Energy Efficient Hospitals Air Conditioning Systems

Abstract

Energy Efficiency and Indoor Air Quality in the healthcare applications and particularly in surgical operating theatres are important features in modernized designs. The various reasons for deviation from obtaining optimum IAQ and en-ergy efficient buildings are listed. The air conditioning systems serving the operating rooms require careful design to minimize the concentration of airborne organisms. Numerical approach is an appropriate tool to be utilized to ade-quately identify the airflow patterns temperatures and relative humidity distributions and hence energy efficient designs.