Spatial decision support systems for hospital layout design: A review

This study presents a systematic review of the literature on decision support for designing hospital layouts using spatial network analysis and/or simulation modelling. The review includes 102 articles, which are classified into five different categories concerning their layout-related challenges. Specifically, the categories include...

Air quality in the periphery of operating rooms during surgery

Capital and operational expenditures of different operating room air-handling installations with conventional or ultra-clean air supply systems

When making a decision on the operating room air handling installation and type of air supply system, it is relevant to know the expenditures of the different air handling installations and air supply systems. The aim of this study was to determine the capital and operational expenditures of air handling installations equipped with an ultra...

Corrigendum to ‘Operating room ventilation systems Recovery Degree, Cleanliness Recovery Rate and Air Change Effectiveness in an ultra-clean area’: [J Hosp Infect 122 (2022) 115-125, (S019567012100459X), (10.1016/j.jhin.2021.12.018)]

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CONVERGE: low energy with active passiveness in a transparent highly occupied building

This research gives an overview of the current comfort and energy performance, and optional future design of highly transparent and lightweight buildings. The transparent Co-Creation Centre in the Green Village at the TU Delft, has a combination of active and passive climate control measures. The aim of the research is to show how transparent...

Operating room ventilation systems: recovery degree, cleanliness recovery rate and air change effectiveness in an ultra-clean area

Background: Entrainment test methods are described in most European standards and guidelines to determine the protected area for ultra-clean ventilation (UCV) systems. New UCV systems, such as temperature-controlled airflow (TcAF) and controlled dilution ventilation (cDV) systems, claim the whole operating room (OR) to be ultra-clean. However,...

Circular and Flexible Infill Concepts: Integration of the Residential User Perspective

Circular building has gained considerable attention in the Netherlands during the past decade. It is rooted in concepts such as circular economy (CE) and Cradle-to-Cradle (C2C®), accentuating the closing and coupling of material loops to establish effective and efficient resource flows. Moreover, those concepts adhere to a systemic, holistic...

Human Health and Well-Being in Relation to Circular and Flexible Infill Design: Assessment Criteria on the Operational Level

This paper addresses the connection between circular building design and residential health and well-being. The general research objective is to determine assessment criteria for the performance of indoor partitioning products in a circular model. The overarching aim is to establish a more integrated and inclusive approach to the transition from...

Circular and Flexible Indoor Partitioning: A Design Conceptualization of Innovative Materials and Value Chains

This article sheds light on the materialization and operation of residential partitioning wall components in relation to circular and flexible performance. The hypothesis is twofold: (1) A stronger integration of materialization and operation aspects is indispensable in establishing sustainable value-models, and (2) recent innovations,...

Nederland circulair in 2050: Wat betekent dat en kan het ueberhaupt?

In september 2016 is in het kader van een Rijksbreed programma Circulaire<br/>Economie1 een publicatie verschenen getiteld: ‘Nederland circulair in 2050’.<br/>Het is een gemeenschappelijke publicatie van – destijds – het Ministerie van<br/>Infrastructuur en Milieu, het Ministerie van Economische Zaken, mede namens<br/>het Ministerie van...

Luchtstromingsbeheersing in Operatiekamers

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Integrated Cleanroom Concept Developments

Computer Flow Modelling

Investigating Computer Modelling of Cleanroom Airflow Patterns

The MOS-3 Wafer Fab Production Facility