ASHRAE 170 is a standard used for which type of facilities?

ASHRAE 170 is a standard used for which type of facilities?

• A. Hospitals and healthcare facilities
• B. General industrial facilities
• C. Residential buildings
• D. Laboratories only

Answer: (A)

ASHRAE 170 is specifically about ventilation requirements for health care environments to protect patients, staff, and visitors. It sets the needed ventilation rates, air changes per hour, room pressurization relationships, filtration, exhaust, and system operation guidelines that are unique to hospital and other healthcare spaces. Because of these infection-control and patient-safety considerations, the standard is applied to hospitals and healthcare facilities. General industrial facilities, residential buildings, and labs-only contexts follow other standards more appropriate to those settings.

ASHRAE 170 is specifically about ventilation requirements for health care environments to protect patients, staff, and visitors. It sets the needed ventilation rates, air changes per hour, room pressurization relationships, filtration, exhaust, and system operation guidelines that are unique to hospital and other healthcare spaces. Because of these infection-control and patient-safety considerations, the standard is applied to hospitals and healthcare facilities. General industrial facilities, residential buildings, and labs-only contexts follow other standards more appropriate to those settings.