VENTILATION ARTICLES
A look at bringing verification ‘in house’
Dr Scott Brown, managing director and lead consultant for Health Tech Solutions, explores the benefits – including the opportunities for significant cost savings – of moving verification of specialist healthcare ventilation ‘in house’, along with the associated risks.
Managing critical systems is often a challenging task
Simon Everett, a Senior lecturer in the Built Environment at Wrexham University, discusses some of the challenges of managing ‘legacy’ AHU systems across the healthcare estate, and some of the key steps for healthcare engineers to consider to minimise the risks of such equipment failing.
Navigating Australia’s new HVAC filter standard
Gregor Riese, director at Australian-based supplier of filtration, UV, and disinfection technologies for the healthcare and pharmaceutical sectors, Opira Group, discusses an important new Australian standard for the classification of filters used in HVAC systems, and advises on how to select the right one.
Putting planned maintenance top of the list
A planned maintenance strategy can pay for itself, and should be a top priority, explains Craig Harding, Technical Field Service manager at HVAC specialist, Aermec UK.
Updated guidance and its implications in focus
Hospitals have unique ventilation requirements. Lee Jenkins-Skinner, CIAT’s AHU specialist, highlights updated guidance on the subject.
Key steps for infection-free, energy-efficient buildings
Josiah Padget, Lead consultant and Healthcare manager of CETEC Pty in Australia, highlights some of the key ventilation, building fabric, and airflow requirements to minimise the risk of infection in hospitals and other healthcare environments, while maximising energy efficiency and thus reducing energy costs.
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