Abstract
Purpose: Passive design strategies are critical to achieve zero energy consumption. Since hospitals are one of the most energy-consuming buildings, precise strategies are needed for its efficient medical planning, infection control, and well connection of functional spaces. This research analyzes the passive design elements for hospitals in an architectural design stage. Method: Analysis of research papers for the hospitals extracts the passive design elements related to architectural space and design. Result: The seven key passive design elements for a hospital design are established. 1. The shape of the hospital is related to the location of departments. 2. Optimization of the size of the sun shade device in a patient room considering the daylight factor and the energy-saving. 3. Relationship between the mass shapes and the orientation of the inpatient tower. 4. Adequate Window to Wall Ratio(WWR) for a patient room. 5. Consideration of the corridor type and daylighting for the inpatient tower. 6. Patient room configurations depend on the bathroom location. 7. Natural ventilation using internal and external shafts.
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