Energy Conservation in Hospitals. Analysis of Data for Maine and Ohio, 1978-1981

摘要

Data are presented on energy use in 78 hospitals in Ohio from 1979 to 1981 and in 36 hospitals in Maine during the period 1978-1981. It also attempts to discern the intervening effects of participation by hospitals in the energy conservation programs established by the Title III Institutional Conservation Program (ICP) of the National Energy Conservation Policy Act. In both states, this analysis was possible because records of hospital energy use and other pertinent records were maintained by professionals who were interested in energy conservation. This recordkeeping activity formed an essential element of this study. The methodology followed here was straightforward. Numerous calculations of energy use and energy costs were made for buildings categorized by their level of participation or nonparticipation in the program. The calculations were then examined to determine if indications of trends could be found. Finally, energy savings, adjusted for climate, were examined, with the hypothesis that program participation would save more energy than nonparticipants. (ERA citation 08:023810)