ASHE 2013 Summit & Exhibition on Health Facility Planning, Design & Construction
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Acoustics for Hospitals: FGI Guidelines, HCAHPS, and LEED
Program Code:
308127
Date:
Wednesday, February 27, 2013
Time:
7:30 AM to 8:30 AM
EST
PRIMARY SPEAKER
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Jeffrey Boldt,
PE, LEED AP, HBDP, Principal - Director of Engineering,
KJWW Engineering
Jeff Boldt, PE, LEED AP, HBDP
Jeff is a Principal and the Director Engineering at KJWW Engineering, a 450-person engineering firm. He is a licensed Professional Engineer with over 30 years of experience in mechanical and acoustical design.
Jeff is a member of ASHRAE's committees for their 90.1 Energy Code and their 189.1 Green Building Code. He chairs the healthcare working group in the 90.1 committee.
Jeff is an author of the Advanced Energy Design Guide (AEDG) for Small Healthcare Facilities, and the AEDG for Large Hospitals.
Jeff studied acoustics at Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh, Scotland.
He has served as Project Manager and Mechanical Design Engineer on many award-winning projects; including the Agronomy Laboratory, which won the ASHRAE International Technology Award and was featured on the cover of the ASHRAE Journal.
Jeff is a member of ASHE, ICC, SFPE, the WHEA Code Committee, the Wisconsin Energy Conservation Code Council, and the Wisconsin Mechanical Code Council.
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Description
There are three standards that place significant requirements on acoustics in health care: 2010 edition of the FGI Guidelines for Design and Construction of Health Care Facilities, HCAHPS Scores, and LEED for Healthcare. In this session we will discuss how to decide whether FGI acoustical compliance is worth the cost, how to increase your facility’s HCAHPS acoustical score at the lowest possible cost, and identify LEED for Healthcare points for good acoustic performance. This session will enable attendees to:
Understand the potential impact of adoption of 2010 FGI Guidelines on your facility.
Learn how acoustics can improve your HCAHPS scores.
Understand which measures provide the best value in improving HCAHPS scores.
Learn how some physical environment changes can improve HCAHPS scores, move toward FGI-2010 compliance, and even generate LEED points.
LEARNER OUTCOMES:
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Learn how acoustics can improve your HCAHPS scores.
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Learn how some physical environment changes can improve HCAHPS scores, move toward FGI-2010 compliance, and even generate LEED points.
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Understand the potential impact of adoption of FGI-2010 on your facility.
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Understand which measures provide the best value in improving HCAHPS scores.