Energy optimization of El Salvador Hospital (Chile)

El Salvador Hospital is a public Facility located in the municipality of Providencia, Santiago, Chile. The site has a total constructed area of 171.473 m2, divided into: 120.393 m2 exclusively dedicated to hospital uses and 51.080 m2 dedicated to parking.

The new Hospital of El Salvador and the National Institute of Geriatrics, are divided into 3 main functional areas:

 

-          El Salvador Hospital,containing the following areas: Hospitalization, ICU, Pavillions and Emergency.

-          Open Care, including Consultations, Procedures, Physical Medicine, Image procedures and the Mental Health Unit. 

-          National Institute of Geriatrics: with its own area of Hospitalization, Consultation and Physical Medicine.

 

In order to guarantee the correct functioning of equipment, as well as to implement measures that collaborate in the reduction of the Hospital’s energy consumption, Ecopenta has performed the energy simulation of it, through the use of the Design Builder software.

Through energetic analyze and study its thermal behavior, as well as the impact of different improvement measures to be implemented, mainly through passive systems, such as slats, eaves and setbacks.

 

The passive systems to implement, were evaluated by analyzing both their impact on the overall energy savings of the building and the interior comfort they would generate for the different spaces, as well as their cost-effectiveness.

Regarding the incorporated solar systems, it should be noted that 62,5 % of the energy demand for domestic hot water, will be obtained semi-free, thanks to the solar-thermal system. With regard to the photovoltaic energy, about 3.300 m2 of panels will be installed, which will generate a peak power of 325 kWp.

 

This project is led by DCYP INGENIERIA BIM and it has been carried out 100% using BIM 360 methodology.