Open AccessHOSPITAL VENTILATION STANDARDS AND ENERGY CONSERVATION: A REVIEW OF GOVERNMENTAL AND PRIVATE AGENCY ENERGY CONSERVATION INITIATIVES
Author(s) -
Robert S. Banks,
David Rainer
Publication year - 1980
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
DOI - 10.2172/1068157
Subject(s) - energy conservation , agency (philosophy) , scope (computer science) , business , state (computer science) , public administration , environmental planning , political science , engineering , environmental science , sociology , computer science , social science , algorithm , electrical engineering , programming language
This report presents the results of a recent research project originally concerned with review of governmental initiatives for changes to hospital design and operation standards at both the federal and state levels. However. it quickly became apparent that concern with energy conservation was not impacting hospital environmental standards, especially at the state level, irrespective of the energy implications. Consequently, the study was redirected to consider all energy conservation initiatives directed toward design and operating practices unique to the hospital environment. The scope was limited to agency programs (i.e., not undertaken at the initiative of individual hospitals), applicable to non-federal public and private hospitals