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Webinar clarifies seismic separation, utility and egress rules for converted or upgraded hospital buildings
Summary
HCAI clarified how seismic separations, freestanding definitions, utility origins, fire alarm location and patient access affect conversions to OSHPD 1R or SPC 4D upgrades.
HCAI’s Seismic Compliance Unit provided detailed guidance on seismic separations and the technical limits on utilities, egress and fire systems when a hospital building is converted to OSHPD 1R or upgraded to SPC 4D.
The webinar explained the difference between an architectural building and an SPC building: an SPC building is defined by an independent lateral and vertical load‑resisting system, whereas an architectural building is bounded by exterior walls and firewalls and may contain multiple SPC buildings. HCAI stressed that freestanding…
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