Performance Based Design for Ventilation Systems of Operating Rooms Supported by Numerical Simulation - Discussing the Methodology

This paper discusses a methodology to support the performance assessment of ventilationsystems of operating rooms (ORs), with a further focus on the application of numericalsimulation tools in this design assessment. The performance based design should providegood information quality that advises the needs and expectation of the stake holders. Themethods consist of literature review, the development of an information matrix to assessventilation systems of ORs, and two case studies that will elucidate the approach and verifyits applicability. The methodology chosen combines the performance base approach with theBuilding Evaluation Domain Model. The results will permit to identify which type ofnumerical simulation tools is best applicable for the assessment of a specific performanceindicator and how the assessment should be performed. The conclusions will indicatedirections for future work and which areas need to be focused on.