Review of ASHRAE Standard 170 ventilation standard for health care facilities

Shen Jinming, Zhu Qingqing, Sun Tiantian

2015.01.07

ANSI/ASHRAE/ASHE Standard 170—2008 Ventilation of health care facilities is the first ANSI standard for hospital ventilation. Reviews some new requirements on hospital environmental parameters and heating, air conditioning and ventilating systems as well as infection control issues.