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NEWS BRIEFS ASHRAE seeks presenters, posters for HPB 2014 conference Presenters and posters are being sought for ASHRAE's High Performance Buildings Conference. The conference will take place April 7-8, 2014 at Hyatt Fisherman's Wharf, San Francisco, Calif. The conference topics provide a comprehensive overview of highperformance building design with a focus on strategies in several areas. New subject areas include water efficiency, building occupant behavior, new building technologies and indoor environmental quality. In addition, there is increased emphasis on lighting/daylighting and the building envelope. For more information, visit www.hpbmagazine. org/hpb2014. MaineGeneral's new hospital boasts energy-efficient HVAC systems, renewable energy sources The Alfond Center for Health, MaineGeneral's new regional hospital was recently completed. The $332-million replacement project was designed by SMRT and TRO Jung Brannen and built by H.P. Cummings and Robins & Morton. The new 192-bed hospital boasts a decrease in the environmental impact of its construction and design, featuring highly efficient heating and cooling systems, the use of renewable energy sources and the gathering of building materials drawn from local sources. The design is projected to save up to $900,000 in annual operating costs, as well as 12 million gallons of water a year. For details, visit www.ashe.org. HEPA-filtered spaces, concrete HVAC strategies contribute to new inpatient rehab facility Sundt Construction, Inc. has completed the singlelevel, 54,000-square-foot Scottsdale Healthcare Rehabilitation Hospital in Arizona, supporting 50 private patient rooms and serving a variety of acute needs. Sundt served as the general contractor and construction manager; the facility was designed by GSR Andrade. Designed for a 17,000-square-foot vertical expansion to accommodate 25 additional beds, the project also included the construction of a pharmacy that meets advanced federal standards for facilities that prepare medications used in treating cancers and other Standard focused on commissioning process available A newly published standard focused on the commissioning process will help ensure a fully functional, finetuned facility. ANSI/ASHRAE/IES Standard 202, Commissioning Process for Buildings and Systems, identifies the minimum acceptable commissioning process for buildings and systems as described in ASHRAE's Guideline 48 Medical Construction & Design | November/December 2013 illnesses. Sundt created ante rooms, HEPA-filtered spaces with more than 40 air-changes-per-hour and laminar flow around the chemical fume hood to meet the requirements of a Class 10,000 cleanroom. The team also used Evidence-Based Design principles to produce a quieter facility. To reduce noise from air-handling systems into the patient spaces, project specifications incorporated highdensity structural concrete under the air-handling units that not only absorbs and reflects noise, but also reduces vibration transmission from air-handling equipment into the structure and the patient space. 0-2005, The Commissioning Process. It is ASHRAE's first standard focused on the commissioning process. The commissioning process as detailed in Standard 202 applies to all construction projects and systems and is an industry consensus document. The standard defines the commissioning process through 13 functional steps, each of which contains deliverables. For more information, visit www. ashrae.org/bookstore. www.mcdmag.com