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Home » Authors » Gary Hamilton P.E., LEED

Gary Hamilton P.E., LEED

Garold “Gary” Hamilton is a Senior Vice President and Healthcare Practice Lead at WSP, one of the nation’s largest engineering and infrastructure firms. He is a licensed professional engineer in the U.S.A. as well as in the Europe. He has over 21 years of experience in the design and analysis of HVAC systems for a variety of market sectors, but with special focus on health care facilities. He is a LEED AP and has designed over 22 projects that achieved LEED certified status. He is also a certified commissioning Authority with the AAB Commissioning Group (ACG). He is an active member of American Society of Healthcare Engineers (ASHE) and is a Senior of ASHE (SAHSE). He is also a member of the International Code Council Ad Hoc Committee on Healthcare (AHC). Email him at gary.hamilton@wsp.com or visit www.wsp.com for more details of his projects.

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Mechanical Engineering Design for Hospitals
Health Care Supplement

Mechanical Engineering Design for Hospitals – The Must Know

Design engineers must be prepared to go above and beyond the codes to provide the highest quality, most comfortable, and controlled spaces to the most vulnerable populations.
Gary Hamilton P.E., LEED Sarah Peters
June 11, 2019
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Designing a hospital or outpatient medical facility can be challenging with the need to adhere to multiple codes and guidelines, equipment coordination, and the possibility of problems beyond occupant comfort.


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Additions include the approval of adiabatic humidifiers, control clarifications, and more.

ANSI/ASHRAE Standard 170-2017 -- What's New?

Additions include the approval of adiabatic humidifiers, control clarifications, and more.
Gary Hamilton P.E., LEED
October 11, 2018
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The provision of adequate ventilation is an essential factor in maintaining patient wellbeing in a health care setting; therefore, maintaining acceptable IAQ has become a huge challenge for health care facilities.


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Air Filtration Design in an Ambulatory Care Facility

Air Filtration Design in an Ambulatory Care Facility

Gary Hamilton P.E., LEED
July 12, 2018
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Proper air filtration is the primary means of reducing concentrations of the airborne bacteria that cause HAIs.


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Renovating Operating Rooms

Renovating Operating Rooms To Meet Modern Medical Advancements

While the latest surgical technologies lead the push for more OR suite square footage, they also contribute to ever-tighter ceiling space. Add updated requirements for IAQ and electricity, and any renovation team needs to sharpen its strategy in advance of this delicate operation.
Gary Hamilton P.E., LEED
October 9, 2017
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Today’s operating rooms are inefficient and overcrowded, and the turnover between cases is often lengthy and variable.


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Optimizing Hospital Chiller Plants

Optimizing Hospital Chiller Plants

You can create a tailored algorithm or you can use Hartman Loop technology. You can implement better temperature controls for the chilled water supply or the condenser water. Keep your eye on the long term and pick your weapon.
Gary Hamilton P.E., LEED
July 11, 2017
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Hospitals consume approximately 5% of the total energy use in the United States.


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Modular Boiler Plants: How To Make Them Deliver

Modular Boiler Plants: How To Make Them Deliver

A boiler plant that is constructed off-site and shipped offers some unique advantages for the design and construction process — and sometimes for the longer life of the facility, too. As you might imagine, the strategy also involves some unique engineering obligations and responsibilities along the way. Learn the essential components for getting high quality performance from a modular project.
Gary Hamilton P.E., LEED
December 2, 2016
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Carilion Clinic is a not-for-profit health care organization based in Roanoke, VA. In line with their mission to improve the health of the communities they serve, and with the intent of becoming a teaching facility, Carilion Clinic set upon upgrading their operating rooms and related existing HVAC systems at the Carilion New River Valley Medical Center in Christiansburg, VA.


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ECM Motors For Large Central AHU Designs

Historically used in smaller-load residential settings, electronically commutated mo-tor (ECM) technology is making the leap thanks to recent improvements and in-creased awareness among engineers. Start with the basics, proceed to advantages and caveats, and consider the ways ECM designs can streamline the economics of air movement.
Gary Hamilton P.E., LEED
September 1, 2016
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According to the United States Department of Energy, motors in homes and commercial buildings consume more than one-third of all the electricity used in these buildings.


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Retrofitting Steam Boilers For Large Health Care Projects

Retrofitting Steam Boilers For Large Health Care Projects

Gary Hamilton P.E., LEED
March 1, 2016
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Look at not only some nearly automatic benefits-in-waiting for your average hospital boiler retrofit, but also at some ideas for what to do if there isn’t budget for a full replacement. Meanwhile, a short laundry list of hospital-specific boiler considerations actually includes the laundry (but not how you might expect).


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Enhanced Air Filtration For Critical Health Care Settings

Gary Hamilton P.E., LEED
June 30, 2015
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ASHRAE 170 is just the baseline for the fight against hospital acquired infections (HAIs). The ongoing human and financial tolls taken by these infections point to the need for engineers and facilities to raise their IAQ game wherever possible. Move beyond the minimum and get into the what, where, and how of HEPA filtration, ultraviolet technology, and catalytic air cleaners.


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ASHRAE 170 Update: Standard Operating Procedure

Gary Hamilton P.E., LEED
November 1, 2014
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Air changes in some but not all spaces, duct liner here but not necessarily there, rooftop unit requirements … do the rounds and get a feel for the current condition of ASHRAE Standard 170, Ventilation of Health Care Facilities.
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