HVAC - March 2018
Air disinfection in an inpatient pharmacy using a shielded ultraviolet C system
A tertiary care hospital’s success story
3/28/2018
Maximizing healthcare facility HVAC system output
HVAC optimization involves automatically controlling HVAC systems to deliver work at energy-efficient levels
3/27/2018
Maximizing cooling tower technology for HVAC, power and industrial applications
New technology advancements provide up to 50 percent more cooling capacity, greater energy and installation savings, fewer components and easier maintenance
3/27/2018
Customers, research & development are lifeblood of evaporative cooling tower innovations
Customers actively seek energy efficiency, easy installation, low maintenance and operational reliability
3/22/2018
Cooling failures at fertility clinics may have damaged hundreds of eggs
San Francisco fertility clinic experienced a liquid nitrogen failure in a storage tank holding thousands of frozen eggs and embryos
3/21/2018
Safety precautions for hospital construction projects
The expansion of existing healthcare facilities requires planning for the safety of both patients and construction workers
3/19/2018
HVAC experts suggest natural ventilation be allowed in most spaces outside of operating rooms
Natural ventilation is defined as the transport of fresh air through non-mechanical means, according to an article on the Healthcare Design website
3/16/2018
New nursing homes backup power rules go to Florida lawmakers
The rule was issued after residents died in a sweltering South Florida nursing home following Hurricane Irma
3/8/2018
When fresh air in hospitals went out the window
Hospital went from luxury resorts to windowless boxes in the 1940s
3/8/2018
Surgeon links double lung transplant to surgical smoke
After years of inhaling surgical plume, surgeon was diagnosed with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
3/6/2018
