Top 5 Consulting-Specifying Engineer articles: August 2-August 8
Read the best articles from the past week. HVAC and fire suppression piping, Standard 189.1, technologies to watch in fire and life safety, codes and standards in health care facilities and nuanced design strategies for senior living facilities.
B.E. Smith Family Center: A nest for specialized care
From the project’s inception, the design team collaborated with educators, therapists, and hospital staff to understand the unique needs of the children who would use this space as well as enhancements they wanted to see in their new space.
Tom Divine joins the Consulting-Specifying Engineer editorial advisory board
Tom Divine, PE, has joined the editorial advisory board in his new role as a senior electrical engineer at Johnston, LLC
Your questions answered: HVAC: Hospitals and health care facilities
Responses to several questions about hospital HVAC systems are answered here
As health care shifts, so do codes
Lower-cost alternatives to traditional hospitals create code challenges for engineers and designers
Sheppard Pratt Celebrates Topping Out of Behavioral Health Facility
Sheppard Pratt Health System (SPHS) recently celebrated a major construction milestone on its new Behavioral Health facility in Howard County, Maryland with a topping-out ceremony – the point during construction at which a building has reached its highest, final height.
What matters most in your medgas replacement
Medical gas systems serve healthcare facilities by providing gases that are life-sustaining (oxygen), critical-use (medical air), or suction (vacuum) for patients.
June e-Zine
In this edition, learn about health care facility codes, chillers, chilled water systems, generator sets, ASHRAE 189.1 and IgCC.
Deb Sheehan on Renovating and Expanding Ambulatory Surgery Centers
Deb shines light on how ASCs can ensure staff can effectively continue surgical work amidst ongoing construction.
April Woods joins Consulting-Specifying Engineer advisory board
April Woods, PE, LEED AP BD+C, vice president, WSP USA, has joined the editorial advisory board.