Understanding Healthcare Door Systems

An overview of door systems typically designed, specified, and installed in hospitals; with a primary focus on the most common applications with automatic swinging doors and Intensive Care Unit/Critical Care Unit (ICU/CCU) manual sliding doors.

Learning Objectives

  1. The requirements for swinging automatic door systems in a hospital environment, including, activation, safety, coordination, and layout.
  2. The various door designs for ICU/CCU rooms and how selected configurations impact functionality.
  3. Code requirements for safety, accessibility, and egress.
  4. Examine other automatic door solutions for hospitals.

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1 AIA LU/HSW

 

 

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