Section 364.0300. Health care facilities.

 

(1)  This is a department rule in addition to the requirements in IMC chapter 3: In addition to the requirements in this code, the heating and ventilation systems for health care facilities only shall conform to the applicable provisions of The Facility Guidelines Institute (FGI) Guidelines for Design and Construction of Health Care Facilities, except as provided in sub. (2) .

(2)  

(a) The requirements in parts 1 and 5 of FGI guidelines are not included as part of this chapter.

(b) This is a department rule in addition to the requirements in part 6 of the FGI guidelines: Addenda a, b, d, e and f for ASHRAE 170 are included as part of this chapter, except as provided in sub. 2.

(c) Substitute the following definition for the corresponding definition listed in ASHRAE 170 section 3: "Alteration", has the meaning as given in IEBC section 202.

CR 06-120 : cr. Register February 2008 No. 626 , eff. 3-1-08; CR 10-103 : renum. to (1), cr. (2) Register August 2011 No. 668 , eff. 9-1-11.

Note

The Guidelines for Design and Construction of Health Care Facilities are not intended for use in the design or construction of HVAC systems for other types of institutional health care facilities including community-based residential facilities (CBRFs) or residential care apartment complexes (RCACs). Microsoft Windows NT 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1 IEBC section 202 defines "alteration" as "any construction or renovation to an existing structure other than a repair or addition . Alterations are classified as Level 1, Level 2, and Level 3". Microsoft Windows NT 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1