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Hospitals
must provide an environment conducive to the efficient function of
staff and the comfort and recovery of patients.
- No HVAC "Night Setback"
required.
Hospitals cannot vary nighttime or weekend HVAC demands as they operate
on a 24-hour, 7-day week schedule. As a result, the savings
are greatly enhanced by using a higher performance glass over
that of a standard IG.
- With the use of Heat Mirror, clear
glass can be used vs. tinted to control
heat gain where required and thereby giving a more pleasing natural light
rather than a gloomy light sometimes cast by the use of tinted glass.
- Higher Sound Transmission
Class (STC) with Heat Mirror (especially with 1
1/2" system) keeps outside noise outside, making for a less disturbing
atmosphere for patient recovery.
- Significant increased
perimeter comfort
of patients near windows.
Minimum reliance or complete elimination of perimeter heating systems.
- Comfortable Atriums.
Standard commercial atriums might get away much greater temperature
swings, as people run fully clothed through these
areas. However, hospital atriums for patient
transportation are much more sensitive to round-the-clock comfort.
- Lessen Client concern for
ongoing operating costs.
Due to the use of higher performance glass, the Hospital owner would
realize far greater savings over the life of the facility by a
significant reduction in HVAC operating costs.
- On new
construction, the use of Heat
Mirror should enable the
Mechanical Engineer to downsize the
mechanical HVAC system, thus saving front end money.
- Heat Mirror glazing is compatible with existing hospital window
systems.
- The ability to "tune" the
building by using different
"wavelength-selective" suspended Heat Mirror in different building
elevations. This would alleviate dramatic temperature swings
in different areas of the building and dramatically increase patient
comfort.
- Heat Mirror is complementary to other specialty glass
requirements - i.e., strong, "safety
glass" or laminated glass for psychiatric wards.
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