August Monthly Meeting
August 21, 2024
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
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Maggiano's North Park
205 Northpark Center
Dallas, TX 75225
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Join us for our first meeting of the 2024-2025 ASHRAE year!
Please arrive at 6:00pm for registration and networking. Dinner will be served at 6:15pm followed by chapter announcements and introductions. The technical presentation will begin at 6:30pm. We look forward to seeing you!
Topic
“Keeping Doc’s Cool, Dry and Happy in the OR… Can I do it With What I’ve Got?”
Overview
Many times, healthcare facility professionals have “inherited” older HVAC systems which were installed in their hospital at the time of its original construction. These systems may be incapable of delivering the critical level of environmental control necessary in today’s ever demanding patient care model. This technical session will give these professionals a fundamental understanding of the basic principles that must be considered in order to properly control their hospital operating room (OR). It will establish how temperature and humidity interact to create a satisfying and productive healthcare environment and provide information to assist the healthcare facility professional in analyzing a hospital OR when troubleshooting the space due to problems. Various HVAC retrofit scenarios to remedy ailing OR’s will also be discussed.
Learning Objectives
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Explore the fundamentals of various HVAC system types serving hospital OR’s, including traditional chilled-water, DX split systems, low-temp glycol chillers, and both solid-and-liquid desiccant dehumidification units.
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Learn how minimum code and compliance requirements for temperature and relative humidity align within the real-world operational capabilities of legacy HVAC systems installed in many existing hospital facilities.
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Recognize the limitation of traditional HVAC systems delivering 42°F CWT, and why they may "miss the mark" when trying to produce the desired OR environment.
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Understand what surgeons really mean when they insist that the OR be made colder and what issues may arise when attempting to satisfy their demands.
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Explore various HVAC system retrofit scenarios to remedy ailing ORs.
Presenter
David N. Schurk
David Schurk DES, CEM, LEED-AP, CDSM, CWEP, SFP, CIAQM, is National Sales Manager for Innovative Air Technologies in Covington, GA. He also serves as an ASHRAE Distinguished Lecturer and past Committee Chair for the ASHE Sustainability and Decarbonization Leadership Task Force. He has over 40 years of experience in the design and analysis of heating, ventilating, and air-conditioning systems for a variety of market sectors, with a special focus on healthcare and aerospace environmental control and air quality.
Please view David's ASHRAE Journal articles in the Documents section.
Meeting Notes
The presentation (if possible) and PDH will be posted to the meeting page on the website after the meeting.
Please register early to assist your chapter volunteers with headcounts for the venue. Maximum capacity is 70 guests.
A late fee of $10 will apply beginning at 10pm two days prior to the meeting.
Online registration closes at 9am the day of the meeting. On-site registration is available. Please be prepared to pay cash, card, or check for the registration fee + $10 late fee.
Tickets
$25.00 ASHRAE Members
$35.00 after 10:00 pm August 19
$50.00 Guest Ticket
$60.00 after 10:00 pm August 19
