Johnson Controls Protects New Forth Valley Royal Hospital
The Forth Valley Royal Hospital is the largest National Health Service facility ever built in Scotland. The hospital spans 4,000 rooms with 25 wards. With such a large building, it was vital to have an effective and robust fire detection system in place to protect patients, staff, and visitors. The system also needed to communicate with a fleet of transportation robots to prevent them from entering a danger zone in the event of a fire. And the hospital wanted a solution that would minimize disruptive and potentially dangerous false alarms.
This case study demonstrates Johnson Controls' ability to help design, plan, and install a system using 28 MX2-211 fire panels, 5,300 smoke detectors, and four FM200 extinguishing systems. In addition, over 2,500 smoke fire dampers were installed, with an electronic control module. Should a fire occur, these dampers close automatically to stop the spread of smoke and fumes into adjacent areas.