Biomarkers, also known as biological markers, are substances like transcripts,
deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA), genes, proteins, and metabolites that indicate whether a …

Background Due to the rapid advancements in precision medicine and artificial intelligence,
interdisciplinary collaborations between nursing and engineering have emerged. Although …

The purpose of this article is to estimate the economic and environmental impacts of energy
consumption derived from healthcare buildings and proposes several energy-saving options …

The accurate identification of the final energy consumption in hospitals is a key task to
determine potential savings and therefore to set appropriate design criteria. However …

The aim of this paper is to analyse the impact of maintenance management on the energy
consumption of a hospital in Extremadura (Spain) and to look for existing relationships …

The efficiency and sustainability of maintenance is an added value in any building, although
critical in hospitals, as it may alter the health of patients and workers. The objective of this …

The optimization of maintenance in healthcare buildings reduces operating costs and
contributes towards increasing the sustainability of the healthcare system. This paper …

Purpose Hospital building maintenance management constitutes a pertinent issue of global
concern for all healthcare stakeholders. In Malaysia, the maintenance management of …

Medical gases are known to show a great environmental impact and also to consume
relevant resources in terms of hospital management. The present work reports on a study …

The aim of this paper is to quantity the annual average consumption of water in 13 public
hospitals in Extremadura (Spain). An analytical study in order to reduce water demand was …