AEI Denver's Principal Kevin Jayne Explores Healthcare Design Trends in a CSE MEP Roundtable
AEI Denver’s Principal, Kevin Jayne, along with fellow industry experts, contributed to a recent Consulting-Specifying Engineer (CSE) MEP Roundtable, focusing on evolving healthcare facility design trends.
The discussion covered a wide array of critical topics, including:
- Ongoing impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on healthcare facility design
- Smart buildings and cutting-edge automation technologies
- Energy-efficient strategies shaping the future of healthcare design
- Challenges and opportunities in current and future facility planning
Kevin brought valuable insights to the table, emphasizing the delicate balance required in healthcare design. He highlighted how strict regulatory requirements shape programmatic elements, such as departmental adjacencies and space types, while engineering systems must address complex demands for temperature, humidity, and pressure relationships. Additionally, Kevin underscored the importance of innovative solutions like heat recovery chillers, which optimize energy efficiency by leveraging a building’s consistent year-round heating and cooling loads to meet rising energy demands.