When Geary Community Hospital (Junction City, KS) underwent a $34 million expansion, it was promised a cutting-edge HVAC design that would reduce maintenance costs, increase energy efficiency, and provide unprecedented IAQ.
Chances are you already know that the case for doing preventive maintenance (PM) is watertight. Done right, PM will preserve, protect, and extend the life of your equipment.
Dagenais directs plant operations and security for a NH hospital.
October 2, 2013
Members of the American Society for Healthcare Engineering (ASHE) of the American Hospital Association have elected a new president-elect and new members of the ASHE Board of Directors.
With over 20 years of experience in biotech engineering, Joe Morin comes to CRB as a Project Director.
October 2, 2013
Having previously worked at Human Genome Sciences (recently acquired by GSK) since 1997, Joe’s most recent position was Vice President of Engineering and Senior Director for Capital Projects and Facilities.
With Hurricane Sandy fresh in our minds, let’s examine the anatomy of a recent outage’s immediate HVAC consequences as a guide toward protecting equipment in the future.
October 29 was a Monday. It was also the day that Hurricane Sandy made landfall in New York City. Around 7 p.m., Con Edison shut power off in Lower Manhattan, and it would be sometime Saturday before lights would begin to flicker back on.