Healthcare
Healthcare
Create Healing Environments
These hectic and multi-functional spaces require a ceiling that’s very versatile. Key ceiling criteria in an emergency room includes water-resistant surfaces that are easy to clean to prevent infection, sound absorption and blocking to control unwanted sound, and light reflectance.
Re-purposing existing spaces for testing and isolation to address patient needs is a current need. The ability to clean these spaces to protect healthcare workers and patients is more important than ever before in the “new normal” era. Key ceiling system criteria in these spaces call for scrubbable, water-resistant surfaces that are easy to clean. Smooth, scrubbable ceiling panels where patients are being treated. Porous acoustical ceiling panels should be replaced with nonporous ceiling panels.
Clean Room Suspension Systems should be considered for the best performance in any healthcare space. Existing Suspension systems can be retrofitted with gasketing in areas needing a negative pressure environment.
Design Considerations
- Sound absorption and blocking performance
(Total Acoustics NRC + CAC) for reduced noise & maximum speech privacy - Anti-microbial and hygiene properties
- Cleanablity, including washing with disinfectants
- Clean Room performance
- Material durability
- Accessibility
- Ease of replacement
- Eco & health preferable products that contribute to Green Star & Well Building rating tools
Earthquake Design for Hospital Ceilings
In Australia, we get on average 100 earthquakes of magnitude of 3.0 or more each year; and magnitude 5.0 or more every one-to-two years. About every 10 years, we will experience a potentially damaging earthquake of magnitude 6.0 or more.
Physical Containment Facilities
A Physical Containment Facility is designed to safely work with microorganisms and prevent the release of pathogens into the environment.
Guarding Tiles Against Bacteria, Mould, and Microorganisms
Guarding Tiles Against Bacteria, Mould, and Microorganisms*
That’s Armstrong Bioguard’s Acoustic’s superpower.
Electrical and natural lighting not only affects energy efficiency but also our wellbeing and productivity
Both electrical and natural lighting not only affects energy efficiency but also our wellbeing and productivity.
Acoustics is a fundamental quality of modern healthcare
Acoustics is a fundamental quality of modern healthcare. As stated in AAAC – Association of Australasian Acoustical Consultants Guideline for Healthcare Facilities.
How can you select the most sustainable ceiling solution for your project?
We spend on average 90% of our time in buildings. The right balance of acoustic, thermal, and visual comfort together with good air quality improves health, wellbeing, workplace productivity and learning outcomes.
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