Aim

The new building constructions are intended to be of a modern energy saving design and energy efficient lay-out. The new buildings will be planned in a cost saving design and will as such be made in a fast-to build light weight building system that still has an elegant and attractive appearance with extensive use of an insulating high performance glass facade.

The key goals of the project are:

• To design, construct and erect a new type of energy conscious health care buildings for bedding and treatment of the patients and at the same time to transform some old but preserved buildings for reception and administration so as to keep the total cost of reconstruction at a low expense but high utilisation.
• As Moldova is indeed a poor country and as such a low cost area, building costs are expected to be quite modest compared to the average European level. This means that it is the aim to keep the total construction cost of the new high quality building below 500,- Euro pr m²
• And in addition to keep the installation costs at an even lower level.

Innovative initiatives

The construction of a modern type steel-structure building gives the possibility to design and install a totally new concept of low-energy solar heating, wall-ventilation and water systems with hot water, steam and cold water supply for rinsing, cleaning, washing, sanitary clean distillation with separate outlets. The design will include a number of innovative elements which will be optimised through an integrated energy design process based on valuable contribution from WP2 – Facilitation of Integrated Energy Design and Design Reviews. This means that the final design will consist of the most attractive combination of the following innovative energy elements which have been selected for the final design optimisation:

• Design of double skin facades for natural ventilation systems.
• Maximum use of insulation with effective fire-proof material.
• Installing ventilation techniques with heat recovery for providing as well heating in wintertime as cooling in summertime by exchanger devices.
• Use of natural ventilation with new build-in-walls techniques.
• Replacing the old inefficient and polluting coal based boiler system with a condensing gas boiler.
• Using flat plate solar collectors for hot water and space heating.
• Installation of photo voltaic systems for production of electricity for running pumps for the solar collectors and for household electricity
• Establishing long time storage of hot water as reserve for periodically insufficient solar gain periods
• Installing computer based Building Management Systems.
• Installing wastewater separators for preventing infection spread.
• Installing wastewater and water treatment system.
• Isolating the various bed areas for preventing infection spread (important for ventilation strategies)

The expected result will give a low cost running hospital with low CO2 waste discharge. The new design will furthermore make the treating, cleaning and maintenance work of patients and bed areas considerable easier and in-expensive and improve hygiene and indoor air quality.

Energy Balance