Ventilation: Innovation Within Regulation

Healthcare estates face an impending perfect storm with regard to ventilation. On the one side a Greener NHS looks towards a rapidly approaching roadmap with regards sustainability. On the other ERIC data is showing a £11.6Bn maintenance backlog and indications centrally there is unlikely to be an increase in budget allocations. Natural ventilation using outside air is the preferred method under HTM 03.01. Today, in many city areas, this natural air can be heavily polluted with PM2.5 and VOC’s. These pollutants can increase mental health symptoms, such as aggression and violence, whilst also directly affecting patient outcomes, particularly in relation to cardiac and respiratory areas.

HTM 03.01 is carefully thought out innovation and good practice. This talk is aimed at exploring innovative approaches enabled within HTM 03.01, with a view to helping mitigate risk without significant capital spend or energy overheads.