Health Care Design: FGI Guidelines, ANSI/ASHRAE/ASHE Standard 170, and Beyond: Engineers must design a space that responds to the needs and requirements of the building but also promotes an environment that is conducive to healing and well-being.

AMERICAN National Standards Institute; ENGINEERING design; CHILLED water systems; MEDICAL care; HEALING; MEDICAL personnel; HOSPITAL building design & construction; CLINICS

The article offers proved a general guidance for all mechanical engineers designing health care facilities. Topics discussed include that it help bridge the gap between the code requirements and engineering best practices necessary to support a healthy building environment; and look at how designs could change or adapt in response to real-life conditions, code changes, and client demands, and the very real risk of recurrences in the future.