Abstract
Climate change is an issue of grave international importance. It has an obvious direct impact on human health. The healthcare sector, which consumes a significantly substantial amount of resources through the construction and operation of complex hospitals and healthcare establishments, the use of modern technologies that are energy-intensive and the generation of a large amount of waste, has itself become a public health concern of some significance 1 . 10.6% of all energy utilized by commercial establishments in Brazil is by hospitals 2 . The National Health Service (NHS) in England, which is the country’s largest healthcare provider, accounts for almost one fourth of all emissions from the public sector in England: amounting to 18 million tons of Carbon dioxide per year
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 538-544 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | International Journal of Civil Engineering and Technology |
| Volume | 10 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| Publication status | Published - 01-02-2019 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Control and Systems Engineering
- Civil and Structural Engineering
- Building and Construction
- Computer Networks and Communications
