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Hi everyone,
I have a question regarding the building code for dental practices or perhaps office based environments in general.
A lighting designer for a new practice build is concerned about ceiling tiles and has specifically said a plasterboard ceiling is required as it seals the ceiling cavity above and prevents dust falling into the workspace. I agree this is a priority, but plaster board specifically? I will take a look at the AusHG Guidelines in the meantime, but I would still be interested to get the groups thoughts on this.
Thanks all, I know everyone is hard at it right now and will certainly value any comments.
Kylie
Kylie Robb MHSM (Clinical Leadership), CICP-P, MAICD, FACIPC
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Hello
Most ceiling tiles will keep ceiling cavity dust from getting into the occupied space!
Health care facilities generally require surfaces to be cleanable – impervious and smooth so bugs dont have crevices to breed in. This then needs to be balanced with the requirements for good acoustics. Smooth hard surfaces tend to increase the reverberant field.
Tiles provide good maintenance access for services which run in the ceiling space. Plasterboard ceiling will require many access panels. And tiles are much easier for recessed light fittings. If you have to cut the plasterboard, then you might as well use tiles.
What you need to use will depend on the level of infection control required for that area.
Ceiling finishes are in the AHFG Part C (710).
Hope this helps a bit.
Lalith Ramachandra
Darwin, NT
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LR Consulting Engineers> On 1 Jul 2021, at 10:00 am, Kylie Robb wrote:
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> Hi everyone,
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> I have a question regarding the building code for dental practices or perhaps office based environments in general.
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> A lighting designer for a new practice build is concerned about ceiling tiles and has specifically said a plasterboard ceiling is required as it seals the ceiling cavity above and prevents dust falling into the workspace. I agree this is a priority, but plaster board specifically? I will take a look at the AusHG Guidelines in the meantime, but I would still be interested to get the groups thoughts on this.
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> Thanks all, I know everyone is hard at it right now and will certainly value any comments.
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> Kylie
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> Kylie Robb MHSM (Clinical Leadership), CICP-P, MAICD, FACIPC
> Head of Practice Services
> Infection Prevention and Control Professional (CICP-P)
> Adjunct Lecturer – University of Newcastle – Oral Health School of Health Sciences College of Health, Medicine and Wellbeing
> ACIPC Board Director | SHEA International Ambassador
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Hi Kylie
Federal ADA gets this question sometimes and we usually advise that a dental clinic does not need an airtight ceiling, unlike a PC2 microbiology lab where there are
OGTR requirements on sealing of surfaces. Both suspended ceilings and plasterboard ceiling are in wide use in dental clinics and other health facilities.
It is common to use the ceiling cavity for the movement of return air to central air handling units.There is no specific building code for dental practices – the Aus HFG is advisory and gives general advice only.
Hope that helpsEithne
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I have a question regarding the building code for dental practices or perhaps office based environments in general.
A lighting designer for a new practice build is concerned about ceiling tiles and has specifically said a plasterboard ceiling is required as it seals the ceiling cavity above and prevents dust falling into the workspace. I agree this is a priority, but plaster board specifically? I will take a look at the AusHG Guidelines in the meantime, but I would still be interested to get the groups thoughts on this.
Thanks all, I know everyone is hard at it right now and will certainly value any comments.
Kylie
Kylie Robb MHSM (Clinical Leadership), CICP-P, MAICD, FACIPC
Head of Practice Services
Infection Prevention and Control Professional (CICP-P)
Adjunct Lecturer – University of Newcastle – Oral Health School of Health Sciences – College of Health, Medicine and Wellbeing
ACIPC Board Director | SHEA International AmbassadorLevel 1, 1 Atchison Street, St Leonards, New South Wales 2065
t: 02 8436 9936 m: 0438 628 664
E: kylie.robb@adansw.com.au | W: http://www.adansw.com.au | LI: http://www.linkedin.com/in/kylierobb/[cid:image001.png@01D76E61.54EFE550] [cid:image002.png@01D76E61.54EFE550] [cid:image003.png@01D76E61.54EFE550]
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