Cross-case energy simulation modeling analysis in healthcare facilities retrofit

Atefeh Mohammadpour; Ibrahim Alanqar; Chimay Anumba; John Messner

doi:10.1061/9780784413616.209

Cross-case energy simulation modeling analysis in healthcare facilities retrofit

Atefeh Mohammadpour
, Ibrahim Alanqar
, Chimay Anumba
, John Messner

Architectural Engineering

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Abstract

Healthcare is one of the most complex and energy-intensive industries in the United States. Healthcare facilities consume 836 trillion BTUs, spending more than $8.8 billion, 1 to 3 percent of the operating cost, and 15 percent of their annual profits on energy each year. Retrofitting healthcare facilities, from a small renovation to building a new department, is considered an important approach to overcoming these challenges and provides an opportunity to implement energy conservation measures. This paper focuses on the energy consumption of three retrofit projects in three major hospitals and compares energy consumption before and after the retrofit. Based on the information collected from the Facility Departments, simulation models for the selected retrofit projects were developed and Energy Plus building energy simulation program was used to model the facilities. Monthly and annual energy simulation modeling results, before and after the retrofit, are compared and analyzed to identify key factors and opportunities for saving energy in existing healthcare facilities.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	Computing in Civil and Building Engineering - Proceedings of the 2014 International Conference on Computing in Civil and Building Engineering
Editors	R. Raymond Issa, Ian Flood
Publisher	American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
Pages	1683-1690
Number of pages	8
ISBN (Electronic)	9780784413616
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1061/9780784413616.209
State	Published - 2014
Event	2014 International Conference on Computing in Civil and Building Engineering - Orlando, United States Duration: Jun 23 2014 → Jun 25 2014

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Name	Computing in Civil and Building Engineering - Proceedings of the 2014 International Conference on Computing in Civil and Building Engineering

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Other	2014 International Conference on Computing in Civil and Building Engineering
Country/Territory	United States
City	Orlando
Period	6/23/14 → 6/25/14

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SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy

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Computer Science Applications
Civil and Structural Engineering
Building and Construction

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Mohammadpour, A., Alanqar, I., Anumba, C., & Messner, J. (2014). Cross-case energy simulation modeling analysis in healthcare facilities retrofit. In R. R. Issa, & I. Flood (Eds.), Computing in Civil and Building Engineering - Proceedings of the 2014 International Conference on Computing in Civil and Building Engineering (pp. 1683-1690). (Computing in Civil and Building Engineering - Proceedings of the 2014 International Conference on Computing in Civil and Building Engineering). American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE). https://doi.org/10.1061/9780784413616.209

Mohammadpour, Atefeh ; Alanqar, Ibrahim ; Anumba, Chimay et al. / Cross-case energy simulation modeling analysis in healthcare facilities retrofit. Computing in Civil and Building Engineering - Proceedings of the 2014 International Conference on Computing in Civil and Building Engineering. editor / R. Raymond Issa ; Ian Flood. American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), 2014. pp. 1683-1690 (Computing in Civil and Building Engineering - Proceedings of the 2014 International Conference on Computing in Civil and Building Engineering).

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Mohammadpour, A, Alanqar, I, Anumba, C & Messner, J 2014, Cross-case energy simulation modeling analysis in healthcare facilities retrofit. in RR Issa & I Flood (eds), Computing in Civil and Building Engineering - Proceedings of the 2014 International Conference on Computing in Civil and Building Engineering. Computing in Civil and Building Engineering - Proceedings of the 2014 International Conference on Computing in Civil and Building Engineering, American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), pp. 1683-1690, 2014 International Conference on Computing in Civil and Building Engineering, Orlando, United States, 6/23/14. https://doi.org/10.1061/9780784413616.209

Cross-case energy simulation modeling analysis in healthcare facilities retrofit. / Mohammadpour, Atefeh; Alanqar, Ibrahim; Anumba, Chimay et al.
Computing in Civil and Building Engineering - Proceedings of the 2014 International Conference on Computing in Civil and Building Engineering. ed. / R. Raymond Issa; Ian Flood. American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), 2014. p. 1683-1690 (Computing in Civil and Building Engineering - Proceedings of the 2014 International Conference on Computing in Civil and Building Engineering).

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Mohammadpour A, Alanqar I, Anumba C, Messner J. Cross-case energy simulation modeling analysis in healthcare facilities retrofit. In Issa RR, Flood I, editors, Computing in Civil and Building Engineering - Proceedings of the 2014 International Conference on Computing in Civil and Building Engineering. American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE). 2014. p. 1683-1690. (Computing in Civil and Building Engineering - Proceedings of the 2014 International Conference on Computing in Civil and Building Engineering). doi: 10.1061/9780784413616.209

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