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Innovative nursing home uses enthalpy wheel to take care of the budget, too

August 1, 2012

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Founded in 1928 by Elizabeth Hart Shields Eddy, Eddy Village Green skilled nursing care center began as a 19-bed nursing home in Troy, NY.

Air Filtration in Health Care Facilities

July 2, 2012

By Garold Hamilton P.E. LEED®

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Just what the doctor ordered: specifics on pre-filters, after-filters, AHU tips, and more to meet critical IAQ goals and prevent that ventilation system from operating in a “fog.”

Consultant Appreciation Day

March 26, 2012

By Howard McKew, P.E., C.P.E.

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How about some learning, lunch, and leisure at the client’s place?

The Green Pages

October 31, 2011

By Compiled by ES Staff

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Where do health care facilities looking to up their sustainability profile start? Here, we shine a light on expected sites and some lesser-known resources. Archived video from conferences, toolkits for benchmarking, assessing a facility for CHP, general design guides, and even primers for executives looking to get the ball rolling … ideas and tips for good design and operations run a lot deeper than LEED®.

Better Project Delivery: Health Care Infrastructure Projects

July 1, 2011

By Howard McKew, P.E., C.P.E.

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Here, our long-time forward-thinking columnist uses a common hospital scenario to walk you through the shift from Design-Bid-Build to an Integrated Project Delivery approach. See how the job can get done with similar personnel on a considerably shorter schedule, resulting in a greater team investment in the project’s success and yet more time to get on to other work.

Guest Column: Perforated Materials In High-Purity IAQ Applications

July 1, 2011

By Shawn Windley

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Nowhere is the quality of indoor IAQ more important than in the operating room (OR) of a hospital.

Plenum Requirements For Egress Corridors In Health Care Environments

July 1, 2011

By Robert Trotter CBO, CFM

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Incorporating a plenum can have its design advantages, but corridors serving adjoining areas of health care occupancies are prohibited from being used for a portion of an air supply, air return, or exhaust air plenum. This article and its illustrations can strengthen your grasp of the related NFPA code details and exceptions so you can design and ventilate properly for this special population.

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Low-speed fans team with UV light to improve IAQ at Rwandan hospital

July 1, 2011

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Low-speed fans provide needed ach at this remote mountain hospital. All buildings, regardless of age, are susceptible to IAQ deficiencies. Chemical exposure from new construction, tight building envelopes, and humidity

MIURA - Rebuilding After The Flood

April 5, 2011

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Low emissions, footprint help hospital make strides

Commissioning Of Mission Critical Installation

April 1, 2011

By Michael Feyler and Jason Peterson

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Most of us think of data centers when we think “mission critical,” but the category goes into financial and health sectors as well. These five phases of commissioning can provide some additional peace of mind about performance, no matter which type of critical mission is at stake.

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