FINAL DRAFT 9-26-95
REVISED FEBRUARY 1997
Technical Considerations
Narrative
The department's plumbing fixtures and
Lighting intensities conform to the VA
drains should be drained by gravity through
design criteria, the IES Lighting Handbook
soil, waste, and vent stacks. In addition, the
and IES publication CP-29, "Lighting for
department's special waste should be drained
Health Care Facilities".
IES CP-29 is
through corrosion resistance flame -retardant
currently being updated and will be replaced
piping into either a local or centralized acid
by IES Recommended Practice RP-29 in the
dilution tank.
future.
Lighting is typically controlled by wall
mounted switches located at the entrance to
Medical Gas Systems:
the room. Larger spaces may utilize multiple
switching through separate switches for
The department's medical gases outlets
lighting of individual zones or areas.
are shown to establish the design guide basis
and its use in planning. The engineers and/or
Power load densities for lighting are listed
designers shall verify the medical gases
for use by the mechanical HVAC load
location and quantities for individual projects.
calculations.
Load densities should be
verified for the actual design, as they may
vary depending on the room configuration,
Seismic:
fixture types, lamps and ballasts used.
Where required, the plumbing and
medical gases systems should be installed
Power:
with seismic provisions as outlined in the VA
Plumbing Design Manual for Hospital
General purpose duplex receptacles are
Projects.
typically provided on each wall of a room or
space.
(See electric lighting and power
Refer to VA Handbook PG-18-3, CD-54,
requirements for Sleep Disorder Rooms,
"Natural Disaster Resistive Design (Non-
Page 5-5)
Structural)" for additional information.
Dedicated duplex or special receptacles
are provided for selected pieces of equipment
Electrical:
such as refrigerators.
Workstations with personal computers
(PC's) are typically provided with quadraplex
receptacles for the PC, monitor, and printer.
Illumination is typically provided utilizing
Junction
boxes
are
provided
for
recessed fluorescent luminaries with acrylic
equipment requiring a hardwired connection.
prismatic lenses. The fixtures typically use
F32TB lamps in compliance with the National
Energy Policy Act of 1992. Lamps have a
minimum color rendering index (CRI) of 85
and a color temperature of 4100 degrees
Kelvin (K), which is close to the "cool white"
color temperature of 4150 degrees K.
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