Centro de Território, Ambiente e Construção
Escola de Engenharia da Universidade do Minho
Campus de Azurém
4800-058 Guimarães, Portugal
Phone: + 351 253 510 200 (517 206)
Fax: + 351 253 510 217
Email: geral@ctac.uminho.pt
Title | Proposal for a Healthcare Building Sustainability Assessment (HBSA) Method |
Publication Type | Communications in International Conferences |
Year of Publication | 2014 |
Authors | Castro M. F., Mateus, R., and Bragança, L. |
Abstract | The healthcare building project contains different aspects from the most common projects. Mostly due to various design requirements, these buildings are rarely designed and operated in a sustainable way. Therefore, the best practices of a sustainable healthcare building design that should be taken into account: in the design phase (to support the decision to adopt solutions that contribute to building sustainability); and in the operation phase (to support users and managers in the operation and in equipment maintenance at an high level of efficiency). In this context, the aim of this study is to present a proposal for a Healthcare Building Sustainability Assessment (HBSA) method adapted for the Portuguese context and considering the work developed so far in the standardization bodies (CEN and ISO). The most relevant building sustainability assessment tools in the context of healthcare buildings will be also analysed and compared. |
Conference Name | World SB14 Barcelona |
Pagination | 1-7 |
Date Published | 2014-10-28 |
Publisher | Green Building Council España |
Conference Location | Barcelona |
Keywords | Assessment methods, HBSA method, Healthcare buildings, Sustainability |
Citation | Castro, M. F.; Mateus, R.; Bragança, L.. Proposal for a Healthcare Building Sustainability Assessment BSA) Method. Proceedings of the International Conference World SB14 Barcelona, Barcelona, Espanha, pp. 1-7. |
Rights | openAccess |
Peer reviewed | yes |
Status | published |
The Centre for Territory, Environment and Construction (CTAC) is a research unit of the School of Engineering of University of Minho (UMinho), recognised by the “FCT – Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia” (Foundation for Science and Technology), associated to the Department of Civil Engineering (DEC), with whom it shares resources and namely human resources.
Currently CTAC aggregates 25 researchers holding a PhD of which 20 are faculty professors of the Civil Engineering Department. Read more
Centro de Território, Ambiente e Construção
Escola de Engenharia da Universidade do Minho
Campus de Azurém
4800-058 Guimarães, Portugal
Phone: + 351 253 510 200 (517 206)
Fax: + 351 253 510 217
Email: geral@ctac.uminho.pt