Hospital Ventilation Standards and Energy Conservation: Proceedings Of The 1978 International Working Conference

The University of Minnesota School of Public Health, under contract to Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory, is examining the basis of current hospital heating, ventilating and air conditioning standards to determine if they can be relaxed based on criteria that do not compromise the health, safety and comfort of patients and staff and have acceptance of the health care community. This work is based on the premise that current hospital ventilation standards are excessively conservative and impede possible opportunities for HVAC energy conservation strategies. Stated otherwise, relaxation of these standards might provide a further increase in energy conservation over that possible from hospital energy management programs alone. One of the University's major tasks was sponsorship of an International Working Conference on Hospital Ventilation Standards and Energy Conservation, held at Minneapolis on February 21-23, 1978. The question of odors needs further research. In particular, Yaglou's work of 1936-37 needs updating in the context of today's technology and cultural factors. Separate entries were made for the individual papers.