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Evaluation of temporary COVID-19 testing sites at Brussels Airport, Belgium: Users’ comfort and privacy

Author(s): Muraj, I., Gudelj, A., Jelčić, D., Sopta, M.
Added May 2023

Using discrete choice methodology to explore the impact of patient room window design on hospital choice

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

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

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

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.
Key Point Summary
Added October 2020

Design consideration for window placement to provide the view within the patient's visual range

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

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

Author(s): Nezamdoost, A., Modarres Nezhad, M.
Added November 2019

Analytical study on design deficiencies in the envelope projects of healthcare buildings in Spain

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

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

Author(s): Sadek, A. H., Mahrous, R.
Added October 2018

The impact of windows on the outcomes of medical intensive care unit patients

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.
Key Point Summary
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

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

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.
Key Point Summary
Added June 2017

Different Types of Door-Opening Motions as Contributing Factors to Containment Failures in Hospital Isolation Rooms

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.
Key Point Summary
Added December 2016

Analysis of circadian stimulus allowed by daylighting in hospital rooms

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.
Key Point Summary
Added November 2016

Healthy Built Environment Linkages: A Toolkit for Design - Planning - Health

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

Author(s): Buckner-Brown, J., Sharify, D. T., Blake, B., Phillips, T., Whitten, K.
Added August 2016

Built environment and elderly population health: a comprehensive literature review

Author(s): Garin, N., Olaya, B., Miret, M, Ayuso-Mateos, J. L., Power, M., Bucciarelli, P., Haro, J. M.
Added August 2016