The increased focus on energy efficiency, both at the national and international levels, has fostered diffusion development of specific consumption benchmarks for most relevant economic sectors. In this context, energy-intensive facilities, such as hospitals health structures, represent a unique case. Indeed, despite high these scientific literature lacks presence adequate performance benchmark...

Background: Alcohol Use Disorders (AUDs) has been recently prioritized as a health problem in Iran. The Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT) is an easy-to-use diagnostic tool for excessive drinking. This study was designed to assess the validity and reliability of the Persian version of AUDIT questionnaire. Methods: Participants were 70 individuals with AUD (study group) and 70 non...

Abstract Detailed buildings energy audits require dynamic simulation models based on hourly input data. This paper presents the calibration and validation of an office building model for heating cooling services. Simulation are carried out by DesignBuilder software. Measured supplied generation system used model. Employee behaviour with reference to occupancy profiles indoor temperature setting...