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Health Care Design: Beyond Code Minimum – Creating Healthier, …

WEBIn our June 2021 article, “Heath Care Design: FGI Guidelines, ANSI/ASHRAE/ASHE Standard 170, and Beyond,” we reviewed the codes and …

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Building Management for Occupant Health Needs to Move …

WEBShe has numerous research publications in Nature, Science, and other peer-reviewed journals. She can be contacted at [email protected] or (860) 501-8950. …

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Health Care Ventilation: the Key to Controlling Airborne Infection

WEBMechanical ventilation systems are key mechanisms for controlling airborne infection in health care environments, and the importance of these systems has come to …

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Cogeneration Systems for Health Care Engineered Systems …

WEBCogeneration System Overview. Cogeneration systems, also known as combined heat and power (CHP) equipment, use a single fuel source to generate …

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Net-Zero Strategies for Hospitals 2020-06-17 Engineered …

WEBThe integrated health system of the University of Wisconsin-Madison, UW Health, employs 1,400 physicians and 16,500 staff at six hospitals and 80 outpatient …

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The Vital Role of IAQ in Health Care Settings

WEBIn health care facilities, HVAC systems are designed to perform several tasks. They purify the air; cool, humidify, dehumidify, and pressurize the space; and …

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The Value of Healthy Building Occupants 2021-02-25

WEBThe Value of Healthy Building Occupants. By Stephanie Taylor, M.D., M. Arch, CIC. FIGURE 1: The cost benefits of IAQ and health. February 25, 2021. How …

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The Sustainable Strategies Behind a Successful Health Care Design

WEBThe 2016 Sustainability Benchmark Report released by GreenHealth showed that sustainability is rapidly becoming a design requirement of most health care …

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Relative Humidity's Role in Occupant Comfort, Health

WEBSecond, the health problems that are associated with dry air occur from hours to days after our exposure, so it’s difficult to link the exposure and consequence …

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Optimizing the Indoor Environments of Nursing Homes

WEBNow is the time to broadly utilize monitoring solutions that identify environmental contaminants that impact occupant health. This visibility creates an …

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Using the IoT to Design a Smart Hospital

WEBTechnology Integration in Health Care — Smart Hospitals. A smart hospital is a building that uses data and technology to improve building operations and patients' …

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Decarbonization in Healthcare Facilities Engineered Systems …

WEBOctober 4, 2023. Decarbonization refers to the act of lowering or eliminating carbon dioxide emissions produced from human activities, especially carbon fuel combustion, such as …

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Defining the Importance of 40%-60% Relative Humidity on the …

WEBClearly, there are serious and body-wide health hazards that result from exposure to overly dry air. Some of these, such as respiratory infections, appear quickly. …

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Health Care Design: FGI Guidelines, ANSI/ASHRAE/ASHE Standard …

WEBHealth care environments can be affected at the room level or building-wide. Let us explore three building system strategies that, when properly applied, will expand …

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Air Filtration Design in an Ambulatory Care Facility

WEBHealth care-acquired infections (HAIs) are infections that are acquired in hospitals or other health care settings. These are also called nosocomial infection and …

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Smoke Control In Health Care Facilities

WEBSmoke control system complexity can increase if the single story building is an ambulatory health care (23-hr stay) occupancy with a minimum of two smoke …

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Creating Isolation Rooms in Behavioral Health Settings

WEBMany hospital systems and medical centers are experiencing an increased need for space to treat patients with behavioral health issues. According to the National …

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Mechanical Engineering Design for Hospitals – The Must Know

WEBGary Hamilton is a senior vice president and health care practice lead at WSP. He is a licensed professional engineer in the U.S. as well as in Europe and has …

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Plenum Requirements For Egress Corridors In Health Care …

WEBHealth care organizations that receive Medicare and Medicaid funding from The Center for Medical Services (CMS) must comply with the 2000 edition of NFPA …

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More than Code: How psychrometrics guide HVAC design, IAQ in …

WEBANSI/ASHRAE/ASHE 170 is an integral reference in the realm of HVAC systems within health care settings, providing detailed specifications for ventilation and …

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How Indoor Air Quality Impacts Our Psychological Development

WEBOnce again, research has revealed an entire new dimension of the role of indoor air quality in determining human health. This new awareness dramatically …

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Remodeling a Poorly Ventilated Hospital Kitchen 2019-06-13

WEBThe hospital kitchen generally operates from 6 a.m. through 7:30 p.m. daily, serving about 1,100 meals per day to patients, staff, visitors, and patrons of on-site …

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