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John Gregory

John Gregory

John Gregory has nearly 35 years of experience in medical gas system design and inspection, process piping, plumbing and fire protection system design for multiple business classes. He is a certified medical gas inspector, NITC 6020. John serves on the NFPA 99 Technical Committee for piping and installation, and he is a co-chair of the P.I.P.E. Medical Gas Committee in Arizona. Email John at john.gregory@wsp.com.

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Simplistic Preliminary Design

To estimate the water needs for your project, you will need to obtain an estimate for what your mechanical engineer needs in makeup water.

March 1, 2022

So, your firm has won the project, and it’s time to start the preliminary plumbing design for the building or buildings.

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Avoiding Catastrophe

It’s better to prepare for the worst and hope for the best than to react to every failure.

December 6, 2021

Over the last century, pandemics have come and gone. From the 1918 Spanish Flu to the present day, millions have lost their lives to virulent strains of the influenza virus. COVID-19 and its variants are turning out to be one of those history-changing events.

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The MRI Room

Some facilities are performing medical procedures with magnetic resonance imaging equipment, which affects the medical gas systems.

September 3, 2021

For a long time now, medical professionals were straightforward in what they could provide to patients via an MRI.

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Time for Reflection, Part 2

What have we learned from COVID-19 to retrofit existing facilities and design new ones and be better prepared for future pandemics?

July 2, 2021

Older existing facilities can be complex in the way they have expanded over the years — piping systems exceeding their limits, adding valves for bypass abilities, replacing and updating equipment. The list goes on.

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Time for Reflection, Part I

A review of what we have learned about dealing with COVID-19 in health-care facilities.

March 8, 2021

A review of what we have learned about dealing with COVID-19 in health-care facilities.

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Auxiliary Connections

Consider using them for other than bulk oxygen emergency supply connections.

December 1, 2020

Consider using them for other than bulk oxygen emergency supply connections.

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Hospitals Vs. Make-Ready Hospitals, Part II

Facility personnel must monitor and understand the capacity of the oxygen and medical air systems to ensure increased loads can be supported.

August 31, 2020

Facility personnel must monitor and understand the capacity of the oxygen and medical air systems to ensure increased loads can be supported.

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Hospitals Vs. Make-Ready Hospitals, Part I

We have learned multiple do’s and don’ts of design processes and out-of-the-box thinking during this pandemic.

June 1, 2020

As the pandemic spreads, we have learned multiple do’s and don’ts of design processes and out-of-the-box thinking.

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Manufactured Assemblies for Hospitals

Make sure to review manufacturers’ testing reports as they will shed light on potential failed final tests.

March 30, 2020

Make sure to review manufacturers’ testing reports before attempting verification on-site as they will shed light on potential failed final tests.

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Source Equipment Replacement

A well-thought-out scope of services will typically lead to a tighter proposal.

November 29, 2019

OK, so your facility is getting older and your source equipment is nearing the end of its life expectancy. What are you to do?

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