Member Survey - Setback! Safely improving the efficiency of heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) in the operating theatre
- IHEA Membership
- May 12
- 2 min read
We want to hear from you about current practices and opportunities to improve the efficiency of Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC) systems in operating theatres at your service.
Hospitals run continuously, providing emergency surgery and intensive care services. Such clinical environments create high energy demands on HVAC systems leading to considerable financial costs and greenhouse gas emissions. Our research is looking into how to safely scale back HVAC systems in unused operating theatres after hours, we are surveying hospital engineers to better understand current national HVAC practices and perspectives.
Project Supervisor: Prof. Forbes McGain, Western Health, Australia and Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, University of Melbourne, Australia.
For more information regarding the research project and contact details, please refer to the Participant Information Sheets.
We would greatly appreciate if you could complete the short survey (less than 10 minutes). All responses and data will be de-identified prior to being included in the project. The survey will close on 15/06/2026.
You may open the survey in your web browser by clicking the link below:
If the link above does not work, try copying the link below into your web browser:https://redcap.unimelb.edu.au/surveys/?s=THPDWMHCM3NM7XFA
If you would like further information about the study, please reach out using the contact details provided in the Participant Information Sheet.
On behalf of Prof. Forbes McGain and the research team, thank you for considering this invitation.
Yours sincerely,
Dr Jess Abbonizio | Sustainable Healthcare Manager | (she/her) BSc, MEnvSus, PhD
Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences
Level 2, Alan Gilbert Building, 161 Barry St
The University of Melbourne, Victoria 3010 Australia
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