J. Alex Harwell shares three tips for working with existing smoke control systems in hospitals to help with devising strategies for hospital renovations and additions.
Published in Consulting-Specifying Engineer, May 2020. By J. Alex Harwell.
Three Tips for Legacy Hospital Smoke Control Systems
J. Alex Harwell shares three tips for working with existing smoke control systems in hospitals to help with devising strategies for hospital renovations and additions.
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