Prescriptions for Critical Healthcare Cx

Daniel Swanson, McKinstry
John Villani, PE, Grumman/Butkus Associates
Jean O’Brien Gibbons, PE, Grumman/Butkus Associates

Energy efficiency in critical healthcare environments offers both impressive cost savings and important health benefits. Daniel Swanson will offer lessons learned in commissioning existing buildings in the acute healthcare sector – specifically PeaceHealth – St. Joseph Hospital in Bellingham, Washington. First year savings from modifications to the sequence of operations and scheduling alone are anticipated to be in excess of $100,000. John Villani and Jean O’Brien Gibbons will discuss how building space and positive and negative pressurization affect health. Issues ranging from mold growth to decreased in-vitro fertilization success rates can be correlated to system design and controls that affect pressurization. The session will offer both technical information and lessons learned.