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This document is a technical specification for the Mechanical Controls system for the Expand and Renovate Emergency Department B50 project at the Tucson VA Medical Center. It details the sequence of operations, failure modes, and points list for the isolation room exhaust fans, decontamination basin, and related HVAC systems. Key requirements include maintaining constant airflow and pressure differentials between the isolation room, anteroom, and corridor, as well as monitoring and alarming on critical parameters like filter status and fan failures. The document supports the larger federal contract opportunity 36c77623r0191 for the Expand and Renovate Emergency Department project at the Tucson VAMC.
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PATIENT
TOILET
EXAM/
TREATMENT
(ISOLATION)
ANTEROOM
WALL MOUNTED PRESSURE
MONITOR FOR ANTE ROOM,
ISOLATION ROOM AND CORRIDOR
MULTIPOINT ROOM PRESSURE MONITOR
ROOM TEMPERATURE SENSOR
HI
HI
LOW
LOW
ROOM
PRESSURE
MONITOR
(TYPICAL)
DIRECTION OF
AIRFLOW (TYPICAL)
SEQUENCE OF OPERATION - ISOLATION ROOM SUITE CONTROL
VAV TERMINAL UNIT WILL MAINTAIN A CONSTANT SUPPLY FLOW. ASSOCIATED ISOLATION ROOM EXHAUST AIR VALVE WILL MAINTAIN CONSTANT EXHAUST AIR FLOW. WHEN A LOW AIRFLOW CONDITION EXISTS ON A VAV TERMINAL UNIT, THE OPERATOR
WILL BE NOTIFIED OF A LOW FLOW STATUS CAUTION ALARM AT THE BAS.
SPACE/RETURN AIR TEMPERATURE SENSOR (ZN-T) MOUNTED IN THE EXHAUST DUCT WILL MODULATE REHEAT COIL CONTROL VALVE (RH) TO MAINTAIN SPACE AIR TEMPERATURE SETPOINT (72 DEG. F ADJ.). THE REHEAT DISCHARGE AIR TEMPERATURE (DA-T) WILL BE MONITORED. WHEN THE SPACE TEMPERATURE (ZN-T) IS NOT WITHIN ALARM LIMITS, THE OPERATOR WILL BE NOTIFIED AT
THE BAS.
SPACE PRESSURIZATION MONITORING:
SPACE DIFFERENTIAL PRESSURE SENSORS (DP) WILL MONITOR SPACE PRESSURE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN THE FOLLOWING
ROOMS:
1. ANTE-ROOM AND CORRIDOR
2. ANTE-ROOM AND ISOLATION ROOM.
THE SPACE PRESSURE WILL BE DISPLAYED/ALARMED ON THE ROOM MONITOR DISPLAYS AT THE ENTRY TO EACH SUITE (ANTE ROOM AND ISOLATION ROOM). DESIGN PRESSURE DIFFERENTIALS ARE -0.05" WG WITH PRESSURE GRADIENTS AS INDICATED IN THE FLOW DIAGRAMS. THE PRESSURE MONITOR WILL GENERATE LOCAL ALARM INDICATED BY A RED BACKGROUND DISPLAY AND ANNUNCIATED BY AN ALARM HORN WHENEVER THE PRESSURE DIFFERENTIAL FALLS T0 -0.03" WC FOR A PERIOD OF 30 SECONDS.
ONCE IN ALARM, THE LOCAL HORN MAY BE SILENCED AT THE DISPLAY. WHEN THE RELATIONSHIP RETURNS TO NORMAL, THE
DISPLAY WILL HAVE A GREEN BACKGROUND AND THE ALARM WILL AUTOMATICALLY SILENCE.
FAILURE MODES:
THE FOLLOWING FAILURE MODES CAUSE A FAN FAILURE ALARM. EACH ALARM GENERATES A UNIQUE ALARM MESSAGE AND NOTIFIES THE OPERATOR AT THE BAS. A UNIQUE ALARM WILL BE GENERATED AT THE BAS AND A LOCAL LED AND HORN OUTSIDE THE ISOLATION ROOM SUITES. THE FAN FAILURE ALARM MUST BE RESET AT THE BAS PRIOR TO MANUALLY RESTARTING THE
FAILED FAN.
1. HIGH EXHAUST SUCTION FAILURE: WHEN THE EXHAUST SUCTION PRESSURE (LSP-A) ON THE FAN SIDE OF THE EXHAUST FILTER HOUSING EXCEEDS THE SAFETY SETPOINT OF 6" WC THE EXHAUST FANS WILL SHUTDOWN. THIS
WILL CAUSE AN EXHAUST AIR SYSTEM FAILURE.
