Planning, Design, and Construction
The purpose of the AIA/AAH PDC Planning + Design Student Challenge is to produce a compelling design-to-budget proposal with teammates drawn from a hat. This roundtable discussion with student faculty advisors covers team development and collaboration, and the issues and lessons addressed are not…
Speakers: Walt Vernon and Jason D’AntonaThis session discusses how the evolution of demand factors for health care facility electrical systems have become irrelevant to today‘s health care facilities field.
Speakers: Kirsten Waltz and Rebecca LewisLearn about the flexible requirements and how to address a variety of projects types, from small clinics or doctor’s offices to tenant improvements in larger buildings to large medical office buildings with multiple clinical services.
Speakers: Bryan Langlands and Kevin MatuszewskiReview revisions to the 2018 FGI Guidelines for Design and Construction of Hospitals and Outpatient Facilities, focusing on the sections that address exam/treatment, procedure, operating, and imaging rooms.
Speakers: Dana Swenson, Wade Rudolph and Doug EricksonLearn about how key factors that influenced changes across the 2018 documents, including the decision to separate hospital and outpatient facilities, to better address the unique requirements for these facility types.
Barrier Management Symposium Video SeriesImprove your barrier management strategies and avoid some of the top citations through this video series. Then, take the following quiz to earn 12 CECs."A great resource for all frontline staff, contractors, and healthcare leaders."
Health facility managers should start with an accurate inventory of all fire alarm and suppression devices to assure that the requirements are met. ASHE has created a sample template to track the inventory and compare it against testing completed throughout the year.
Speakers: Tim Peglow, Pamela Redden, Richard Rucksdashel, Jayson CasalloThis presentation addresses the facility implications in planning for infection transmission prevention, recommendations for developing an infection prevention team, and insights from project leaders.
This Useful Service Life (USL) Assessment Tool and Facilities Condition Index (FCI) Calculator tool will allow you to calculate your infrastructure health.