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Number of seating spaces vs wheelchair space

Healthcare-v4 SSc7: Places of respite
posted by Priscillia Champagne on Dec 21, 2020, 3:57 pm

Credit language : 

  • Options for shade or indirect sun are provided, with at least one seating space per 200 square feet (18.5 square meters) of each respite area, with one wheelchair...

Last reply: Priscillia Champagne, Mar 14, 2024, 7:17 am

Do staff lounges, waiting rooms, family rooms and religious spaces count?

Healthcare-v4 SSc7: Places of respite
posted by Kendall Claus on Sep 14, 2023, 9:43 pm

Hello!

What types of interior conditioned spaces qualify for this credit? Do staff lounges, waiting rooms, family rooms and/or chapel/religious spaces count?

Thanks!

Last reply: Umesh Atre, Oct 5, 2023, 4:48 pm

Interpreting "medical intervention" and "direct medical care"

Healthcare-v4 SSc7: Places of respite
posted by on Sep 1, 2023, 10:44 am

We are working on a Mental Health facility and we are curiosus about how to interpert "medical intervention" and "direct medical care: "The area is located where no medical intervention...

Distance to the access point within the limit or not

Healthcare-v4 SSc7: Places of respite
posted by Priscillia Champagne on May 11, 2022, 4:14 pm

Hi, We have an expansion project with operating room, offices, cleaning space for the entire hospital. We would like to install a respite area for visitors (companions) and day patients of this...

Respite Sign Requirements

Healthcare-v4 SSc7: Places of respite
posted by Leanne Conrad on Dec 3, 2021, 4:13 pm

What do the wayfinding signs need to say to direct people to places of respite?
Do we need more than just a room name?
Do exterior spaces need a sign inside the door leading to the...

Last reply: Afogreen Build, Dec 19, 2021, 10:08 pm

Interior Space counts toward 30% of total

Healthcare-v4 SSc7: Places of respite
posted by Maddie Spinski on Oct 6, 2021, 1:42 pm

In the v4 handbook, the requirements read that, "such interior spaces may be used to meet up to 30% of the required area if 90% of each qualifying space's...

Universal-access natural trails available to visitors, staff, or patients may account for no more than 30% of required area

Healthcare-v4 SSc7: Places of respite
posted by Cristina Bontia on Feb 17, 2021, 6:30 pm

If a regional trail accessible to all is within the 200ft limit, Can this be applied to both the 2% dedicated staff requirement AND the 5% required for patients and visitors? 

What counts in terms of "conditioned space"?

Healthcare-v4 SSc7: Places of respite
posted by Garrett Ferguson on Sep 29, 2020, 11:41 am

What types of conditioned spaces count towards places of respite? I'm assuming break rooms, waiting rooms, and sim? 

Interpretation of the Net usable program area for area calculations

Healthcare-v4 SSc7: Places of respite
posted by Priscillia Champagne on Jan 14, 2020, 10:21 am

"Net usable program area" is defined as follow : the sum of all interior areas in the project available to house the project's program. It does not include areas for building equipment,...

Last reply: Ruju Rathod, Mar 5, 2020, 5:41 pm

Options for Shade or Indirect Sunlight

Healthcare-v4 SSc7: Places of respite
posted by Max Krueger on May 8, 2018, 12:52 pm

Does the credit language of 1 seat per 200 feet refer to seating in shade or indirect sunlight? Or is this portion of the language in reference to seating in the total area of respite?

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