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 ASHRAE Standard 170-2017 Minimum
Instructions:
This spreadsheet calculates the required Minimum Outdoor Air CFM/sqft input for HAP using ASHRAE Standard 170- 2017, Tab
Yellow cells are input cells Blue cells are auto look-up values from Table 7-1 Green cells are resulting calcul
When entering ventilation air in the HAP space input, change units to CFM/sqft and enter values in green cells as OA1 only. Lea
In HAP system input, under Zone Components tab under Supply Terminals, enter Minimum Supply Airflow ACH rate as indicate

Floor to
Space Floor Ceiling
Space Designation System Zone Terminal Area (sqft) Height (ft)
OR 201 AHU-1 1 600.0 14.0
OR 202 " 2 600.0 14.0
OR 203 " 3 600.0 14.0
OR 204 " 4 2,400.0 14.0
TRAUMA SUITE " 5 10,896.0 14.0
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Comments:
-2017 Minimum Airflow Calculator for HAP

HRAE Standard 170- 2017, Table 7-1 ACH values, which is required for HAP to analyze Healthcare Facilities
Green cells are resulting calculation values to be input into HAP as OA1
in green cells as OA1 only. Leave the OA2 input field blank (as shown in Fig 2 on right)
y Airflow ACH rate as indicated in Column "I" (as shown in Fig 1 on right)

Minimum Supply Air

Pressurization Minimum ACH (Enter into
Relationship to Outdoor HAP as Min Airflow
Function of Space Adjacent Areas Air ACH ACH)
Operating Room (m), (o) Positive 4 20
Operating Room (m), (o) Positive 4 20
Operating Room (m), (o) Positive 4 20
Operating Room (m), (o) Positive 4 20
Trauma room (crisis or shock) ( c) Positive 3 15
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All Room Air Mininum Outdoor

Exhausted Air in CFM/sqft
Directly to (Enter into HAP as
Outdoors? OA1)*
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#N/A #N/A In this case enter 0 CFM/ft2 for ventilation in HAP
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#N/A #N/A If cell indicates "#N/A" in Blue fields this because no data has
#N/A #N/A been entered yet in Yellow input cells
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 ASHRAE Standard 170-2013 Minimum
Instructions:
This spreadsheet calculates the required Minimum Outdoor Air CFM/sqft input for HAP using ASHRAE Standard 170- 2013, Tab
Yellow cells are input cells Blue cells are auto look-up values from Table 7-1 Green cells are resulting calcul
When entering ventilation air in the HAP space input, change units to CFM/sqft and enter values in green cells as OA1 only. Lea
In HAP system input, under Zone Components tab under Supply Terminals, enter Minimum Supply Airflow ACH rate as indicate

Floor to
Space Floor Ceiling
Space Designation System Zone Terminal Area (sqft) Height (ft)
OR-1 AHU-1 Zone 1-1 2,000.0 10.0
Toilet Room 1 AHU-2 Zone 2-1 50.0 9.0
Patient Room 100 AHU-2 Zone 2-2 150.0 9.0
X-ray 1A AHU-2 Zone 2-3 180.0 10.0
Newborn Nursery AHU-2 Zone 2-4 500.0 10.0
Delivery Room AHU-2 Zone 2-5 750.0 12.0
Comments:
-2013 Minimum Airflow Calculator for HAP

HRAE Standard 170- 2013, Table 7-1 ACH values, which is required for HAP to analyze Healthcare Facilities
Green cells are resulting calculation values to be input into HAP as OA1
in green cells as OA1 only. Leave the OA2 input field blank (as shown in Fig 2 on right)
y Airflow ACH rate as indicated in Column "I" (as shown in Fig 1 on right)

Minimum Supply Air

Pressurization Minimum ACH (Enter into
Relationship to Outdoor HAP as Min Airflow
Function of Space Adjacent Areas Air ACH ACH)
Operating room (Class B and C) Positive 4 20
Toilet room Negative NR 10
Patient room NR 2 4
X-ray (diagnostic and treatment) NR 2 6
Newborn nursery suite NR 2 6
Critical and intensive care NR 2 6
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All Room Air Mininum Outdoor

Exhausted Air in CFM/sqft
Directly to (Enter into HAP as
Outdoors? OA1)*
NR 0.67
Yes #VALUE!
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#N/A #N/A In this case enter 0 CFM/ft2 for ventilation in HAP
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#N/A #N/A If cell indicates "#N/A" in Blue fields this because no data has
#N/A #N/A been entered yet in Yellow input cells
#N/A #N/A
#N/A #N/A To add additional rows for additional spaces simply right-click on number
#N/A #N/A column on far left side then select "Insert"
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 2017

SURGERY & CRITICAL CARE

INPATIENT NURSING
NURSING FACILITY

RADIOLOGY (v)

