08/19/2026
Finding the Cure for Complex Life-Safety Challenges
Code compliance should support the design, not compete with it.
Cathryn Wickerham recently led the Batson Associates, Inc. team in in a Lunch and Learn focused on life-safety challenges in healthcare occupancies. The conversation covered opening protectives, elevator smoke containment, and design options that can address code requirements without losing sight of the architect's intent.
Healthcare projects bring complex conditions, and the right answer depends on the adopted code, occupancy, building configuration, and authority having jurisdiction. That is why early collaboration matters. When the design team can identify the code path before details are locked in, there is more room to coordinate a solution that is safe, practical, and visually appropriate.
We appreciate Batson Associates for making time for a thoughtful conversation and for continuing to put collaboration at the center of healthcare design.
Want to bring this conversation to your firm? Schedule a Maxson Lunch and Learn, or invite our fire and life-safety team into an early project discussion.
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