In 2008, ASHRAE introduced Standard 170 – Ventilation of Health Care Facilities, which defined ventilation system design requirements for infection control. Considered a breakthrough in the industry, ...

ATLANTA — A newly published manual from ASHRAE, “HVAC Design Manual for Hospitals and Clinics, second edition,” provides guidance on addressing issues in health care HVAC systems for mechanical and ...

Last December, San Diego released a draft update of its "Street Design Manual," a handbook that guides traffic engineers in the design of city streets. The highly technical document, which was last ...

Keystone Retaining Wall Systems updated two of its Keystone construction manuals and a new Keystone Design Manual & KeyWallPRO Operating Guide. The Keystone Construction Manual covers design, ...

Salty Urbanism is a concept that refers to the ways in which cities and urban areas will respond and adapt to rising sea levels and the accompanying increase in salinity of coastal and near-coastal ...

The 2025 edition of the Design & Construction Manual (DCM) was published in September 2025. This version of the manual is current and in effect for all planning, design and construction projects ...