ASHRAE Publishes "First of its Kind" Risk Mitigation of Infectious Aerosols

Infectious Aerosols is a public interest issue and the magnitude of risk from aerosolized pathogens has become increasingly obvious, especially during the COVID crisis. These risks are particularly elevated in enclosed buildings. Public-health officials, policymakers, building owners, designers, and members of the public all need accurate, reliable guidance for appropriate ways to mitigate the risk from these pathogens.
Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Earns More Recognition as an Innovative Energy Marvel

Packard Children's is the second children’s hospital in the world to earn LEED Platinum status (1st on the West Coast), the highest designation for sustainability awarded by the U.S. Green Building Council. And most recently, this energy marvel has earned an *ASHRAE Technology Award, further acknowledging it's highly sustainable and innovative design at work.
Packard Children’s - ASHRAE Technology Award - 1st Place (Health Care Facilities)

ASHRAE Golden Gate Chapter Recognizes Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford with 1st Place Health Care Facilities Technology Chapter Award
Mazzetti Celebrates Top Female Engineer in Bangalore, India 

Mazzetti India's Mangala Chandrashekar was recognized as "Woman Performer of the Year 17-18", by ISHRAE Bangalore Chapter. 
How Integrated Design Yields Optimal Healing and Building Performance

Designing a healing place now means understanding how a building affects its people and its environment. How did we partner with Perkins+Will to achieve optimal healing AND building performance?
Water Management: Why Identifying Potential Risks Supersedes Testing

Essentially, the CMS is requiring Medicare-certified healthcare facilities to implement water management policies and procedures to reduce the potential risk of Legionella (and other waterborne pathogens). The water management program should consider the ASHRAE 188 Standard and the CDC Toolkit.
World Water Day - Water Risk Management for Hospitals

On this World Water Day, we're focusing on risk management for our healthcare clients--how to minimize waterborne threats, while maintaining patient safety and care, and avoiding unnecessary costs to do so.
ASHRAE Standard 170 - Healthcare Ventilation UPDATES

The ASHRAE 170 Committee—focused on ventilation standards in healthcare-- met at the annual ASHRAE winter conference. Several significant changes are coming that will impact engineers, architects, and owners if implemented. The following are some highlights...
Healthcare Ventilation Standards: Why More Research is Needed

Our hypothesis, though controversial for some, is that we frequently over-ventilate spaces. We don’t truly understand ‘why’ the standards prescribe a certain number of air changes. As a result, hospital owners (likely) are wasting energy dollars without improving indoor air quality.
Healthcare Ventilation Standards: "One Size Does Not Fit All"

ASHRAE issued this Addendum for what is called “Advisory Public Review”. (i.e. ASHRAE will not necessarily take any particular actions in response to comments received.) They are using this opportunity to collect thinking on the basic soundness of the concepts and identify any big gaps they can fill prior to issuing it for actual public comment.
My ASHRAE Journey—How I Started, the Benefits, and an Offer to Mentor You

Water Efficiency & General Maintenance Checklist

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