State Codes vs AIA Guidelines
State Codes vs AIA Guidelines
(OP)
I am still new to this forum and have a newbie question. Our company does environmental monitoring in medical facilities that sometimes takes required ventilation rates into account. We've been going by the "AIA Guidelines for Healthcare..." as a general guide, but realize some facilities are bound to (perhaps) less or more stringent standards through a state code.
So, my question is...is there a good source to find state codes past and present in one place? Digital copies? I've looked at some state codes, but they don't always seem to refer to ambulatory surgery centers and/or hospitals which have very specific ventilation guidelines. Any advice on how to access that specific info?
Do any of you do ventilation work in medical facilities? If so, what standard do you find yourself going by?
Thanks for any help.
So, my question is...is there a good source to find state codes past and present in one place? Digital copies? I've looked at some state codes, but they don't always seem to refer to ambulatory surgery centers and/or hospitals which have very specific ventilation guidelines. Any advice on how to access that specific info?
Do any of you do ventilation work in medical facilities? If so, what standard do you find yourself going by?
Thanks for any help.





RE: State Codes vs AIA Guidelines
RE: State Codes vs AIA Guidelines
As far as getting all the state codes in one place. Not sure, I do use:
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to get a list of the latest state codes, but always double check against the state governmaent website to be sure.
knowledge is power
RE: State Codes vs AIA Guidelines
cdxx139 - So, I've been to the Reed Construction site and looked up some codes. Let's say North Carolina. I can't seem to find where any of them address required ACH, etc for OR's. I must be missing something. Can you help out by pointing me to a specific title I might look under?
RE: State Codes vs AIA Guidelines
Most codes are referring to the IBC family of codes these days, so once you by it, you will have the majority. Also my state provides a copy online at the government website.
I haven't found it anywhere that says the AIA trumps the ventilation requirement, so I use the worst case of the two(easily done in an excel spreadsheet)
Good Luck
knowledge is power