Wednesday, June 28, 2017: 9:45 AM-10:45 AM
Net Zero Energy Buildings: The International Race to 2030
Chair:
Francis Mills, CEng, Frank Mills Consulting
Technical Committee: 9.6 Healthcare Facilities
Sponsor: SSPC 170
CoSponsor: 2.8 Building Environmental Impacts and Sustainability
Hospitals are high energy users and produce a lot of carbon emissions. However recent research has shown that hospitals can be designed and operated as 'Nett Zero Energy' or even Positive energy and this can be done without diverting funds from Healthcare.
This workshop invites ASHRAE members to take part in a brainstorming session to see what are the best methods toward Nett Zero and what differences apply between different locations, countries and climate regions. Issue such as local Standards, codes and traditions will be raised and any other potential obstacles to the ZERO target.
1 How to Achieve Net Zero Energy Hospitals
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Wim Maassen, Royal Haskoning DHV |
Research in Europe has shown thatnthere are cost effective strategies to achieve Nett Zero Hospitals. This will be discussed in terms of its relevance to all countries.
2 Strategies to Net Zero Hospitals
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Frank Mills, Low Carbon Design Consultants |
The UK Low energy hospital study and other studies show that Nett Zero can be cost effective and beneficial.