Life-cycle sustainability assessment of public general hospital buildings in China
Kaiyue Huang, Wenjuan Zhang, Xinyue Miao, Tongyu Xu · 2026
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Kaiyue Huang and colleagues grade sixteen Chinese public hospitals on whole-life sustainability, counting environmental, money, and social costs together, in a 2026 assessment study. Hospitals burn energy heavily, and national dual-carbon goals press them to change. The team built a combined index per hospital bed, drawing on emissions in construction and operation, lifetime costs, and patient satisfaction surveys across four climate zones.
Colder regions carried higher per-bed carbon footprints. Running and maintaining the buildings consumed well over half of lifetime costs, and smart energy management with renewables trimmed both bills and emissions at once. Social scores sat mid-range, hinging on comfort, layout, and how staff and patients interact. Newer or green-renovated hospitals with intelligent systems led the table. The authors present the index as a decision aid that exposes trade-offs administrators usually miss.
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| CREATOR | Kaiyue Huang, Wenjuan Zhang, Xinyue Miao, Tongyu Xu |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 97287 |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |