Quantifying and Improving Environmental and Human Sustainability in Remote: Region Health Clinics, Australia
A sustainable building must address environmental sustainability aspects(E.g.,energy use)as well as human sustainability(The well-being and productivity of its occupants).Climatic and socioeconomic conditions in remote regions of Australia mean that achieving such sustainability is challenging and costly,much more so than in urban areas.The standard industry response has been an increased reliance on the use of mechanical heating–cooling systems rather than passive design strategies aimed at reducing energy use and improving indoor environmental quality(IEQ)to maintain human well-being and productivity.These methods have come with a significant energy cost and pressure on the power supply system due to high peak loads.This trend is unsustainable as climate projections for remote regions indicate a continuing rise in the number of hot days in summer and cool nights in winter,increasing the demand for energy and associated infrastructure.The performance of health clinics in remote communities with respect to energy use and IEQ is unknown,meaning that these variables cannot be matched to the prevailing climatic conditions.This paper reports the establishment of a research project aimed at quantifying the environmental and human sustainability of remote-region health clinics,based on which strategic interventions and design modifications can be made.In the research,variables related to climate,energy consumption,and IEQ will be measured and monitored for eight clinics in different climatic zones.This will allow the levels and patterns of climatic variables,energy use,and IEQ,and the relationships between them,to be quantified.The findings will be used to inform best practices for improving the energy-use efficiency and IEQ of existing remote-region health clinics as well as informing design solutions for future buildings to optimize sustainability with respect to climate,environmental performance,and occupant well-being.
remote health clinics energy performance human sustainability
Steve BURROUGHS
University of Canberra,Australia
国际会议
2017世界可持续建筑环境大会(the World Sustainable Built Environment Conference)
香港
英文
1904-1909
2017-06-05（万方平台首次上网日期，不代表论文的发表时间）