HFM News
CODES & STANDARDS
Committees make progress on fire safety, life safety and energy storage systems standards.
ARCHITECTURE
Project team constructed a 'cardboard city' to enable Children's Healthcare of Atlanta clinicians to trial design of new hospital.
PLANNING
Expansion at UC Davis Medical Center features 214 variable-acuity patient rooms .
FIRE SAFETY
Live experiments will help identify gaps in safety for extinguishing electric and internal combustion engine vehicle fires.
CODES & STANDARDS
The committee for NFPA 85 has published its first revisions and committee input report for the code's 2027 edition .
CODES & STANDARDS
A list of ASHRAE addenda, revisions and drafts affecting health care open for public comment.
CODES & STANDARDS
Advocacy expert urges existing health care occupancies that need to be fully sprinklered by 2028 to start as soon as possible .
CODES & STANDARDS
The National Electrical Code committee advances toward the 2026 edition.
OPERATIONS
Hospital's autonomous 'TUGs' reduce physical strain on EVS staff and boost team morale.
CONSTRUCTION
Revived facility will bring accessible care to Washington state's Tri-Cities area.