DIAGNOSTIC AND TREATMENT

STERILIZING

STERILE PROCESSING
DEPARTMENT z

SERVICE

SUPPORT SPACE

NOTES:
 ASHRAE Standard 170 - Table 7-1

Pressure Relationship to Minimum

Function of Space
Adjacent Areas Outdoor Air ACH

Critical and intensive care NR 2

Delivery room (Caesarian) (m), (o) Positive 4
Emergency department contamination Negative 2
Emergency department exam/treatment room (p) NR 2
Emergency department public waiting area Negative 2
Intermediate care (s) NR 2
Laser eye room Positive 3
Medical/anesthesia gas storage ( r) Negative NR
Newborn intensive care Positive 2
Operating Room (m), (o) Positive 4
Operating/surgical cystoscopic rooms (m), (o) Positive 4
Procedure room (o), (d) Positive 3
Radiology waiting rooms Negative 2
Recovery room NR 2
Substerile service area NR 2
Trauma room (crisis or shock) ( c) Positive 3
Treatment room (p) NR 2
Triage Negative 2
Wound intensive care (burn unit) NR 2

All anteroom (u) (e) NR

AII room (u) Negative 2
Combination AII/PE anteroom (e) NR
Combination AII/PE room Positive 2
Continued care nursery NR 2
Labor/delivery/recovery (LDR) (s) NR 2
Labor/delivery/recovery/postpartum (LDRP) (s) NR 2
Newborn nursery suite NR 2
Nourishment area or room NR NR
Patient corridor NR NR
Patient room NR 2
PE anteroom (t) (e) NR
Protective environment room (t) Positive 2
Toilet room Negative NR

Bathing room Negative NR

Occupational therapy NR 2
Physical therapy Negative 2
Resident gathering/activity/dining NR 4
Resident room NR 2
Resident unit corridor NR NR

Darkroom (g) Negative 2

X-ray (diagnostic and treatment) NR 2
X-ray (surgery/critical care and catheterization) Positive 3

Autopsy room (n) Negative 2

Bronchoscopy, sputum collection, and pentamidine
adminsitration
Negative 2
Dialysis treatment area NR 2
Dialyzer reprocessing room Negative NR
ECT procedure room NR 2
Endoscope cleaning Negative 2
Gastrointestinal endoscopy procedure room NR 2
General examination room NR 2
Hydrotherapy Negative 2
Laboratory work area, bacteriology (f), (v) Negative 2
Laboratory work area, biochemistry (f), (v) Negative 2
Laboratory work area, cytology (f), (v) Negative 2
Laboratory work area, general (f), (v) Negative 2
Laboratory work area, glasswashing (f) Negative 2
Laboratory work area, histology (f), (v) Negative 2
Laboratory work area, media transfer (f), (v) Positive 2
Laboratory work area, microbiology (f), (v) Negative 2
Laboratory work area, nuclear medicine (f), (v) Negative 2
Laboratory work area, pathology (f), (v) Negative 2
Laboratory work area, serology (f), (v) Negative 2
Laboratory work area, sterilizing (f) Negative 2
Medication room NR 2
Nonrefrigerated body-holding room (h) Negative NR
Nuclear medicine hot lab Negative NR
Nuclear medicine treatment room Negative 2
Pharmacy (b) Positive 2
Physical therapy Negative 2
Special examination room (aa) N/R 2
Treament room N/R 2

Sterilizer equipment room Negative NR

Clean workroom Positive 2

Decontamination room Negative 2
Sterile storage room Positive 2

Bathroom Negative NR
Bedpan room Negative NR
Clean linen storage Positive NR
Dietary storage NR NR
Food preparation center (i) NR 2
Janitor's closet Negative NR
Laundry, general Negative 2
Linen and trash chute room Negative NR
Soiled linen sorting and storage Negative NR
Warewashing Negative NR

Clean workroom or clean holding Positive 2

Hazardous material storage Negative 2
Soiled workroom or soiled holding Negative 2

NR = No Requirement
See Std-170 for footnotes
 © Carrier Corporation 2018

All Room Air

Minimum Total
Exhausted Directly to
Air ACH
Outdoors?

6 NR
20 NR
12 Yes
6 NR
12 Yes (q)
6 NR
15 NR
8 Yes
6 NR
20 NR
20 NR
15 NR
12 Yes (q), (w)
6 NR
6 NR
15 NR
6 NR
12 Yes (q)
6 NR

10 Yes
12 Yes
10 Yes
12 Yes
6 NR
6 NR
6 NR
6 NR
2 NR
2 NR
4 NR (y)
10 NR
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10 Yes

10 Yes
6 NR
6 NR
4 NR
2 NR
4 NR

10 Yes
6 NR
15 NR

12 Yes

12 Yes

6 NR
10 Yes
4 NR
10 Yes
6 NR
4 NR
6 NR
6 Yes
6 Yes
6 Yes
6 NR
10 Yes
6 Yes
4 NR
6 Yes
6 Yes
6 Yes
6 Yes
10 Yes
4 NR
10 Yes
6 Yes
6 Yes
4 NR
6 NR
6 NR
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10 Yes

