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Page 29 15 Opportunities within healthcare engineering


Health estates engineers could have an important role in tackling healthcare’s significant carbon footprint, but unlocking investment in efficient systems will be crucial– Darryl Pitcher


19 Improving hospital waste water management


The importance of improving sustainability in hospital waste water systems cannot be understated. A pioneering project in Denmark is leading the way – Jakob Søholm


24 Diagnosing ‘chronic cladding disorder’


Recent high-profile building fires worldwide have raised concerns regarding the risk posed by combustible building façades. So, what actions do hospitals need to take? – Oat Tukaew


29 Searching for sustainability


A project for the Hillside Clinic in the arid Karoo, South Africa, is taking sustainable design to new levels – optimising energy efficiency, while ensuring acceptable indoor temperatures – Ulrike Kuschke


34 Advancing innovative building technologies


Innovation in building technologies is vital to ensuring continued access to quality care where there is an ageing population – Ann Vandycke


38 Optimising theatre size to meet demands


A universal model for estimating the appropriate size for new operating theatres – to suit different surgeries – has been developed – Hiroshi Yasuhara


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Page 47 44 VR technology informs Finnish ICU design


‘Virtual reality’ technology has been used to design a new intensive care unit at the Seinajoki Central Hospital in Finland – the country’s first 100 per cent single-bedded facility – Tiina Yli-Karhu


47 Use of pre-insulated pipes in HVAC systems


A project in Uruguay clearly demonstrates the opportunities to create energy efficiencies and save costs by using pre-insulated pipes for HVAC installations – Germán Elzaurdia


50 Ultra clean ventilation at Karolinska Hospital


An insight into the selection of a state-of-the-art ventilation solution for the Karolinska University Hospital in Stockholm, Sweden – Paweł Borowiecki


53 Protecting against the threat of Legionnaires


Steps that must be taken to protect occupants from the potential threat lurking within building water systems – Brian Hageman


56 Systematic approach to hygiene in healthcare


What hygiene considerations need to be considered for healthcare environments and how can the inclusion of antimicrobial surfaces enhance existing protocols? – Gina Sloan


60 Building integrated theatres for the future


There is increasing demand for intelligent integration in hospital theatres. But how can hospitals future- proof these solutions to accommodate clinical innovations on the horizon? – Adrian Hall


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ISSN 2041-3912 IFHE Digest Advisory Panel


YASUSHI NAGASAWA Dr Eng Dip HFP, JIA Past president of International Federation of Hospital Engineering (IFHE). He is also a past president of the Japan Institute of Healthcare Architecture (JIHA).


ANDY WAVELL IEng FIHEEM After 40 years in healthcare, Andy is retired. He is involved with both IHEEM and IFHE and is currently the IHEEM representative to the council and joint general secretary of IFHE. He is commissioning editor of the IFHE Digest and a member of IHEEM’s Health Estate Journal subcommittee, with responsibility for international issues, as well as being a member of IHEEM’s international technical platform and membership committees


IFHE DIGEST 2020


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