2. EXHAUST AIR SYSTEM FAILURE: WHEN THE EXHAUST AIR STATIC PRESSURE SENSOR (EAP-SP) DROPS BELOW 0.5"
(LOW EAP-SP).
3. ISOLATION DAMPER FAILURE: ISOLATION DAMPER IS NOT PROVEN OPEN THROUGH END SWITCH ID1-ES OR ID2-ES (NOT SHOWN) WITHIN 10 SECONDS OF BEING COMMANDED ON, AN ALARM IS SENT TO THE BAS. THE FAN IS VARIED TO
MAINTAIN THE DUCT STATIC SETPOINT.
4. EXHAUST FAN FAILURE: SHOULD EITHER DUTY FAN BE ENABLED AND STATUS NOT READ "ON" AFTER THE INITIAL 30 SECONDS, THE EXHAUST FAN IS SHUT DOWN AND ALARM IS SENT TO THE BAS. THE REMAINING FAN IS VARIED TO
MAINTAIN THE DUCT STATIC. (SEE EXHAUST FAN FAILURE SEQUENCE BELOW.
EXHAUST AIR SYSTEM FAILURE CONTROL:
UPON LOSS OF EXHAUST AIR AS DETERMINED BY THE EXHAUST AIR STATIC PRESSURE SENSOR DROPPING BELOW 0.5" (FIELD ADJUSTABLE). THE VAV TERMINAL UNIT IN SUPPLY AIR BRANCH DUCTWORK SERVING THE ISOLATIN ROOM WILL CLOSE. BUBBLE TIGHT DAMPERS IN EXHAUST AIR BRANCH DUCTWORK SERVING THE ISOLATION ROOM WILL CLOSE. ALARM WILL BE GENERATED AT BAS. UPON EXHAUST AIR RESTORATION, THE ISOLATION ROOM WILL REMAIN IN FAILURE MODE UNTIL MANUALLY RESET AT THE BAS. AFTER THE BAS RESET, THE BUBBLE TIGHT DAMPERS IN THE EXHAUST AIR BRANCH DUCTWORK WILL OPEN AND THE EXHAUST FANS MODULATE TO MAXIMUM SCHEDULED AIR FLOW. AFTER A 30 SECOND TIME DELAY (FIELD ADJUSTABLE), THE SUPPLY AIR BUBBLE TIGHT DAMPERS WILL OPEN AND SUPPLY FAN 'AC-V30' WILL START AND OPERATE IN ACCORDANCE WITH ITS SEQUENCE OF OPERATION. EXHAUST AIR SYSTEM FAILURE MODE WILL TAKE PRIORITY OVER SUPPLY AIR SYSTEM FAILURE MODE.
HILOW
EAVEAV
DP
VAVFROM AHU UNIT
T
AO
HWR
HWS
VAVFROM AHU UNIT
T
AO
VAVFROM AHU UNIT
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AO
DP
DP
HWR
HWS
HWS
HWR
WALL MOUNTED TEMPERATURE
CONTROLS FOR ANTE ROOM AND
ISOLATION ROOMPATIENT
TOILET
EXAM/
TREATMENT
(ISOLATION)
SEQUENCE OF OPERATION - ISOLATION ROOM SUITE CONTROL
PROVIDE THE FOLLOWING:
1. ROOM THERMOSTAT WITH INTEGRAL TEMPERATURE SENSOR, INTEGRAL DISPLAY, SLIDING SCALE SETPOINT
ADJUSTMENT, AND REMOTE COMMUNICATION PORT.
2. THE ISOLATION ROOM SUITE CONSISTS OF ONE (1) VARIABLE VOLUME EXHAUST AIR VALVE, AND TWO (2) VAV AIR
TERMINAL UNITS WITH REHEAT COIL.
3. SUPPLY AIR SENSOR DOWNSTREAM OF THE SUPPLY TERMINAL REHEAT COILS FOR USE IN MONITORING OVERALL
TERMINAL UNIT PERFORMANCE.
4. THE ISOLATION ROOM SUITE SHALL BE SERVED BY ONE (1) HIGH PLUME DILUTION FAN.
5. ONE ROOM PRESSURE MONITOR SHALL SERVE THE ISOLATION ROOM AND ONE ROOM PRESSURE MONITOR SHALL
SERVE THE ANTE-ROOM.
