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...
2/09/17 Arash Guity, PE, LEED AP, CEM
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.