本文是对减少卫生部门能源消耗和相关气候足迹不懈追求的结果。与建筑能源使用相关的化石燃料燃烧不仅会产生二氧化碳等全球变暖气体，还会产生一系列其他污染物，导致疾病的环境负担和医疗费用的增加。本文概述了在当前ASHRAE标准170“卫生保健设施通风”范围内和范围外解决门诊设施通风问题的三种备选方案。 它将标准170的当前排气和室外空气率要求与门诊医疗保健设施（如医疗办公楼（MOB）和门诊手术中心（ASC））的B类居住区进行了比较。引用:2016年年度会议，密苏里州圣路易斯，会议论文

This paper is a result of tireless pursuit of reducing health sector energy consumption and associated climate footprint. Fossil fuel combustion related to energy use in buildings produces not only global warming gases such as carbon dioxide, but also series of other pollutants that contribute to the environmental burden of diseases and the increase of healthcare costs.This paper outlines three alternatives for addressing ventilation in outpatient facilities, within and out of the context of the current ASHRAE Standard 170 "Ventilation for Health Care Facilities". It compares the current exhaust and outside air rate requirements of Standard 170 to those of B occupancy areas in outpatient health care facilities such as medical office buildings (MOBs) and ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs).