Surfaces and Materials
Resin or welded PVC flooring with coved skirting, washable walls, protected corners, absence of open joints and gaps: these choices reduce cleaning workload and accumulation points. Each material must also be selected based on the disinfectants actually used by the facility.
Systems and Air Treatment
Outpatient clinics, waiting rooms, and technical areas have different requirements for air changes, filtration, and relative pressure. In operating theatres and controlled contamination areas, the plant design guides the entire fit-out, not the other way around.
Continuity power supplies for critical utilities and inspectable plant routes (without demolition) must be provided.
Working with the Facility in Operation
Healthcare renovations almost always occur while departments are active. This requires dust-proof compartmentation, separate pathways for staff, patients, and construction materials, noisy work scheduled during agreed time slots, and daily cleaning of interface areas.
- Phased plan agreed with clinical management.
- Dust barriers and control of transit routes.
- Construction waste management separate from healthcare waste streams.
- Progressive handover of premises, department by department.
Documentation and Accreditation
Accredited facilities must be able to demonstrate compliance with requirements for surfaces, systems, and safety. Handover must therefore include material technical data sheets, declarations of conformity, as-built drawings, and instrumental verifications, all compiled into a dossier for inspection.
Frequently asked questions
- Can you work without closing the department?
- Yes: we plan the phases with clinical management, isolate the work area, and progressively hand over the premises.
- Do you also serve private medical practices and polyclinics?
- Yes, they are in fact the most frequent cases: outpatient clinics, polyclinics, and private clinics with urgent opening requirements.
Translated from the Italian original. Contact us for the official version.