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Solution · Hospitals & healthcare
Hospitals that keep working after the earthquake
Steel frames for hospitals, medical arts buildings, clinics and laboratories – designed as essential facilities to NSCP 2015, fire-rated for healthcare occupancy and ready to grow.
- I = 1.5
- Essential-facility importance NSCP 2015
- Long spans
- Theatres & imaging
- Expandable
- Floors and wings
Essential facilities need essential engineering
Under NSCP 2015 a hospital is an essential facility. It is designed for larger seismic and wind forces than an ordinary building, with drift limits that protect partitions, medical gases and sensitive equipment. Steel braced and moment frames give the strength and ductility this requires with less weight on the foundations.
We work with your engineer of record and medical planners on equipment loads, vibration criteria for imaging and laboratories, and space for deep service zones above every corridor.
Applications
Healthcare buildings
01
General and specialty hospitals
Wards, theatres and diagnostics.
02
Medical arts buildings
Doctors' clinics beside the hospital.
03
Diagnostic and dialysis centres
Fast-track standalone buildings.
04
Laboratories
Vibration-controlled floors.
05
Medical schools
Teaching and simulation facilities.
06
Extensions
New floors and wings on existing campuses.
Codes & compliance
Designed for Philippine approval
The codes our engineers work to on Philippine projects – and the approvals your project team will obtain with our documents.
Philippines
- NSCP 2015 Vol. 1National Structural Code of the Philippines – loads, wind (Sec. 207), seismic (Sec. 208) and steel design
- AISC 360 / AISC 341Structural steel design and seismic provisions, as referenced by NSCP Chapter 5
- AISI S100Cold-formed steel members – purlins, girts and eave struts
- AWS D1.1Structural welding – procedures, welders and inspection
- ISO 12944Corrosion protection by paint systems, by corrosivity category C2–C5
- PD 1096 · RA 9514National Building Code and Fire Code of the Philippines (Revised IRR 2019)
- Engineer of record
- Plans and calculations signed and sealed by a Philippine-licensed civil or structural engineer for the building permit
- Fire safety
- Fire Safety Evaluation Clearance (FSEC) from the BFP before the permit; fire-resistance ratings per type of construction
Summary for orientation only – the project specification, the adopted code edition and the authority having jurisdiction govern.
Engineering
Growth without disruption
Hospitals change constantly. Steel frames make it practical to add floors, open new connections and carry new equipment – and much of the work can be prefabricated to keep noise and dust away from patients.
Delivery terms · Incoterms® 2020
Delivered on the terms you need
World Steel quotes ex-factory, free on board or delivered to your port or site. Export packing, documents and shipment from Ho Chi Minh City are part of our service.
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Frequently asked questions
Can you add floors to our existing hospital?
Where the existing structure and foundations allow it, yes. We check the building first and design a light steel extension.
What fire rating do hospital members need?
It depends on the type of construction and the Fire Code requirements for health facilities; we schedule ratings per member with your fire engineer.
Ready to price your building?
Send the layout, the site location and your target date. We reply with a frame concept, steel tonnage and a CIF or DDP price.