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February 16, 2011 Jennifer Kovacs Silvis
It’s no secret that now isn’t exactly a boom time for construction, whether in the public or private sector.
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February 2, 2011 Melanie Townshend
A better question for those of us building hospitals—do you want to hear me now?
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January 25, 2011 Benjamin Davenny
For Noise Criteria (NC) 35 background noise goals, which occur in most areas of healthcare facilities, only modest attenuation is required. Either 5 feet of flexible duct at the runout to each diffuser or a 3-foot medium pressure drop silencer on the room side of the terminal box should provide sufficient control of terminal box noise.
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December 22, 2010 Benjamin Davenny
The recently released 2010 Guidelines for Design and Construction of Health Care Facilities provides guidance for acceptable levels of floor vibration in hospitals and healthcare facilities.
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November 1, 2010 Bruce Lang
Indoor air quality (IAQ), air conditioning overuse, insulation, daylighting, and patient recovery share needs for insulating glass used in windows, doors, and skylights.
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October 29, 2010 Benjamin Davenny
Hospitals require high-powered building systems that run around the clock. These systems can radiate noise to the surrounding area, negatively affecting relationships with neighbors. The allowable noise emission depends on applicable state and local ordinances.
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June 1, 2010 Steven Africk
Anyone who has been in a hospital for any length of time knows that they are noisy places. Alarms call, beepers beep, trays rattle, nurses deliberate, and TVs blare.
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March 1, 2010 James Hodgson
Hospital administrators are dealing with a myriad of changes and uncertainties from healthcare reform to worker cutbacks to liability concerns.
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January 4, 2010 Ron Harrison, PhD, Director of Technical Services, Orkin, Inc. €¢ Image courtesy of Orkin, Inc.
Building a healthcare facility is no small task, and as any good contractor knows, you can't afford to take shortcuts in the construction process.
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January 1, 2010 Tom Gormley
Early on the morning of January 17, 1994, the Northridge earthquake started shaking the ground in Reseda, California, just outside Los Angeles. The
