Earn 1 AIA HSW LU | Tuesday, June 9, 2020 | 2-3 pm ET
Description:
Acute-care hospitals are energy intensive. High ventilation rates required by code lead to high cooling loads and reheat. Medical equipment, steam sterilization, and high expectations for thermal comfort add to the difficulty of achieving net zero. As codes change and technology improves, maybe the hospital of the future can be NZE, but what about the hospitals we're building today? Are they to become fossils of the early 21st century? This presentation shares a strategy, developed by Mazzetti engineers for a recent design challenge, that balances the reality of today's codes and technology with a vision for a hospital that can adapt to a changing regulatory and technology climate
Learning Objectives:
After participating in this webinar attendees will:
- Understand how energy-intensive U.S. hospitals are and how they use energy.
- Identify available strategies for capturing and re-using waste energy within hospitals
- Understand the need for research and code development to clear the path to net-zero hospitals.
- Learn design strategies for adaptation to changing regulations and renewable energy development.
Speakers/Moderator
Jim Crabb, PE, LEED AP
John Kreidich AIA, CHC, LEED AP B+C
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Adriana Garcia
Manager, Equipment Planning
McCarthy Building Companies, Inc.
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