6. CALCULATE TOTAL EXHAUST AIR VOLUME AND TOTAL SUPPLY AIR VOLUME FOR ISOLATI ROOM, ANTE-ROOM, AND
ISOLATION ROOM TOILETS TO MONITOR AND MAINTAIN A SCHEDULED AIRFLOW OFFSET.
7. OCCUPANCY SCHEDULE SHALL BE DETERMINED BY SCHEDULE OR OCCUPANCY SENSOR.
OCCUPIED MODE
1. THE CONTROLLER SHALL MAINTAIN OCCUPIED TEMPERATURE SETPOINTS 72°F (ADJ) AND MINIMUM VENTILATION
RATES. REFER TO SCHEDULE FOR MINIMUM OCCUPIED CFM SETPOINTS TO ESTABLISH MINIMUM VENTILATION RATES
DURING OCCUPIED MODE.
UNOCCUPIED MODE
1. THE CONTROLLER SHALL MAINTAIN UNOCCUPIED TEMPERATURE SETPOINTS 78°F (ADJ) AND MINIMUM VENTILATION
RATES. REFER TO SCHEDULE FOR MINIMUM UNOCCUPIED CFM SETPOINTS TO ESTABLISH MINIMUM VENTILATION
RATES DURING UNOCCUPIED MODE.
ROOM PRESSURIZATION CONTROL
1. THE CONTROLLER SHALL UTILIZE AN AIRFLOW SENSOR IN THE ROOM SUPPLY AIR TERMINAL TO CONTINUOUSLY
MEASURE THE ACTUAL ROOM SUPPLY AIR CFM.
2. THE CONTROLLER CALCULATES THE REQUIRED ROOM SUPPLY AIR CFM NECESSARY TO MAINTAIN THE PRE-
DETERMINED FLOW TRACKING DIFFERENTIAL AIRFLOW BY SUBTRACTING THE FLOW TRACKING DIFFERENTIAL CFM
SET POINT FROM THE TOTAL ROOM EXHAUST CFM.
3. THE CONTROLLER SHALL MODULATE THE ROOM SUPPLY AIR CFM TO ENSURE THAT THE FLOW TRACKING
DIFFERENTIAL CFM IS ALWAYS MAINTAINED.
ROOM TEMPERATURE CONTROL
1. WHEN THE ROOM AIRFLOWS ARE NOT CHANGING, THE CONTROLLER MAINTAINS THE ROOM AT THE AMBIENT
TEMPERATURE SET POINT BY MODULATING THE HEATING VALVE.
2. THE CONTROLLER SHALL CONTINUOUSLY CALCULATE THE ROOM COOLING LOAD AS A FUNCTION OF THE SUPPLY
AIRFLOW AND THE TEMPERATURE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE ROOM TEMPERATURE SENSOR AND THE SUPPLY AIR
TEMPERATURE SENSOR.
3. IF THE CALCULATED SUPPLY AIR TEMPERATURE IS OUTSIDE OF THE PRE-RESET SUPPLY AIR TEMPERATURE DISCHARGE LIMITS, THE SEQUENCE MAINTAINS THE SUPPLY DISCHARGE TEMPERATURE AT THE LIMIT AND INCREASES THE SUPPLY AIRFLOW TO HANDLE THE COOLING LOAD WHILE ALSO INCREASING THE ROOM GENERAL
EXHAUST AIRFLOW TO MAINTAIN ROOM PRESSURIZATION.
SETTINGS:
A DROP IN TEMPERATURE BELOW SET POINT SHALL CAUSE THE SUPPLY AIR TERMINAL UNIT TO DECREASE IN FLOW UNTIL ITS MINIMUM POSITION IS REACHED. ON A FURTHER DROP IN TEMPERATURE THE REHEAT VALVE WILL BE MODULATED OPEN. INITIAL TEMPERATURE SET POINT SHALL BE 73°F (ADJ). FAIL-SAFE CONDITIONS UNDER LOSS OF POWER ALL AIR
VALVES WILL FAIL TO THEIR LAST POSITION.
REFER TO ISOLATION ROOM
EXHAUST FANS (EF-2A & EF-2B)
DIAGRAM
RUN CONDITIONS - RUN CONDITIONS:
THE EXHAUST FANS (EF-2A + EF-2B) SHALL RUN CONTINUOUSLY. THE EXHAUST FAN ARE SIZED AT
100% CAPACITY (THE SECOND EXHAUST FAN IS FULLY REDUNDANT). THE EXHAUST FAN SHALL
OPERATE IN A LEAD / STANBY FASHION.
