Spinal Cord Injury Center Design Guide
July 1990 (Rev. Jan. 2004)
Quiet Room 13
Function:
This space is intended to provide an area for quiet, private patient activities. The individual VAMC also
has the option of making this one of the central nighttime electric wheelchair recharging points.
Space Requirement:
150 NSF
Architectural:
Finish Code:
1-G
Floor Finish:
Base:
Vinyl
Wall Finish:
Gypsum Wallboard/Vinyl
Ceiling:
Acoustical Tile
Ceiling Height:
9'-0"
Noise (STC Rating):
40
Slab Depression:
None
Special Construction:
-
Hardware:
7
Doors:
4'-0" x 7'-0" wood or metal, optional glass view panel.
Windows:
Desirable, see H-08-3, CS-31-1 & CD-35.
HVAC:
Temperature:
Summer: 72@50%RH
Winter:
82@30%RH
Min. Air Changes/Hour: None (see HVAC Note 3)
Min. % Outside Air:
15%
Pressure:
(0)
% Filtration:
30%(PF)/85%(AF)
Noise Criteria:
35
A/C Loads:
Lights:
300w
Equipment: 680w
People:
130w, sensible
110w, latent
Electrical:
Lighting Levels:
Incandescent on Dimmer: 0fc-50fc
Emergency Power:
Nurse Call
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