Health Care Facility Management
Speaker: Tom Kinman, Jim Burger and Iona Canada
Speakers: Laura Rygielski-Preston and Charlotte Burns
Positive vs Negative
Operating room and protective isolation = Positive
Airborne isolation = Negative
When the total CFM from supply air (1&2) > than the return air (3), the room is under positive pressure and the air will flow out of the room.
When the CFM from the return air (3) >…
A building’s HVAC system is designed to perform several tasks: filter, cool, heat, humidify, dehumidify, pressurize, and/or exhaust. Each of these tasks affects indoor air quality. For example, if incoming air is not properly filtered, excessive dust from the outdoors is drawn into the building.…