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December 12, 2012 John Sauer, PE, LEED AP
Technology today gives us the ability to measure, sense, and trend certain moving parameters that indicate how a healthcare building is operating and performing.
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November 14, 2012 Jennifer Kovacs Silvis, Managing Editor
Combined heat and power, or cogeneration, systems are making headway among alternate energy programs, and present a viable option for healthcare facilities looking to improve health while reducing costs.
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November 5, 2012 Jennifer Kovacs Silvis, Managing Editor
Preliminary survey results on operations and maintenance benchmarks were shared at the HEALTHCARE DESIGN Conference along with details on how industry members can still take part in the research.
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October 18, 2012 David N. Schurk DES, CEM, LEED AP, CDSM
Once a metric has been established that a hospital can use to measure its energy consumption and compare it to other similar buildings, resulting data can be taken to decision-makers to define opportunities for energy savings measures.
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August 29, 2012 Barbara Horwitz-Bennett, Contributing Editor
Behind the scenes of the massive addition to Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore were engineers who had to design the mechanical and electrical systems that would operate what's said to be the nation's largest hospital construction project.
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August 27, 2012 Richard L. Peck
The University of California at San Diego set out to measure the survivability of a fully equipped five-story "hospital" under the force of some of the world's most intense recorded earthquakes.
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August 20, 2012 Jennifer Kovacs Silvis, Managing Editor, HEALTHCARE DESIGN; Editor-in-Chief, Healthcare Building Ideas
The design of the new Fort Irwin Replacement Hospital provides refuge for soldiers stationed in the desert, and aims to offer a net-zero facility to boot.
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August 16, 2012 Jeffrey Zapfe
When undergoing construction projects near existing hospitals, building-related vibrations may adversely affect sensitive equipment and activities, and should be monitored.
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August 15, 2012 John Sauer, PE, LEED AP
There are many accepted industry standards that can be used to size hot water equipment. But are these standards keeping up with the changes in hospital design and operation?
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August 15, 2012 David N. Schurk, DES, LEED AP
Decision-makers will require detailed information before making any financial commitment to a proposed efficiency program, so it's critical to speak their language.
