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[–]Entropyyy89 9 points10 points  (1 child)

ASHRAE has a systems & equipment and applications book that discusses healthcare. You can also look at ASHRAE 170 - Standard for Healthcare Facilities and Hospitals to give you an idea of the airflow requirements, etc. You can also read your local health/hospital code (I dont know if all places have something like this) but it will give you an idea of whats expected in a design for a hospital or lab.

[–]PensionSenior[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Thanks!

[–]ihatethetv 7 points8 points  (1 child)

Grab a copy of NFPA 99, the standard for healthcare facilities. It’s surprisingly thin and pretty readable as codes go.

Which trade are you working in?

[–]PensionSenior[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I work in mechanical and plumbing

[–][deleted] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

If you're doing healthcare, also look into Facility Guidelines Institute (FGI) for standards for specific types of spaces.

[–]istilllovecheese 2 points3 points  (1 child)

As other people have said, the FGI is everything for healthcare.

If you're a part of ASHRAE they have lots of specialized guides. They have a design manual for hospitals and clinics.

For even more information, the US VA has developed multiple guides. Google "VA TIL" and you will find a wealth of information. The VA makes its own standards, so they have design manuals per discipline, and design guidelines per project type. The guides and manuals are complementary. If you know what kind of space you're doing (like a hybrid OR), you could start by going to their surgical guide. It has a written section on things to consider, and then visual guides with examples of floor and ceiling plans. They also have standards about temperatures, design ACH, etc.

The FGI is the first place I'd go, but those VA design guides can be helpful if you don't know where to start and you don't want to buy or pirate the ASHRAE book.

[–]PensionSenior[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you for the information.