title: Identifying infection hotspots early on.
abstract: According to many published studies, 'ducting in ventilation and air-conditioning are largely overlooked and ignored, as they are out of sight and out of mind', despite mounting evidence indicating a higher risk in spreading airborne infections'. So says Ghasson Shabha BSc (Arch) MSc, PhD (Arch), MBIFM, Associate CIBSE, PG Cert Ed, of the Faculty of Technology, Engineering and the Environment (TEE), at the Birmingham School of the Built Environment (BSBE) at Birmingham City University, who adds that CIBSE estimates that fewer than 5% of buildings with air-conditioning systems above 12 kW have been inspected so far. Here he argues that incorporating 3D building information modelling software into existing computer-aided facilities management software systems will enable hospitals' 'infection hotspots' to be far more quickly identified, and subsequently monitored, to prevent future problems.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Technology, Engineering and the Environment (TEE), Birmingham School of the Built Environment (BSBE), Birmingham City University.
authors.forename: Ghasson
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Shabha
mesh_terms: D003198:Computer Simulation; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000517:prevention & control*; D008284:Maintenance and Engineering, Hospital / Q000379:methods*; D012984:Software; D006113:United Kingdom; D014691:Ventilation