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Behind The Change In ASHRAE/ASHE Standard 170

February 1, 2011
By Judene Bartley MS, MPH, C and Russ Olmsted MPH, CIC
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Review the work that engineers and clinicians put into creating an amendment to the standard for relative humidity in the operating room and other spaces. The goal was to see whether it was possible to adjust rh thresholds without affecting patient health, but the associated potential equipment savings may make facility budget directors feel the best of all.
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Hospital heeds second opinion on boilers for central energy plant

January 1, 2011
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New dual-fuel boilers help save this Alabama hospital 35% to 50% in fuel costs annually.The recently completed Shelby Baptist Medical Center (SBMC) $94 million South Tower Project in Alabaster, AL,
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Warming Up To Snowmelt Technology

December 1, 2010
By Kolyn Marshall
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From sidewalks to hospital entrances and helipads, these systems are becoming a more common part of a project’s mechanical infrastructure. Examine differences between ASHRAE’s old and updated classifications, then review design considerations such as heat of evaporation, heat loss to the atmosphere, and back and edge losses. Tubing, spacing strategies, and controls round out the primer.
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MIURA - Modular Cure For A Medical Center

November 1, 2010
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On-demand steam wasn’t the original plan, but it was just what the doctor ordered for performance and budget.
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To Understand Health Care Design, Be A Student of Health Care Past

November 1, 2010
By Jeffrey H. Peters, P.E, LEED®, AP, MAC, C
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What if you could see into the future and see how your past health care designs might affect a facility in the future? You can; you just need to take the time to learn from the past. Or even better, learn from the past of others whose designs didn’t go quite as well as they had expected, thanks to this thoughtful interrogation from a forensic engineer.
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Texas hospital increases service, decreases footprint

November 1, 2010
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New air handlers at Dell Children’s Medical Center helped the hospital achieve LEED® Platinum status.When Dell Children’s Medical Center began the development of its new facility in Austin, TX, the
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