This month’s Facility File focuses on retrofitting a hospital’s patient floor with the addition of one fan-powered HEPA filter unit per patient room on a 30-patient room floor. The Facility File will focus on the B2B September test to improve the room air-purification environment and to trap particles that are 0.3 microns or larger.

At the recommendation of the design team leader — the HVAC consulting engineer — the health care owner has chosen the project delivery method to be construction management (CM) in accordance with Construction Management Association of America (CMAA).