Effects of Newly Designed Hospital Buildings on Staff Perceptions

Schreuder, Eliane; Heel, Liesbeth van; Goedhart, Rien; Dusseldorp, Elise; Schraagen, Jan Maarten; Burdorf, Alex

doi:10.1177/1937586715573736

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“…Moreover, the quantitative performance of environmental systems is rarely compared to occupant experience of these systems, e.g., measured air quality and experienced air quality (For two recent exceptions, see Chang and Touchie (2017) and Touchie et al (2016)). However, there is growing interest in these, with some published studies [24][25][26][27][28][29]. Researchers have acknowledged the need for pre-occupancy evaluations in health care environments, for example, as there is an increasing focus on evidence-based design and a desire for more scientific bases for design decisions [30].…”

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confidence: 99%

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Rethinking Performance Gaps: A Regenerative Sustainability Approach to Built Environment Performance Assessment

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Globally, there are significant challenges to meeting built environment performance targets. The gaps found between the predicted performance of new or retrofit buildings and their actual performance impede an understanding of how to achieve these targets. This paper points to the importance of reliable and informative building performance assessments. We argue that if we are to make progress in achieving our climate goals, we need to reframe built environment performance with a shift to net positive goals, while recognising the equal importance of human and environmental outcomes. This paper presents a simple conceptual framework for built environment performance assessment and identifies three performance gaps: (i) Prediction Gap (e.g., modelled and measured energy, water consumption); (ii) Expectations Gap (e.g., occupant expectations in pre- and post-occupancy evaluations); and, (iii) Outcomes Gap (e.g., thermal comfort measurements and survey results). We question which of measured or experienced performance is the ‘true’ performance of the built environment. We further identify a “Prediction Paradox”, indicating that it may not be possible to achieve more accurate predictions of building performance at the early design stage. Instead, we propose that Performance Gaps be seen as creative resources, used to improve the resilience of design strategies through continuous monitoring.

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“…Some assessment studies have used a control group, in the form of a sub-population of individuals that remain behind in the prior building: both groups (those remaining behind, and those moving) are surveyed with the Pre-OE, and later the POE, at the same time [29,68].…”

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“…Sci. 2020, 10, 5036 2 of 20 related costs can be offset by better productivity [6] and overall comfort [7]. There is a need for studies on the assessment of ventilation strategies in terms of their efficiency while aiming to provide the comfort of the occupants [8][9][10].…”

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On the Procedure of Draught Rate Assessment in Indoor Spaces

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The objective of the paper is to demonstrate the importance of the unsteady Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) simulations and long-term measurements for the reliable assessment of thermal comfort indoors, for proper categorization of the indoor thermal environment and for identifying the reasons for complaints due to draught discomfort. Numerical simulations and experimental measurements were applied in combination to study ventilation in a field laboratory, a university classroom with a controlled indoor environment. Strong unsteadiness of the airflow was registered both in the unsteady RANS results and the real-scale long-term velocity data measured with thermo anemometer. Low-frequency high-amplitude velocity fluctuations observed lead to substantial time variation of the draught rate. In case of categorization of a thermal environment, the point measurements or steady-state RANS computations would lead to wrong conclusions as well as they cannot be used for identification of the reasons for people’s complaints due to draught discomfort if strong unsteadiness of the airflow exists. It is demonstrated that the length of the time interval for draught rate (DR) assessment may not be universal if low-frequency high-amplitude pulsations are present in the room airflow.

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“…Functional planning for a new hospital starts with a critical review of current processes in order to modify and develop them so that they will function effectively in the new facilities [4]. There should also be goals for improving the quality, safety, and cost-efficiency of treatment and the work environment [5], as well as the wellbeing and satisfaction of users [6]. …”

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Participative Facility Planning for Obstetrical and Neonatal Care Processes: Beginning of Life Process

Reijula

Karvonen²,

Petäjä

et al. 2016

Journal of Healthcare Engineering

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Introduction. Old hospitals may promote inefficient patient care processes and safety. A new, functionally planned hospital presents a chance to create an environment that supports streamlined, patient-centered healthcare processes and adapts to users' needs. This study depicts the phases of a facility planning project for pregnant women and newborn care processes (beginning of life process) at Turku University Hospital. Materials and Methods. Project design reports and meeting documents were utilized to assess the beginning of life process as well as the work processes of the Women's and Children's Hospital. Results. The main elements of the facility design (FD) project included rigorous preparation for the FD phase, functional planning throughout the FD process, and setting key values: (1) family-centered care, (2) Lean thinking and Lean tools as the framework for the FD process, (3) safety, and (4) cooperation. Conclusions. A well-prepared FD project with sufficient insight into functional planning, Lean thinking, and user-centricity seemed to facilitate the actual FD process. Although challenges occurred, the key values were not forgone and were successfully incorporated into the new hospital building.

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Effects of Newly Designed Hospital Buildings on Staff Perceptions

Cited by 17 publications

References 29 publications

Rethinking Performance Gaps: A Regenerative Sustainability Approach to Built Environment Performance Assessment

Rethinking Performance Gaps: A Regenerative Sustainability Approach to Built Environment Performance Assessment

On the Procedure of Draught Rate Assessment in Indoor Spaces

Participative Facility Planning for Obstetrical and Neonatal Care Processes: Beginning of Life Process

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