VA DesignManuals PG 18 10 dmElev
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VA Design Manuals (PG-18-10) – CPM Schedule and Risk Management – Elevator
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| VeteransAffairs | N/A | 9 |
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| 2 | 1.0 GENERAL REQUIREMENTS A. An elevator machine room shall be provided for each individual elevator or group of elevators. The elevator machine and elevator controller shall be located in the same machine room. B. The elevator equipment for new facilities shall be included in the general contract with specification sections prepared for each elevator system as required. The overall annual cost of the elevator systems, including amortized costs of the origin… C. Elevators shall be provided in all facilities having two (2) or more floors and shall be designed for the traffic anticipated. Passenger and service elevators shall be sized to accommodate transport equipment used by persons with special needs. D. The latest editions of the publications listed constitute the minimum requirements for elevator transportation systems, including design, methods of construction, manner of installation, and testing. 2.0 ELEVATOR LOCATIONS and TRAFFIC STUDY REQUIREMENTS A. The size and number of elevators required for a building depends upon the size, layout, function of the building, and the physical location and grouping of elevators. |
| 3 | B. Estimating the number of elevators required: |
| 4 | 3.0 ELEVATOR TYPE, SIZE, and CAPACITY A. Passenger elevators are used to transport the public, hospital staff, ambulatory and wheel chair patients. B. Hospital service elevators are used to transport employees, patients, carts, and equipment. Patients may be in wheelchairs, beds, and gurneys. C. Combination passenger and service elevators may be installed where combined use is possible without interfering with normal activities in the healthcare facility. D. Elevators for limited special use are economically undesirable and shall not be specified unless they can be fully justified. The use of slow speed elevators shall be considered and separated from other traffic if required for mortuary use or the … E. Passenger elevators (center opening doors) shall be Class “A” loading as a minimum requirement. Service elevators with side sliding doors shall be Class “C3” loading as a minimum requirement. Freight elevators with vertical by-parting doors shall b… F. Maximum size and weight of electric powered vehicles, carts, portable medical, and X-ray equipment shall be determined before selecting elevator size and capacity. G. Elevator capacity and platform design for healthcare and non-healthcare facilities: H. Traction elevators: |
| 5 | I. Hydraulic elevator: 4.0 ELEVATOR ENCLOSURE A. Elevator Car enclosures shall be front entrance or front and rear entrance and shall be standard design. Cab designs shall be detailed on the architectural drawings. 5.0 DOORS AND ENTRANCES A. Provide power door operation for all elevators. Non-healthcare facilities may use other industry standard door sizes and entrance frames. |
| 6 | B. Entrances for Passenger, Service and Freight Elevators: C. Freight elevators: Hoistway bi-parting doors and car gate shall have automatic power operation. Opening size determined by facilities function. D. Solid grouting of entrance jambs and sills is required. 6.0 OPERATING FIXTURES A. All terminology and tactile symbols on the faceplate shall be on square or rectangular plates recessed into the faceplate with its surface flush with the surface of the faceplate. Use 6 mm (.25 in.) letters to identify all devices in the faceplate… B. Round car call and hall call push buttons, minimum diameter of 25 mm (1 in.), and LED white light illuminated. Car call buttons shall be legibly and indelibly identified by a floor number and/or letter not less than 12mm (.50 in.) high in the face … C. Main Car Operating Panel: D. Auxiliary Car Operating Panel: |
| 7 | E. Communication: F. Corridor Operating Devices: G. Digital Combination Corridor Arrival Lantern/Position Indicator: |
| 8 | 7.0 CONTROL SYSTEMS A. Provide a microprocessor system with absolute position/speed feedback to control dispatching, signal functions, door operation, and hoist/pump motor control. Complete details of the components and printed circuit boards, together with a complete op… B. Controller manufacturer shall provide factory training, engineering and technical support, including all manuals, wiring diagrams, and tools necessary for adjusting, maintaining, repairing, and testing of equipment for use by the VA’s designated El… C. Microprocessor dispatching system shall evaluate building traffic demand including number of elevators in service, hall calls, car calls, elevator position, direction of travel, load in elevator, door status, and select an elevator to answer hall c… D. Car lights and fan in the elevator may shut off when elevator is idle. Provide power thru a failsafe relay that is energized to turn off lights and fan. Arrange circuits so that power to the lights and outlets on top and bottom of elevator shall n… 8.0 ELEVATOR MACHINE ROOMS A. Elevator machine rooms shall be sized to accommodate the elevator machine, controller, and other related equipment. It shall be possible to remove major equipment components of each elevator for repair without dismantling components of an adjacent… 9.0 ELEVATOR HOISTWAYS A. The interior face of the hoistway walls shall have a smooth, flush, and non-dust producing surface. Exposed spray-on fire proofing shall not be used in the elevator hoistway. 10.0 ELEVATOR PITS A. Provide two stop switches in the pit, 1220 mm (48 in.) above the bottom landing at the top of the pit ladder and 1220 mm (48 in.) above the pit floor adjacent to the pit ladder. 11.0 ELECTRICAL REQUIREMENTS A. Power Supply: |
| 9 | B. Emergency Power Supply: C. Fire Alarm Initiating Devices shall be installed in elevator lobbies, top of hoistways, and elevator machine rooms as required. D. Heat Detectors and Sprinklers shall meet the requirements of IBC, NFPA 13, and ASME A17.1. E. Provide a circuit breaker panel or disconnect switches capable of locking the disconnecting means in the off position in each machine room for emergency power circuit for car lights, fan and alarm, circuit for the machine room GFCI receptacles, cir… 12.0 DRAWINGS A. Separate architectural drawings shall be prepared for the transport systems. Elevator drawings shall show electrical services, materials, sizes, details, space conditions, etc., of hoistway enclosures, pits, cabs, entrances, machine rooms, and oth… B. The spaces shall be designed to accommodate the elevator equipment specified. C. Architectural drawings shall show reactions at point of elevator machine beams and buffer supports. Indicate impact loads. |
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