Hospitals A Design Manual
pdf | 121.91 MB | English | Author :Wagenaar, Cor; Mens, Noor; Manja, Guru | 978-1936504398 | 2013 | American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers; 2 edition

Book Description :

This new edition of HVAC Design Manual for Hospitals and Clinics provides in-depth, up-to-date design recommendations based on best practices from consulting and hospital engineers with decades of experience in the design, construction, and operation of health care facilities. It presents solutions that are proven, cost effective, and reliable--solutions that provide low maintenance cost and high reliability, with a focus on presenting what's different about health care HVAC Features:
Essential guidance on
environmental comfort
infection control
energy conservation
life safety
operation and maintenance
disaster planning strategies
''best practices'' recommendations on temperature, humidity, air exchange, and pressure requirements for various types of rooms found in hospitals
Benefit to the Customer:
Contains the collected wisdom of many experts' years of experience
An invaluable resource for ensuring that vital issues specific to health care are addressed
ASHRAE, founded in 1894, is an international organization of some 50,000 persons. ASHRAE fulfills its mission of advancing heating, ventilation, air conditioning, and refrigeration to serve humanity and promote a sustainable world through research, standards writing, publishing, and continuing education.
The ASHRAE Handbooks are the design standard for control of built environments with volumes on Systems and Equipment, HVAC Applications, Refrigeration and Fundamentals. Each is updated every four years. In addition to publishing design guidance for engineers, architects, and facility managers, we also publish a series of texts for classroom use.
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-Energy Modeling and Auditing
-High Performance Building Design
-Psychrometrics
-Indoor Air Quality and Environmental Quality
-Data Center Energy Efficiency
-Noise & Vibration Control
-Humidity Control
-HVAC for Healthcare Facilities

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