EXHAUST FAN:
THE EXHAUST FAN SHALL RUN WHEN COMMANDED ON. WHEN PLACED IN THE HAND POSITION
THE EXHAUST FAN SHALL RUN CONTINUOUSLY. WHEN PLACED IN AUTO POSITION THE
CONTROLLER SHALL CONTROL THE FAN OPERATION. THE CONTROLLER SHALL MEASURE THE
STATIC PRESSURE AND MODULATE THE EXHAUST FAN VFD SPEED TO MAINTAIN STATIC
PRESSURE SETPOINT. ALL SETPOINTS SHALL BE FIELD ADJUSTED DURING THE COMMISSIONING
PERIOD TO MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF ACTUAL FIELD CONDITIONS. THE EXHAUST FAN VFD
SPEED SHALL NOT DROP BELOW 25% (ADJ.).
TWO POSITION ISOLATION DAMPER SHALL FULLY OPEN WHEN THE DESIGNATED EXHAUST FAN IS ACTIVATED. ISOLATION DAMPER SHALL FULLY CLOSE WHEN THE EXHAUST FAN IS DE-ACTIVATED.
WHEN THE EXHAUST FAN STATUS IS PROVEN ON, COMMAND THE ISOLATION DAMPER TO OPEN.
FAN STATUS:
THE CONTROLLER SHALL MONITOR THE FAN STATUS.
ALARMS SHALL BE PROVIDED AS FOLLOWS:
• FAN FAILURE: COMMANDED ON, BUT THE STATUS IS OFF.
• FAN IN HAND: COMMANDED OFF, BUT THE STATUS IS ON.
• FAN RUNTIME EXCEEDED: FAN STATUS RUNTIME EXCEEDS A USER DEFINABLE LIMIT
(ADJ.).
EXHAUST FAN SYSTEM ROTATION:
THE CONTROLLER SHALL AUTOMATICALLY ALTERNATE BETWEEN FANS ON A WEEKLY BASIS TO
EQUALIZE RUN TIME. UPON A SIGNAL FROM THE BAS TO ROTATE THE EXHAUST FANS THE
FOLLOWS SHALL OCCUR:
• START THE NEW LEAD EXHAUST FAN WHEN EXHAUST FAN IS AT MINIMUM SPEED
OPEN ISOLATION DAMPER.
• THE OLD LEAD EXHAUST FAN SHALL STAY ACTIVE AND RUN THE FAN DOWN TO 50%
(ADJ.). AS THE NEW LEAD EXHAUST FAN START TO RAMP UP AND THE OLD LEAD
EXHAUST FAN RAMPS DOWN TO MINIMUM SPEED THE OLD LEAD EXHAUST FAN
SHALL START CLOSING THE ISOLATION DAMPER ONCE THE END SWITCH INDICATES
THE DAMPER CLOSED, COMMAND THE OLD LEAD EXHAUST FAN TO DEACTIVATE.
• STOP THE OLD LEAD FAN AND DESIGNATE IT AS THE NEW STANDBY FAN.
• THE NEW LEAD FAN SHALL MAINTAIN STATIC PRESSURE SETPOINT.
EXHAUST FAN FAILURE:
IN THE EVENT ONE OF THE EXHAUST FANS FAIL, IMMEDIATELY START THE STANDBY EXHAUST
FAN. THE STANDBY FAN WILL REMAIN ON AND BE RE-DESIGNATED AS THE NEW PRIMARY FAN.
THE FAILED FAN SHALL MAINTAIN ITS ALARM CONDITION UNTIL A BAS RESET IS INITIATED TO
BRING THE FAILED FAN OUT OF ITS ALARM CONDITION.
PREFILTER SYSTEM:
THE CONTROLLER SHALL MONITOR THE DIFFERENTIAL PRESSURE ACROSS THE PREFILTER.
ALARMS SHALL BE PROVIDED AS FOLLOWS:
• PREFILTER CHANGE REQUIRED: PREFILTER DIFFERENTIAL PRESSURE EXCEEDS A
USER DEFINABLE LIMIT (ADJ.)
HEPA FILTER SYSTEM:
THE CONTROLLER SHALL MONITOR THE DIFFERENTIAL PRESSURE ACROSS THE HEPA FILTER.
ALARMS SHALL BE PROVIDED AS FOLLOWS:
• HEPA FILTER CHANGE REQUIRED: HEPA FILTER DIFFERENTIAL PRESSURE EXCEEDS
A USER DEFINABLE LIMIT (ADJ.)
ALARMS:
• PRE-FILTER DIFFERENTIAL STATIC PRESSURE EXCEEDS 1.0" W.G. (ADJ.)
