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47.5 MB - The Whole Building Design Guide

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Figure 4-4:Penthouse at the WestJefferson Medical CenterFigure 4-5:Canopy soffit damage atWest Jefferson MedicalCenterAt Louisiana State University Hospital, the emergency generatorsin the basement were flooded and shut down, which put theentire hospital out of commission. Similarly, all the major mechanicalequipment in Charity Hospital in New Orleans was in thebasement, including fifteen 5,000-watt emergency generators. <strong>The</strong>hospital had to be evacuated soon after the basement flooded andthe emergency power supply failed. Touro Infirmary, however, hadthe emergency power generators located on the third floor. Thisallowed them to run most of the critical systems, including the4-10 OBSERVATIONS ON THE PERFORMANCE OF CRITICAL FACILITIES

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