Building design and performance: A comparative longitudinal assessment of a Children's hospital

Building and Environment

Volumn 78, Issue , 2014, Pages 130-136

  Thiel, Cassandra L ^a   Needy, Kim LaScola ^b   Ries, Robert ^c   Hupp, Diane ^d   Bilec, Melissa M ^a  

^a University of Pittsburgh   (United States)

^b 3202 Bell Engineering Center   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^d CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

Comparative longitudinal assessment; Evidence based design; Green building; Healthcare; Hospital; LEED

Indexed keywords

ENERGY UTILIZATION; HEALTH CARE; HOSPITALS; LOW ENERGY ELECTRON DIFFRACTION; PRODUCTIVITY; SEWAGE;

COMPARATIVE LONGITUDINAL ASSESSMENT; DESIGN AND OPERATIONS; EVIDENCE-BASED DESIGNS; GREEN BUILDING DESIGN; GREEN BUILDINGS; HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS; HEALTHCARE FACILITY; MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT;

ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN;

ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HEALTH CARE; HOSPITAL SECTOR; MORTALITY; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT;

EID: 84900824224     PISSN: 03601323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2014.04.001     Document Type: Article

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