Spinal Cord Injury Center Design Guide
July 1990 (Rev. Jan. 2004)
Isolation Room 1-A
Function:
This space accommodates those patients who require either positive isolation (those whose immune
systems cannot tolerate normal exposures), or negative isolation (those whose communicable disease
must be confined). This space should be under visible control from the Nurse Station.
Space Requirement:
200 NSF, add 30 NSF if Nurse Servers are required.
Architectural:
Finish Code:
1-A
Floor Finish:
Base:
Vinyl
Wall Finish:
Gypsum Wallboard/Paint*
Ceiling:
Acoustical Tile
Ceiling Height:
9'-0" (8" w/wall mount TV)
Noise (STC Rating):
35
Slab Depression:
None
Special Construction: -
Hardware:
7
Doors:
4'-0" x 7'-0"
Windows:
Required by code, operable, see PG-18-3, Topic 1, Codes and Standards.
*Vinyl Wall Covering at Lavoratory
HVAC:
Temperature:
Summer: 72@50%RH
Winter:
82@30%RH
Min. Air Changes/Hour: 12-15, 100% Exhaust
HEPA FILTERS
Min. % Outside Air:
15%
Pressure:
(-) or (+), see SD 15902-13.DWG and 15902-14.DWG
% Filtration:
30%(PF)/85%(AF)
Noise Criteria:
35
A/C Loads:
Lights:
450w
Equipment: 550w
People:
130w, sensible
110w, latent
NOTE: Provide separate positive and negative pressure isolation rooms as stated in HVAC Design
Manual for Hospital Projects.
Electrical:
Lighting Levels:
Gen. Illum: 10fc
Task Illum: 70fc
Over Bed: 30fc
Emergency Power:
Medical Gasses
Night Lights
Vanity Light
One Receptacle per PBPU
Nurse Call
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