The Shunde Hospital of Southern Medical University uses photovoltaic panels passively and actively, according to an article on the Healthcare Design website
The 3 million-square-foot Shunde Hospital of Southern Medical University in the Cantonese city of Shunde uses photovoltaic panels in two ways: passively, as shading louvres on major south-facing façades, the roof, and the atrium skylight, and actively, as a source of renewable energy supplying an estimated 25 percent of the building’s needs, according to an article on the Healthcare Design website.
December 3, 2018
Topic Area: Energy and Power
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