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This monograph provides an overview of the requirements of ASHRAE Standard 188: Legionellosis: Risk Management for Building Water Systems and provides compliance guidance for health care facilities.

There are currently many different methods for determining the square footage of health care facilities. This monograph outlines a much-needed standard method for calculating the area of health care spaces.

Speakers: Tim Adams, FASHE, CHFM, CHC, Director of Leadership Development, American Society for Healthcare Engineering (ASHE); and Chad E. Beebe, AIA, CHFM, CFPS, CBO, SASHE, Deputy Executive Director of Advocacy, American Society for Healthcare Engineering (ASHE)

This monograph sets forth energy procurement best practices and explains how hospitals should approach energy procurement using the principles of aggregation, alignment, and analytics.

Speakers: Dale Woodin, Barbara Edson, Carolyn V. Gould, Dana Swenson, George Mills, Linda Dickey

Speaker: Jonathan R. Hart, Senior Fire Protection Engineer for the NFPAThis session provides an overview of NFPA 99:Health Care Facilities Code. This session includes how to generally navigate the code, where to find specific issues, and how the sections are applicable once found. Topics to be covered include risk assessments, medical gas and vacuum systems, essential electrical system, emergency management, and more. Other NFPA codes and standards referenced by NFPA 99 will be discussed.Learning Outcomes:

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Recorded February 24, 2016Speakers: William E. Koffel, P.E., FSFPE and Lennon A. Peake, P.E.This webinar will highlights the impact of the 2012 edition of NFPA 101 will have on existing health care facilities and the rationale behind the changes from the 2000 edition. This webinar is sponsored by Koffel Associates and Grainger.DOWNLOAD THE PRESENTATION

Speakers: Roy Hirchack, David Lockhart, Devin Hugie and Robert Lucas  

Recorded April 6, 2016Speakers: William Koffel, P.E.., FSPE and Sarina Hart, P.E.The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has adopted the 2012 edition of NFPA 101. This webinar will highlight the impact of the 2012 edition of NFPA 101 will have on new health care facilities and the rationale behind the changes from the 2000 edition.

Speakers: Damian Skelton and Nhut T. Bui  

Recorded April 12, 2016Speaker: Terry Soloman, Esq.

Speakers: Tim Adams, Jordan Northcutt, Art Kjos and Rob “Waldo” Waldman  

Speakers: Andrew Jones and Ashley Roberts  

Recorded October 26, 2016Speaker: Scott Higgins, Director, Distributed Energy and Microgrids, Schneider Electric

Recorded October 25, 2016Speaker: George Mills, MBA, FASHE, CEM, CHFM, CHSP, Director of Engineering, Department of Engineering, The Joint Commission

Recorded August 10, 2016The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has adopted the 2012 edition of NFPA 101. The 2012 edition contains a new chapter on rehabilitation projects in existing buildings. Chapter 43 covers repairs, renovations, modifications, reconstruction, change of use, and change of occupancy classification projects. With the amount of work that goes on in existing hospitals and other health care facilities, one needs to have a thorough understanding of the impact that Chapter 43 will have on such projects.

Speakers: George Mills, MBA, FASHE, CEM, CHFM, CHSP, Director of Engineering, Department of Engineering, The Joint Commission

Recorded June, 2016Speaker: Tim AdamsThis video outlines changes made in 2016 to the CMS Conditions of Participation regulating health care facilities. ASHE members can share this resource with others, including health care executives within their facilities, to explain the codes and standards process and outline major changes recently made by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.