4 NR
6 Yes
4 NR

10 Yes
10 Yes
2 NR
2 NR
10 NR
10 Yes
10 Yes
10 Yes
10 Yes
10 Yes

4 NR
10 Yes
10 Yes
 2013

SURGERY & CRITICAL CARE

INPATIENT NURSING

SKILLED NURSING FACILITY

RADIOLOGY (v)

DIAGNOSTIC AND TREATMENT

STERILIZING

CENTRAL MEDICAL AND

SURGICAL SUPPLY

SERVICE
SUPPORT SPACE

NOTES:
 ASHRAE Standard 170 - Table 7-1

Pressure Relationship to Adjacent Minimum

Function of Space
Areas Outdoor Air ACH

Operating room (Class B and C) Positive 4

Operating/surgical systoscopic rooms Positive 4
Delivery room (Caesarean) Positive 4
Substerile service area NR 2
Recovery room NR 2
Critical and intensive care NR 2
Intermeditate care NR 2
Would intensive care (burn unit) NR 2
Newborn intensive care Positive 2
Treatment room NR 2
Trauma room (crisis or shock) Positive 3
Medical/anestesia gas storage Negative NR
Laser eye room Positive 3
ER waiting rooms Negative 2
Triage Negative 2
ER decontamination Negative 2
Radiology waiting rooms Negative 2

Procedure room (Class A surgery) Positive 3

Emergency department exam/treatment room NR 2

Patient room NR 2
Nourishment area or room NR NR
Toilet room Negative NR
Newborn nursery suite NR 2
Protective environment room Positive 2
All room Negative 2
Combination AII / PE room Positive 2
All anteroom Positive NR
PE anteroom Positive NR
Combination AII / PE anteroom Positive NR
Labor/delivery/recovery/postpartum (LDRP) NR 2
Labor/delivery/recovery (LDR) NR 2
Patient Corridor NR NR
Resident room NR 2
Resident gathering/activity/dining NR 4
Resident unit corridor NR NR
Physical therapy Negative 2
Occupational therapy NR 2
Bathing room Negative NR

X-ray (diagnostic and treatment) NR 2

X-ray (surgery/critical care and catheterization) Positive 3
Darkroom Negative 2

Bronchosopy, sputum collection, and pentamindin Negative 2

Laboratory, general Negative 2
Laboratory, bacteriology Negative 2
Laboratory, biochemsitry Negative 2
Laboratory, cytology Negative 2
Laboratory, glasswashing Negative 2
Laboratory, histology Negative 2
Laboratory, microbiology Negative 2
Laboratory, nuclear medicine Negative 2
Laboratory, pathology Negative 2
Laboratory, serology Negative 2
Laboratory, sterilizing Negative 2
Laboratory, media transfer Positive 2
Nonrefrigerated body-holding room Negative NR
Autopsy room Negative 2
Pharmacy Positive 2
Examination room NR 2
Medication room NR 2
Gastrointestinal endoscopy procedure room NR 2
Endoscope cleaning Negative 2
Treatment room NR 2
Hydrotherapy Negative 2
Physical therapy Negative 2

Sterilizer equipment room Negative NR

Soiled or decontamination room Negative 2

Clean workroom Positive 2
Sterile storage Positive 2

Food preparation center NR 2

Warewashing Negative NR
Dietary storage NR NR
Laundry, general Negative 2
Soiled linen sorting and storage Negative NR
Clean linen storage Positive NR
Linen and trash chute room Negative NR
Bedpan room Negative NR
Bathroom Negative NR
Janitor's closet Negative NR

Soiled workroom or soiled holding Negative 2

Clean workroom or clean holding Positive 2
Hazardous material storage Negative 2

NR = No Requirement
See Std-170 for footnotes
 © Carrier Corporation 2018

All Room Air

Minimum Total
Exhausted Directly to
Air ACH
Outdoors?

20 NR
20 NR
20 NR
6 NR
6 NR
6 NR
6 NR
6 NR
6 NR
6 NR
15 NR
8 Yes
15 NR
12 Yes
12 Yes
12 Yes
12 Yes

15 NR
6 NR

4 NR
2 NR
10 Yes
6 NR
12 NR
12 Yes
12 Yes
10 Yes
10 NR
10 Yes
6 NR
6 NR
2 NR
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4 NR
4 NR
6 NR
6 NR
10 Yes

6 NR
15 NR
10 Yes

12 Yes
6 NR
6 Yes
6 Yes
6 Yes
10 Yes
6 Yes
6 Yes
6 Yes
6 Yes
6 Yes
10 Yes
4 NR
10 Yes
12 Yes
4 NR
6 NR
4 NR
6 NR
10 Yes
6 NR
6 NR
6 NR

10 Yes

6 Yes
4 NR
4 NR

10 NR
10 Yes
2 NR
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10 Yes
2 NR
10 Yes
10 Yes
10 Yes
10 Yes

10 Yes
4 NR
10 Yes