Abstract
Healthcare facilities consume much more energy than most industrial commercial buildings. In this context, they have about twice as much energy consumption and CO2 emissions as a conventional commercial building. Approximately 11% of commercial electricity consumption is used by healthcare facilities. Independent research has shown that the share of lighting in total energy consumption is about 16%, while its share in electricity consumption reaches 44% in healthcare facilities. Sustainability and energy efficiency are becoming more important. It is very important to create a design that will make both the employee and the patient feel comfortable and well in the type of structures that consume energy 24 h a day. In 24/7 working environments like hospitals, different applications for each environment will be integrated into different automation systems, and energy saving will be ensured along with desired efficiency.
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The author would like to also thank University of Kocaeli and LITPA Lighting Co. for their valuable contributions to the present study.
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Perdahci, C. (2018). LED Lighting for Healthcare Facilities. In: Nižetić, S., Papadopoulos, A. (eds) The Role of Exergy in Energy and the Environment. Green Energy and Technology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-89845-2_62
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