards.

Language: Английский

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Human exposure to respiratory aerosols: Impact of ventilation rates, mixing ventilation configuration, and breathing patterns

Journal of Building Engineering, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 110837 - 110837

Published: Sept. 1, 2024

Language: Английский

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Energy use behavior research: A scientometric evaluation and critical synthesis

Energy and Buildings, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 325, P. 115033 - 115033

Published: Nov. 7, 2024

Language: Английский

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