The following is excerpted from ASHRAE’s “Alternate Care Site HVAC Guidebook.” SNIPS is including it here with the hopes that all contractors will be able to utilize its information in the building of alternate care sites.
The Coronavirus pandemic created unprecedented challenges to the nation’s healthcare system. USACE was tasked with the design and construction of Alternate Care Sites (ACS) to relieve the strain on the health care system. The ASHRAE Alternate Care Sites Task Force was convened upon the request to the ASHRAE Epidemic Task Force from the USACE Headquarters to provide engineering recommendations, solutions, and guidance to address the HVAC systems for ACS.