“Ward in the Hospital in Arles” | Vincent Van Gogh (1889)
There are no redlines open for comment on this standard at the moment but we revisit it in light of the present COVID19 epidemic because of the complexity of environmental air management systems for in healthcare settings for treatment of contagious respiratory diseases, . The last revision we tracked was released late in 2019. Today we simply revisit the scope and purpose From the ASHRAE 17o prospectus:
1. PURPOSE: The purpose of this standard is to define ventilation system design requirements that provide environmental control for comfort, asepsis, and odor in health care facilities.
2. SCOPE:
2.1 The requirements in this standard apply to patient-care areas and related support areas within health care facilities, including hospitals, nursing facilities, and outpatient facilities.
2.2 This standard applies to new buildings, additions to existing buildings, and those alterations to existing buildings that are identified within this standard.
2.3 This standard considers chemical, physical, and biological contaminants that can affect the delivery of medical care to patients; the convalescence of patients; and the safety of patients, health care workers, and visitors.
The standard of care for university-affiliated healthcare facilities is virtually identical to the standard for private, for-profit healthcare facilities though, as with all consensus products developed by accredited standards developers, out-of-step conditions in state level adaptions of all consensus products applicable to healthcare facilities is possible.
When redlines are released you may find them at the link below. We encourage our colleagues in the education industry to participate directly in the ASHRAE standards development process:
Public Review Draft Standards / Online Comment Database
We encourage our colleagues in the education industry to participate directly in the ASHRAE standards development process. You will find that, as a “continuous maintenance” standards developer, many ASHRAE consensus products move swiftly; often every 30 to 45 days.
If designers, contractors and facility managers want to keep pace with the real-time evolution of leading practice in this spaces, they may want to click into our regular coverage of it. We take a sanguine look at the coordination (and sometimes destructive competition) among non-profit organizations that set the standard of care for the US education facility industry. This product is maintained on the standing agenda of our Mechanical Engineering and Healthcare Facility teleconferences. See our CALENDAR for the next online meeting; open to everyone. Use the login credentials at the upper right of our home page.
Issue: [Various]
Category: Mechanical, Electrical, Energy, Facility Asset Management
Colleagues: David Conrad, Jonathan Flannery, Richard Robben, Larry Spielvogel
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2020 ASHRAE Annual Conference | Austin, TX | June 27–July 1