• HEPA-FILTER DIFFERENTIAL STATIC PRESSURE EXCEEDS 2.0" W.G. (ADJ.)
BO - (FAN START/STOP)
AI - ISOLATION DAMPER STATUS
BI - (VFD FAULT)
AO - VFD SPEED CONTROL)
BI - (FAN STATUS)
A0 - ISOLATION AIR DAMPER
VFD VFD
M M
AI - ISOLATION AIR DAMPER STATUS
A0 - ISOLATION AIR DAMPER
BO - (FAN START/STOP)
BI - (VFD FAULT)
AO - VFD SPEED CONTROL)
BI - (FAN STATUS)'EF-2B''EF-2A'
EXHAUST
DISCHARGE
THROUGH
STACK
EXHAUST
DISCHARGE
THROUGH
STACK
HEPA
FILTER
PRE
FILTER
SPS-1
AI
DP
AI - FILTER STATUS
DP
AI - FILTER STATUS
NOTE TO TEMPERATURE CONTROL CONTRACTOR:
CONTROL CONTRACTOR SHALL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR
PROVIDING THE CORRECT TYPE, SIZES AND QUANTITIES OF
CONTROL CABLES, CONTROLLERS, SENSORS,
TRANSFORMERS, DEVICES AND PROGRAMMING
NECESSARY FOR A FULLY FUNCTIONAL SYSTEM.
BI - HIGH LEVEL ALARM
DECONTAMINATION BASIN
GRADE
(SEE PLUMBING DRAWINGS)
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Drawing Title Project Title
VA FORM 08-6231
Office of Facilities Management
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
STAMP
Date
Location
Building Number Checked Drawn Drawing Number
Project Number
BID SET
Approved: Director
Approved: Associate Director
Approved: Assistant Director
Approved: Assoc. Director for Patient Care Service/Nurse Executive
Approved: Deputy Assoc. Director of Patient Care Services
Approved: Chief of Staff
Approved: Deputy Chief of Staff
Approved: Chief of Engineering
Approved:
Approved:
ARCHITECT/ENGINEER/CONSULTANTS:
Bancroft Project No.
SAVAHCS, TUCSON, AZ 85723
3300 Dundee Road
Northbrook, IL 60062
T: 847.952.9362
04/30/2024MECHANICAL - CONTROLS EXPAND AND RENOVATE
EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT B50
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50-M703
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NOT TO SCALE
ISOLATION ROOM SUITE CONTROLS
NOT TO SCALE
ISOLATION ROOM EXHAUST FANS (EF-2A & EF-2B)
FAN RUNTIME EXCEEDED 2 X
FAN RUNTIME EXCEEDED 1 X
FAN IN HAND 2 X
FAN IN HAND 1 X
ISOLATION AIR DAMPER FAILURE 2 X
ISOLATION AIR DAMPER FAILURE 1 X
FAN FAILURE 2 X
FAN FAILURE 1 X
HEPA-FILTER CHANGE REQUIRED X X X X
PRE-FILTER CHANGE REQUIRED X X X X
SCHEDULE X
STATIC PRESSURE SETPOINT X X X
EXHAUST FAN START / STOP 2 X X X
EXHAUST FAN START / STOP 1 X X X
EXHAUST FAN VFD FAULT 2 X X
EXHAUST FAN VFD FAULT 1 X X
EXHAUST FAN STATUS 2 X X X
EXHAUST FAN STATUS 1 X X X
HEPA-FILTER STATUS X X
PRE-FILTER STATUS X X
DAMPER ACTUATOR X X
ISOLATION AIR DAMPER 2 X X X
ISOLATION AIR DAMPER 1 X X X
EXHAUST FAN VFD SPEED 2 X X X
EXHAUST FAN VFD SPEED 1 X X X
ISOLATION AIR DAMPER STATUS 2 X X
ISOLATION AIR DAMPER STATUS 1 X X
STATIC PRESSURE SENSOR, SPS-1 X X X
POINT NAME AI AO BI BO AV BV SCHED TREND ALARM SHOW ON GRAPHIC
HARDWARE POINTS SOFTWARE POINTS
EXHAUST FAN (EF-2A & EF-2B) POINTS LIST
HIGH LEVEL ALARM X X X
POINT NAME AI AO BI BO AV BV SCHED TREND ALARM SHOW ON GRAPHIC
HARDWARE POINTS SOFTWARE POINTS
DECONTAMINATION BASIN POINTS LIST
NOT TO SCALE
DECONTAMINATION BASIN CONTROLS
Revisions: Date:
BID SET 05/01/2023
ADDENDUM 1 04/30/2024
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