TY - JOUR
T1 - Building design and performance
T2 - A comparative longitudinal assessment of a Children's hospital
AU - Thiel, Cassandra L.
AU - Needy, Kim La Scola
AU - Ries, Robert
AU - Hupp, Diane
AU - Bilec, Melissa M.
N1 - Funding Information:
This study was supported by the National Science Foundation (NSF) IGERT Grant # 050434 , EFRI-SEED Grant # 1038139 , and the Mascaro Center for Sustainable Innovation . The project researchers would like to thank Elizabeth Munsch, Holly Schrag, Mark Grivna, Rhonda Larimore, Matthew Geary, Beth De Souza, and Phil DeWitt for their assistance in gathering and interpreting the data.
PY - 2014/8
Y1 - 2014/8
N2 - The aim of this study was to conduct a whole-building analysis using a host of metrics, including green building metrics, with the goal of providing designers and healthcare providers quantitative data that can be used in their design and operations decisions. The intent was to fill a gap in the research, which previously analyzed only individual rooms, specific design elements, and green building metrics. Therefore, a comparative longitudinal assessment was completed that quantified the effects of building design on performance of a pediatric healthcare facility by comparing a new, LEED-certified hospital relative to its previous, traditional counterpart. This study found statistically significant improvements in productivity, staff satisfaction, and quality of care, including a 19% decrease in actual mortalities despite an 11% increase in expected mortalities (both P=0.005). Children's energy consumption and electricity per square meter decreased over 50%, while water and sewage intensity decreased over 60% (all P<0.001). In their LEED-certified facility, Children's significantly improved their productivity, quality of care, and staff satisfaction, in addition to utility intensity. These improvements can be credited to green building design, mechanical equipment upgrades, and organizational or cultural shifts related to Magnet nursing designation.
AB - The aim of this study was to conduct a whole-building analysis using a host of metrics, including green building metrics, with the goal of providing designers and healthcare providers quantitative data that can be used in their design and operations decisions. The intent was to fill a gap in the research, which previously analyzed only individual rooms, specific design elements, and green building metrics. Therefore, a comparative longitudinal assessment was completed that quantified the effects of building design on performance of a pediatric healthcare facility by comparing a new, LEED-certified hospital relative to its previous, traditional counterpart. This study found statistically significant improvements in productivity, staff satisfaction, and quality of care, including a 19% decrease in actual mortalities despite an 11% increase in expected mortalities (both P=0.005). Children's energy consumption and electricity per square meter decreased over 50%, while water and sewage intensity decreased over 60% (all P<0.001). In their LEED-certified facility, Children's significantly improved their productivity, quality of care, and staff satisfaction, in addition to utility intensity. These improvements can be credited to green building design, mechanical equipment upgrades, and organizational or cultural shifts related to Magnet nursing designation.
KW - Comparative longitudinal assessment
KW - Evidence-based design
KW - Green building
KW - Healthcare
KW - Hospital
KW - LEED
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U2 - 10.1016/j.buildenv.2014.04.001
DO - 10.1016/j.buildenv.2014.04.001
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84900824224
SN - 0360-1323
VL - 78
SP - 130
EP - 136
JO - Building and Environment
JF - Building and Environment
ER -