SMSHE offers educational meetings and events from October through June each year. Our educational meetings are designed to provide to our members and guests information regarding regulatory compliance and new technology designed for healthcare facilities. Lunch is provided at the meetings by SMSHE, or the presenter. Our meetings are typically held at the Engineering Society of Detroit in Southfield, or Glen Oaks Country Club in Farmington Hills.

Other events provided by SMSHE are our Vegas Night, holiday luncheon and networking event, SMSHE Schmooze (in conjunction with the AIA Healthcare conference), and our annual golf outing.

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Microgrids Presentation

Engineering Society of Detroit 20700 Civic Center Drive, Suite 450, Southfield, MI, United States

Summary Description: The presentation will focus on assessing and upgrading existing electrical infrastructure with strategies to integrate microgrids, plan for electrification of building systems, and implement EV charging. Learning Objectives: Evaluate existing electrical distribution impacts when integrating: Electrification for decarbonization goals Regional and client-owned Microgrids EV charging infrastructure Upgrade strategies of existing electrical distribution: Evaluating …

Free – $50.00

Safety Matters – Lockout Tagout in the Hospital Setting

Engineering Society of Detroit 20700 Civic Center Drive, Suite 450, Southfield, MI, United States

Summary Description: The discussion by Brady Corp. will focus on these topics as it pertains to equipment lockout: OSHA 1910.147 and how it relates to facility equipment and patient facing equipment as well. The difference between a lockout program vs. procedures vs. devices Best practices for staying in compliance w/ annual reviews and training Lockout …

Free – $50.00

Smoke Containment Strategies for Elevator Hoistways & Lobbies

Engineering Society of Detroit 20700 Civic Center Drive, Suite 450, Southfield, MI, United States

Summary Description: This presentation explains how smoke migrated in a multi-story building fire and discusses how building codes have evolved to address this danger and why they mandate smoke containment in specific areas of a structure. Product applications and assemblies designed to meet building code requirements and limit vertical smoke migration via elevator hoistways and …

Free – $50.00

Engineering Controls in Compounding Pharmacies

Engineering Society of Detroit 20700 Civic Center Drive, Suite 450, Southfield, MI, United States

Summary Description: This presentation will introduce the basics of engineering controls in Compounding Pharmacies, focusing on the updates to USP 797 and 800 standards, which will become official on November 1, 2023.  These standards impact the room pressurization monitoring and control of the critical spaces. Items discussed throughout this program will include: Identifying the requirements …

Free – $50.00

From the Boiler Room to the Board Room – Communicating the VALUE of Infrastructure Investment to Non-Facility Leadership

Engineering Society of Detroit 20700 Civic Center Drive, Suite 450, Southfield, MI, United States

Summary Description: As an industry, we have historically underinvested in our infrastructure. It is a well-known fact, first recognized by the American Society of Healthcare Engineers (ASHE) in a report published back in 2017. Now in 2023, the lagging financial challenges imposed by the pandemic will likely continue to exacerbate this situation for years to …

Free – $50.00

Educational Meeting – Strategic Energy Management (SEM)

Engineering Society of Detroit 20700 Civic Center Drive, Suite 450, Southfield, MI, United States

About this event Presentation Synopsis: As energy efficiency and optimization efforts progress, organizations find it increasingly challenging to manage the wide range of energy efficiency opportunities and continuously improve energy management over a long-term life cycle. Without a formal plan, facility managers and energy managers can be overwhelmed by their day-to-day responsibilities, organizational energy saving …

Educational Meeting – Air Movement Systems with ECM Technology

Engineering Society of Detroit 20700 Civic Center Drive, Suite 450, Southfield, MI, United States

About this event Presentation Synopsis: In this presentation, Mo Afshin will talk about advancements in air flow movement technologies, and new changes in industry codes and standards regarding fans. This presentation is focused on fan arrays utilizing EC (Electronically Commutated) motors. Speaker Bio: Mo Afshin is currently a Sales Manager at Q-PAC Fan Systems. His …

EDUCATIONAL MEETING! Conquering Roof Asset Management; Systematic Approach and Six-Figure Mistakes

Engineering Society of Detroit 20700 Civic Center Drive, Suite 450, Southfield, MI, United States

About this event Presentation Synopsis: Review economical approach to establishing a Roofing Asset Management Program through inspection, condition reporting, leak response and 3-5 year budgetary plans based on Scopes of Work specifically developed for higher-risk environments such as the Healthcare industry. In addition, we'll review the most common reasons roofing projects fail and how to …

2021 Energy Conference

Engineering Society of Detroit 20700 Civic Center Drive, Suite 450, Southfield, MI, United States
$25