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Figure 3: An example of a hospital electrical room at the University of Iowa Acute Leukemia Center. Courtesy: IMEG Corp.

Lighting and Lighting Controls

Electrical, lighting designers offer solutions to challenges in hospitals

Patient Room at the Lisa Dean Moseley Foundation Institute for Cancer and Blood Disorders at Nemours Children's Hospital. Courtesy: HDR

Building Automation and Controls

Automation, controls leading concerns for hospital engineers and designers

Figure 2: A cryo-EM room with ventilation and wall panel layout. Courtesy: Smith Seckman Reid

Alternative laboratory installations — existing versus new

Figure 1: A new bi-plane neuro operating room at MaineHealth's Maine Medical Center. Courtesy: Fitzemeyer & Tocci Associates Inc.

Health Care Facilities

Where does sustainability play a role in hospitals? Learn more

Figure 6: Electric room sizes using the 2023 edition of the NEC are larger in design because clearances listed in Table 110.26(A)(1) need to be met plus the additional egress requirements when the doors of the electrical equipment are open. Courtesy: CDM Smith

Electrical and Power

Know how to size an electrical room properly

According to the 2025 Salary Survey, respondents worked on an average of 24 projects per year. Courtesy: Consulting-Specifying Engineer

How MEP/FP engineers are living a dual reality

Consulting-Specifying Engineer November/December MEP Roundtable on hospitals and health care facilities. Courtesy: Consulting-Specifying Engineer

Codes and Standards

What codes, standards keep hospital designers up at night?

Figure 4: A NICU and nurse station at Texas Children's Hospital in Austin, Texas. Courtesy: Stantec

Fire and Life Safety

Key considerations for fire and life safety in hospitals

Consulting-Specifying Engineer November/December MEP Roundtable on hospitals and health care facilities. Courtesy: Consulting-Specifying Engineer

Health Care Facilities

Design health care facilities with energy efficiency and flexibility in mind

Figure 2: An inpatient corridor at Lisa Dean Moseley Foundation Institute for Cancer and Blood Disorders at Nemours Children's Hospital. Courtesy: HDR

Health Care Facilities

Best practices for designing HVAC in health care, hospital buildings