Seismically Certified Q-PAC Fan Delivers 100% Resilient Airflow to Protect Patient Environments and Minimize Downtime for Critical Care Facilities
Q-PAC, a leader in the design and manufacturing of commercial HVAC fan systems, highlights the Q-PAC Multimotor Plenum Fan (MPF), engineered to keep air handlers in healthcare facilities running without interruption so critical spaces stay operating. Built for the industry’s 24/7 demands, the Q-PAC Fan is a total fan system that eliminates single points of failure and helps hospital facility teams support patient care environments without downtime.
When legacy belt-driven fans fail, operating rooms and patient rooms can be taken offline, triggering audits, delaying procedures, and risking patient care. The Q-PAC Fan is built to operate as a single fan with a multiple motor design that keeps air moving with 100% resilience to eliminate the risk of catastrophic failure. Even if a single motor falters, the fan continues to provide airflow with 24/7 uptime so that rooms stay in service and facility teams are not scrambling for emergency solutions. The direct drive EC motor design eliminates bearings and grease from the airstream, reducing mechanical particulates that could otherwise add to the airborne load in critical care areas. This helps support infection prevention strategies that rely on clean, consistent airflow and stable pressurization.
For hospitals in high-seismic regions, the Q-PAC Fan is covered under HCAI Special Seismic Certification Preapproval OSP-0875, giving owners a seismically certified fan designed to stay anchored and keep operating, for demands up to the certified seismic limits that have been identified for a Q-PAC Fan. The complete fan—frame, Fan Controller, and all plug fan models—and accessory Q-PAC Control Panel was shake-table tested to ICC-ES AC156 and certified for use under IBC 2024 and CBC 2025, providing a clear, code-based path for both new construction and retrofit air handlers in essential facilities.
Q-PAC also designed the Q-PAC Fan to minimize installation friction in existing hospital buildings. The modular, compact frame and lightweight, hand-carryable components make it an ideal solution when access and space challenges exist. The Q-PAC Fan can be easily moved through stairways, elevators, and narrow doorways, and can be assembled inside mechanical rooms, helping hospitals replace aging fans without major structural work, downtime, or crane lifts. For air handlers that already have seismic preapproval with a fan array, the Q-PAC Fan can often be applied as an equivalent preapproved ECM fan solution when the mounting support is comparable, simplifying design review and inspection while modernizing performance.
To support hospital teams when downtime is not an option, Q-PAC offers a 48-Hour Quick Build option for the Q-PAC Fan. This allows a complete fan to be configured, built, and shipped in as little as two days in the event of a catastrophic failure. Standard lead time for the Q-PAC Fan is about three weeks for planned upgrades. Every Q-PAC Fan arrives pre-wired and labeled as a complete kit, reducing coordination, shortening install time, and minimizing disruption inside active healthcare facilities.
Once in operation, the Q-PAC Fan gives hospital facility teams full visibility into system performance through the Q-PAC Fan Controller, which consolidates data and communication into a single connection point. Airflow, motor status, and fan alarms are available on demand without extra software, making it easier to verify performance, document compliance, and respond quickly when conditions change across critical zones.
For more information on the Q-PAC Fan, visit the Q-PAC website today.
About Q-PAC
Q-PAC designs and manufactures advanced commercial HVAC fans. The flagship product, the Q-PAC Fan, is the industry’s first multimotor plenum fan (MPF). Designed as a smarter alternative to traditional fan arrays and blowers, the Q-PAC Fan is a fully integrated solution that offers built-in redundancy, fast installation, and compatibility with modern building automation systems. Q-PAC is committed to helping facility engineers and managers solve airflow challenges with ease. Learn more at www.q-pac.com
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