Roberto Traversari

I am involved in the sustainability of healthcare real estate and engaged in the GreenDeal Sustainable Healthcare. Additionally, I am shaping the expertise center for healthcare sustainability (EVZ). In this capacity, I initiate research to remove barriers to sustainability and accelerate the sustainability of healthcare real estate. From a contamination control and ventilation perspective, I am the scientific leader of the Pandemic Preparedness Programme through Ventilation (P3Venti), in which we collaborate with many knowledge organisations.

This programme is financed by the Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport (VWS) and coordinated by TNO. I am also one of the rapporteurs for NTA8800, which determines the energy performance of existing buildings and new construction. I have extensive contacts within the healthcare sector, ministries, and supplying industry.

Side functions: I am the chairman of the Advisory Board of the ISSO Foundation, the knowledge center for the installation sector, and chairman of working group 18 of CEN TC 156 Ventilation in Hospitals. Within this working group, we are working on guidelines/standards for ventilating critical functions in hospitals such as operating rooms and isolation rooms.

Scientific Publications

Scoping review on the efficacy of filter and germicidal technologies for capture and inactivation of microorganisms and viruses. Journal of Hospital Infection 142(March). DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2023.08.026

Capital and operational expenditures of different operating room air-handling installations with conventional or ultra-clean air supply systems. Journal of Building Engineering 78(2):107714. DOI: 10.1016/j.jobe.2023.107714

Air quality in the periphery of operating rooms during surgery. Journal of Hospital Infection 135(2). DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2023.01.015

Effect of different setups, protective screens and air supply systems on the exposure to aerosols in a mock-up restaurant. International Journal of Ventilation 22(1):1-12. DOI: 10.1080/14733315.2022.2064962

Het Wells-Rileymodel bij SARS-CoV-2 - Beperkingen en toepassing. Nederlands Tijdschrift voor Medische Microbiologie 29(2):80-85

Ventilation design conditions associated with airborne bacteria levels within the wound area during surgical procedures: A systematic review. Journal of Hospital Infection 113(9). DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2021.04.022

Influence of room ventilation settings on aerosol clearance and distribution. BJA British Journal of Anaesthesia 126(1). DOI: 10.1016/j.bja.2020.10.018

Heat sterilisation dramatically reduces filter efficiency of the majority of FFP2 and KN-95 respirators. Journal of Hospital Infection 107. DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2020.10.012

Design variables with significant effect on system performance of unidirectional displacement airflow systems in hospitals. September 2019, Journal of Hospital Infection 103(1):81-87. DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2019.03.009

The effect of using ceiling mounted systems for imaging in hybrid operating rooms on the level of colony forming units during surgery. Journal of Hospital Infection 103(1). DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2018.10.016

An Assisted Workflow for the Early Design of Nearly Zero Emission Healthcare Buildings. Energies 10(7):993. DOI: 10.3390/en10070993

Laminar flow: the better choice in orthopaedic implants. The Lancet Infectious Diseases 17(7):695-696. DOI: 10.1016/S1473-3099(17)30342-0

Towards sustainability through energy efficient buildings‘ design: Semantic labels. Journal of Entrepreneurship and Sustainability Issues 4(3):243-256. DOI: 10.9770/jesi.2017.4.3S(1)

Mobile ultra-clean unidirectional airflow screen reduces air contamination in a simulated setting for intra-vitreal injection. International Ophthalmology 37(1). DOI: 10.1007/s10792-016-0236-1

The Effect of Operating Lamps on the Protected Area of a Unidirectional Down Flow (UDF) System. HERD Health Environments Research & Design Journal 10(3). DOI: 10.1177/1937586716671292

Effect of switching off unidirectional downflow systems of operating theaters during prolonged inactivity on the period before the operating theater can safely be used. American Journal of Infection Control 45(2). DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2016.07.019

Laying-up of sterile instruments in the operating theatre: Equal or superior protection by using a horizontal unidirectional air flow system. Journal of Hospital Infection 85(2). DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2013.06.006

Process Simulation During the Design Process Makes the Difference: Process Simulations Applied to a Traditional Design. HERD Health Environments Research & Design Journal 6(2):58-76. DOI: 10.1177/193758671300600206