Resource Library

Mercy Willard embarked on a multi-year journey to align its operations with its high efficiency design and achieve ENERGY STAR® certification.

New features offer a clean, user-friendly interface for quick interpretation relevant to sophisticated and novice users alike.

New strategies of varying capability were implemented across health care systems.

Energy-as-a Service (EaaS) is a partnership between energy systems experts and professionals who are saddled with facility operations.

Energy is a critical, high-use resource that accounts for more than 2% of operating costs.

As you select healthy, environmentally friendly solutions for your next project, take a closer look at solenoid-driven hardware.

As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, healthcare leaders are tasked with providing the gold standard of sanitary environments and clean air while delivering on their energy savings targets.

The health care infrastructure is also a key candidate for digital transformation.

ANSI/ASHRAE/ASHE Standard 170 offers guidance, regulation and mandates to designers and operators of health care facilities. The revised 2021 edition incorporates 17 addenda to the 2017 standard.

A step-by-step guide for developing a comprehensive integrated fire protection and life safety inspection, testing and maintenance (ITM) program for health care facilities. This timely publication will support facilities managers ahead of CMS’s adoption of NFPA 101-2018 (or later), which will require integrated life safety ITM for all high-rise buildings.

Best practices for financing energy sustainability are described with an emphasis on helping hospitals and associated decision-makers – including professionals from supply chain, facilities, finance, sustainability, and public health – navigate the challenges associated with investing in the carbon reduction goals that health care is being asked to implement.

Get insights into the regulatory requirements and maintenance recommendations for smoke control systems in hospitals.

Introduction to Health Care Facilities Management: This award-winning, in-depth 130+ page introductory book provides an orientation to the dynamic field of health care facilities management. Along the way, we provide tips and anecdotes from seasoned health care professionals that will be valuable to newcomers, engaging to experienced HFMs and thought-provoking to other health care professionals.

A review and compilation of the recommended controls for ventilation systems in treatment and isolation areas in health care facilities.

Improve your facility's reliability with Reliability Centered Maintenance (RCM). Download the CMMS tool.

Classification schemas are designed to provide health care planners, designers, and operators with a common nomenclature, and to generate these benefits for health care facilities departments.

ASHE's medical air testing tool is the key to a reliable and efficient medical gas system.

Negative Pressure Room Guidelines: Learn about the importance of temporary negative pressure patient rooms and how to achieve it in your facility.

Save energy and money with energy conservation methods from ASHE's Energy to Care program.

The American Society for Health Care Engineering (ASHE) and Koffel Associates performed a study to investigate the hazards posed by non-sprinkler system components being supported by and/or touching sprinkler pipes.