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HCAI webinar outlines new design guide and practical steps for hospital power resilience
Summary
HCAI and the Hospital Building Safety Board released a design guide (03/01/2024) and used a webinar to explain threats to facility power, code updates that permit microgrids as an essential source, and practical steps for owners to plan projects and permitting.
The Department of Health Care Access and Information and the Hospital Building Safety Board Education & Outreach Committee on March 1 released a design guide to help hospitals plan for disasters and improve power resilience, and convened a webinar to walk through threats, code changes and implementation steps. The guide, the presenters said, is aimed at owners, operators, design teams, local agencies and contractors to encourage planning beyond code minimums.
"This guide was developed as a resource," said Jamie Schneck, senior electrical engineer at OSHPD, noting the guide was released on 03/01/2024 and was built from lessons learned during events such as the COVID-19 pandemic. The presenters stressed early engagement with permitting agencies and that the guide contains checklists, code references and example project scenarios to use during project scoping and design. The webinar host also reminded attendees that handouts and the PDF are available on the HCAI webinar page and provided a support email for follow-up.
