Be Prepared…

Mills Peninsula Hospital is designed to withstand an 8.0 earthquake, maintain functionality without connection to the grid, and monitor, in real time, the 17 electrical systems that are essential to hospital functionality.  Below are some of the features that make it all possible.

The shot below is taken inside of the 40,000 Gallon, cast-in-place, domestic water tank that will supply the hospital with drinking water in the event of grid failure.  Inside the tank, water is constantly circulated through the inner wall, shown below, to prevent bacteria growth.

From Engineering Details

The Structural Engineers Association of California deemed Mills a “Landmark Structure” because of its base isolation system.

From Drawings

We modeled all the MEP systems and seismic clearances in 3D

From Drawings

To ensure a smooth installation in the field

From Drawings

The 40,000 gallon fuel-oil tank pictured below is the largest fiberglass tank in Northern California and contains enough diesel to power the Hospitals three 21KW generators for up to five days. Emergency power is programmed to shed loads sequentially based on their vitality to Hospital operations and the amount of fuel remaining in the tank.

From Construction

Industrial sized boilers, pictured here within the Hospitals self-contained Central Utility Plant, feed hot water into the hydronic system.

From Engineering Details

With absolutely no re-circulated air, this HEPA filter is essential to ensure air cleanliness prior to its discharge into the atmosphere.

From Engineering Details

The RF shield pictured below isolates imaging equipment from external interference and ensures MRI image precision in both the Hospital’s 3T and 1.5T MRI suites.

From Engineering Details

In the hospital’s crawl-space, linear viscous dampeners (large shock absorbers), are positioned between the base isolated structure and the fixed foundation to limit the buildings displacement during a large quake.

From Engineering Details