Mission Critical
Preparing for COVID–19: Strategies for creating isolation areas with existing hospital infrastructure
Hospitals and clinics will need to find ways to support an increase in patients who test positive for the virus. Strategies for creating isolation wards and using underutilized space can help.
BB&T Bank Primary Data Center
AEI worked with BB&T Bank Primary Data Center to provide an interactive critical operations manual (COM) that integrates into the asset management system
How U.S. hospitals are designed to battle coronavirus, other infectious diseases
Hospitals are designed to control the spread of infectious diseases like COVID-19. A look at how they do this as well as some ideas health systems may want to consider as they prepare for the pandemic-related possibilities we face.
Data centers consume less energy than thought
Research from Northwestern University offers comprehensive analysis presents a more nuanced presents of global energy use related to data centers
Your questions answered: How to specify backup, standby and emergency power in mission critical facilities
Additional information from the Feb. 27, 2020, webcast was provided by the presenters
Can you specify CRAC systems to deliver free cooling in a data center?
In this case, yes you can. Learn from the team that designed energy-efficient cooling in a California data center
Dewberry project profile: David L. Moss Criminal Justice Center expansion
David L. Moss Criminal Justice Center, Tulsa, Okla.
Video: Commissioning Electrical Systems in Mission Critical Facilities
Commissioning electrical systems in mission critical facilities requires great care and planning and save clients the extreme costs from system outages due to improperly tested equipment or insufficient levels of testing
How to specify backup, standby and emergency power in mission critical facilities
When designing backup, standby and emergency power systems for mission critical facilities, there are several considerations beyond NFPA 70: National Electrical Code and other building code requirements that must be addressed.
How egress is planned using NFPA 101
NFPA 101: Life Safety Code is one of the primary sources for the requirements of exit pathways