As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, a major hospital in the southern U.S. has put together an IPD team to update the facility's policy and procedure (P&P) manual with "lessons-learned." This update includes a section on HVAC.
The Fate and Transport of Indoor Microbiological Aerosols (FaTIMA) tool considers factors including ventilation, filtration and aerosol properties to estimate the concentration of aerosols a person might encounter in a room.
Ambulatory surgery centers and office-based surgery centers often have overlapping programs that can lead to confusion in categorization and subsequent design.
Engineers, planners, and construction professionals are adapting to the ‘new normal’ by looking at priority shifts with all clients and quickly addressing their needs and changing financial situations.