Healthcare Facility Design Professional (HFDP)
Issued by
ASHRAE
The HFDP certification validates competency in incorporating standards, guidelines and regulatory codes as well as unique healthcare facility requirements and design principles in HVAC system design. The HFDP validates competency in these key domains: medical background information, standards and guidelines for HVAC system design for healthcare facilities, HVAC system design for healthcare facilities, and unique requirements for healthcare facilities.
- Type Certification
- Level Advanced
Skills
- Apply Aspects Of Energy Efficiency Specific To Healthcare
- Apply HVAC Design To Medical Functional Areas
- Apply Methods To Accomplish Static Pressure Control
- Design Contingencies For Utility System Failure
- Design Systems With Proper Air Flows And Pressurizations
- Ensure Central Plant Redundancy To Current Standards
- Ensure Continuity Of Service
- Identify Control Methods For Limiting Pathogen Growth
- Incorporate HVAC System Monitoring Strategies
- Incorporate ICRA Considerations In HVAC Design
- Incorporate Smoke Management Requirements
- Recognize Common Standards And Guidelines
- Recognize The Performance Metrics Of Commissioning