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Heather Burpee, University of Washington Integrated Design Lab |
North American hospitals are high energy users due to their intense usage and environmental control required for healthcare. However there are techniques which could be applied to existing and new hospitals to achieve net zero energy usage based on a low energy and efficiency approach complemented by renewable energy systems. This presentation considers what steps need to be taken to reach NZE outcomes and highlights potential risks and concerns which are peculiar to hospital buildings.