| Title |
Systematization of Hospital Building Diagnosis and Evaluation and Energy Management for Energy Saving |
| Authors |
Jinkyun Cho ; Beungyong Park ; Hansuk Seo |
| DOI |
http://dx.doi.org/10.6110/KJACR.2018.30.8.388 |
| Keywords |
병원건물 ; 건물에너지 진단 ; 에너지관리 절차 ; 분석방법 ; 공조시스템 Hospital building ; Building energy diagnosis ; Energy management process ; Evaluation methodology ; HVAC system |
| Abstract |
Because a hospital building operates 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, for treatment and restoration of patients, it has a different pattern of energy use than that of ordinary buildings. In this study, we proposed an energy diagnosis, evaluation method and energy management process needed to verify energy saving by using operational data based on system and facility characteristics, operation patterns, and energy consumption characteristics of a hospital building. Surveying cases in hospitals, an energy saving of about 10 percent could be expected from energy efficiency, control, and demand management rather than from simple replacement of equipment and systems. Field surveys and preliminary evaluation methods, remote energy-data collection, and study of energy-related factors have become fundamental for implementing a more effective and systematic operational data-based diagnosis/evaluation process for hospital energy savings. |