ASHRAE offers design guidance for health care facilities.
Press Release Summary:
Working to make advanced energy efficiency guidance mainstream, ASHRAE is developing code-intended baseline sustainability standard for health care facilities. Proposed Standard 189.2 will prescribe procedures, methods, and documentation requirements related to green health care facilities. It will apply to patient care areas and related support areas, as well as new buildings, additions to existing buildings, and alterations to existing buildings.
Original Press Release:
ASHRAE to Provide Design Guidance for Green Health Care Facilities
ATLANTA - Working to make advanced energy efficiency guidance mainstream, ASHRAE is developing a code-intended baseline sustainability standard for health care facilities.
Proposed Standard 189.2, Design, Construction and Operation of High-Performance Green Health Care Facilities, will prescribe the procedures, methods and documentation requirements related to high performance green health care facilities.
"ASHRAE has long understood the unique qualities that define the health care facility," Rick Hermans, a member of ASHRAE's technical committee related to health care design. "High-performance green design, construction, and operation must recognize those unique qualities in order to be effective in the context of the health care environment. This standard will carefully comply with the requirements of health care givers while implementing the necessities of sustainability."
It will apply to patient care areas and related support areas, including hospitals, nursing facilities and outpatient facilities. The standard will also apply to new buildings, additions to existing buildings and alterations to existing buildings.
ASHRAE currently is seeking members to form a committee to write the standard. In addition, public comment is being sought until Sept. 3 on the proposed title, purpose and scope of the standard. For more information, visit ashrae.org/publicreviews, and look for the standards action notice dated July 20.
ASHRAE, founded in 1894, is an international organization of some 50,000 persons. ASHRAE fulfills its mission of advancing heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration to serve humanity and promote a sustainable world through research, standards writing, publishing and continuing education.
Contact: Wendy Angel
Public Relations
678-539-1216
wangel@ashrae.org
