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Exploring spatial planning and functional program impact on microbial diversity and distribution in two South African hospital microbiomes

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dc.contributor.author Nice, Jako A
dc.contributor.author Vosloo, P
dc.date.accessioned 2016-08-22T11:36:21Z
dc.date.available 2016-08-22T11:36:21Z
dc.date.issued 2015-07
dc.identifier.citation Nice, JA and Vosloo, P. 2015. Exploring spatial planning and functional program impact on microbial diversity and distribution in two South African hospital microbiomes. In: Healthy Buildings America: Innovation in a Time of Energy Uncertainty and Climate Adaptation, 19-22 July 2015, University of Colorado, Boulder Colorado, USA en_US
dc.identifier.uri https://hb2015america.files.wordpress.com/2014/10/hb2015_program_vfin.pdf
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/10204/8736
dc.description Healthy Buildings America: Innovation in a Time of Energy Uncertainty and Climate Adaptation, 19-22 July 2015, University of Colorado, Boulder Colorado, USA. Due to copyright restrictions, the attached PDF file only contains the abstract of the full text item. For access to the full text item, please consult the publisher's website en_US
dc.description.abstract This paper presents a theoretical and experimental research approach on the impact of spatial planning and functional program on the microbial load, distribution and organism diversity in hospital environments. The investigation aims to identify design markers and define potential risk environments in design and planning of buildings to facilitate appropriate design and administrative interventions. The investigation studies two hospitals in the Western Cape (WC) South Africa (SA), born from the same design brief but with varied typologies and building systems. The study period considers two seasons, and will start in 2015 with four sampling days per season. A three tier experimental methodology is followed: 1) microbial sampling using air samplers, fluorescent particle counter (FPC), and settling plates. Analysis will be done by total count and molecular deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) techniques, polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and pyrosequencing 2) observational analysis, using space syntactical methods; and 3) static environmental monitoring using data loggers and weather stations. Ethical approval is under way and the initial results are planned for publication in late 2015. The study anticipates conclusive baseline data towards developing a framework for an architectural design microbial risk model (ADMRM) for hospitals. en_US
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.publisher International Society of Indoor Air Quality and Climate (ISIAQ) en_US
dc.relation.ispartofseries Worklist;15473
dc.subject Healthcare Associated Infection en_US
dc.subject Architectural engineering en_US
dc.title Exploring spatial planning and functional program impact on microbial diversity and distribution in two South African hospital microbiomes en_US
dc.type Conference Presentation en_US
dc.identifier.apacitation Nice, J. A., & Vosloo, P. (2015). Exploring spatial planning and functional program impact on microbial diversity and distribution in two South African hospital microbiomes. International Society of Indoor Air Quality and Climate (ISIAQ). http://hdl.handle.net/10204/8736 en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitation Nice, Jako A, and P Vosloo. "Exploring spatial planning and functional program impact on microbial diversity and distribution in two South African hospital microbiomes." (2015): http://hdl.handle.net/10204/8736 en_ZA
dc.identifier.vancouvercitation Nice JA, Vosloo P, Exploring spatial planning and functional program impact on microbial diversity and distribution in two South African hospital microbiomes; International Society of Indoor Air Quality and Climate (ISIAQ); 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/8736 . en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Conference Presentation AU - Nice, Jako A AU - Vosloo, P AB - This paper presents a theoretical and experimental research approach on the impact of spatial planning and functional program on the microbial load, distribution and organism diversity in hospital environments. The investigation aims to identify design markers and define potential risk environments in design and planning of buildings to facilitate appropriate design and administrative interventions. The investigation studies two hospitals in the Western Cape (WC) South Africa (SA), born from the same design brief but with varied typologies and building systems. The study period considers two seasons, and will start in 2015 with four sampling days per season. A three tier experimental methodology is followed: 1) microbial sampling using air samplers, fluorescent particle counter (FPC), and settling plates. Analysis will be done by total count and molecular deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) techniques, polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and pyrosequencing 2) observational analysis, using space syntactical methods; and 3) static environmental monitoring using data loggers and weather stations. Ethical approval is under way and the initial results are planned for publication in late 2015. The study anticipates conclusive baseline data towards developing a framework for an architectural design microbial risk model (ADMRM) for hospitals. DA - 2015-07 DB - ResearchSpace DP - CSIR KW - Healthcare Associated Infection KW - Architectural engineering LK - https://researchspace.csir.co.za PY - 2015 T1 - Exploring spatial planning and functional program impact on microbial diversity and distribution in two South African hospital microbiomes TI - Exploring spatial planning and functional program impact on microbial diversity and distribution in two South African hospital microbiomes UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10204/8736 ER - en_ZA


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