The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 99 is a code that sets vital healthcare safety regulations for the protection of patients, staff, and the general public within healthcare facilities.
Healthcare-acquired infections (HAIs) pose a significant threat to patient safety and well-being in various healthcare settings, including ambulatory care facilities.
Meeting developing building standards, codes and assuming best practices to support high-performance buildings, will require architects and engineers to collaborate holistically.
Meeting developing code requirements to reduce carbon emissions while creating environments with better IAQ will challenge and impact conventional building HVAC system designs.
Bypass pipes, accompanied by a three-way control valve, are often seen in hydronic systems at both served loads (e.g., reheat coils) as well as at primary equipment (e.g., cooling towers).
This new solution reduces maintenance, noise while increasing efficiency.
September 20, 2023
Fed up with spending substantial resources on the continuous repair of an aging cooling tower, a large North Carolina community college recently opted to replace its failing galvanized-metal unit with an engineered plastic model.
In the past several years, there has been much discussion on the influence of indoor environments on the spread of diseases caused by viruses and bacteria.
Understanding the nature of the materials involved in industrial processes and establishing a moisture management strategy are necessary to protect against corrosion.