
VAULT Pandemic Resilience Infrastructure Spec
Owner: Trill Walker (CSO) Marketing lead: Tia Dunn Founder + face: Taj Hines Doc status: v1.0, 2026-07-28
1. HVAC and air quality
Cross-reference: 07_OPERATIONS/03_HVAC_CLEANING.md for maintenance schedules, cleaning SOPs, and vendor list.
Filtration
- MERV 14 filters minimum throughout the building. This is the highest MERV rating standard commercial HVAC will handle without a static-pressure upgrade, and it captures particles down to 0.3 micron at approximately 75 percent efficiency.
- HEPA filtration (H13 grade) in recovery zone, pole studio, private studios, and cabanas. These are the smaller, higher-humidity, higher-breath-rate spaces where filtration matters most.
- Filters changed on a written schedule (see 07_OPERATIONS/03_HVAC_CLEANING.md). MERV 14 every 90 days, HEPA every 180 days, both accelerated during high-particulate periods (wildfire smoke, high pollen).
UV-C in ducts
- UV-C germicidal lamps installed in the supply and return ducts of every major air handler unit.
- Wavelength 254 nm, positioned for full duct coverage.
- Vendor benchmark: American Ultraviolet, Steril-Aire, or UV Resources. Recommendation: Steril-Aire for the commercial support and Charlotte-area installer network.
- Lamps replaced annually. Log kept by facilities lead.
Needlepoint bipolar ionization
- Installed on the main air handlers.
- Vendor: Global Plasma Solutions (GPS) or AtmosAir. Recommendation: AtmosAir for the third-party test data quality.
- Ionization output monitored via the building management system, alerts on drop below spec.
ACH (air changes per hour) targets by zone
- Main floor (group class): 8 ACH minimum, 10 target.
- Pole studio: 10 ACH.
- Private studios (each): 8 ACH.
- Cabanas: 10 ACH.
- Recovery zone (sauna, cold plunge adjacencies, contrast room, red light): 12 ACH.
- Locker rooms: 15 ACH.
- Restrooms: 12 ACH.
- Cafe + lounge: 6 ACH.
- Retail area: 6 ACH.
- Rooftop: independent path, natural + mechanical, no shared duct with interior.
Rooftop independence is a deliberate resilience design: a partial interior closure or contamination event keeps the rooftop operable without cross-contamination risk.
CO2 monitoring
- Aranet4 or Kaiterra Sensedge Mini sensors in every training space and lounge.
- Real-time dashboard visible to GM and Ops Director on the staff app.
- Alerts if any space exceeds 800 ppm for more than 10 minutes.
- Members do not see the dashboard, but the CO2 spec informs how full a class can be scheduled.
2. Touchless everything
The default state of every interaction that could otherwise be a shared touch point.
Doors
- Main entrance: automatic sliding, NFC + BLE access from the app (see 09_DIGITAL_PLATFORM/00_APP_SPEC.md).
- Interior doors between major zones: automatic swing, motion or NFC triggered.
- Restroom stall doors: foot-operated pull, plus hover-open indicator lights so nobody grabs a handle to check.
- Locker doors: NFC on the same reader system as building access, no shared combination pad ever.
Water
- Water bottle refill stations: touchless motion sensor, filtered chilled + room temperature. Vendor: Elkay ezH2O Liv Pro or Oasis PGV8ACSL. Recommendation: Elkay for the commercial serviceability.
- Drinking fountains removed entirely. Refill stations only.
Faucets
- Sensor-activated everywhere, all sink types (locker, restroom, cafe prep, retail). Vendor: Sloan Optima or Kohler Beam. Recommendation: Sloan Optima for the reliability record and Charlotte-area service.
Soap and hand hygiene
- Sensor-activated foam soap dispensers, refilled from bulk containers with sealed cartridges to avoid contamination.
- Vendor: GOJO PROVON sensor line or Deb Stoko. Recommendation: GOJO PROVON.
- Complementary alcohol-based hand sanitizer stations at every zone transition, same sensor mechanism.
Toilets
- Sensor flush, no shared handle.
- Vendor: Kohler or Toto commercial line, sensor flush package.
3. Individual delivery, not shared bins
The luxury opportunity here is that the pandemic-resilience move and the 5-star hospitality move are the same move.
Towels
- Every member receives fresh, folded, individually delivered towels at the front desk or in the locker prior to class.
- Full-size cotton towel, hand towel, and cold face towel presented in a stacked set on a small brass tray.
- Sizes: standard, oversized (Studio + Black Card), and post-shower luxury robe (Black Card).
- No open communal towel bins on the floor. Ever.
- Used towels dropped into concealed, sealed bins with foot-pedal open.
Product
- Apothecary line (see 08_RETAIL_APPAREL) delivered in the locker in single-use, refillable brass caddies with the member’s chosen products.
- Bulk shared shampoo, conditioner, body wash pumps removed entirely.
- Face cloth, single-use, cotton, presented on a marble tray.
Amenity kit
- Members can request a custom amenity kit for their locker: deodorant, dry shampoo, face mist, hair oil, chapstick, comb, toothbrush + travel paste.
- Restocked based on individual usage pattern, not a generic once-a-week refill.
4. Locker strategy
Private lockers vs open bench
Black Card and Studio members receive a private locker, permanently assigned or booked for the visit. Access members use daily-assigned lockers from a private bank, never an open bench with hooks.
No open bench with hooks. Ever. This is a resilience decision and a luxury decision fused.
- Private lockers: full-height, black oak veneer over aluminum frame, brass hardware, NFC lock, internal LED strip, ventilation slot to the HVAC return so contents air out between visits.
- Assigned Black Card lockers include a personalized brass nameplate.
- Bank of daily-assigned Access lockers: identical build quality, allocated on tap-in at the front desk, wiped and reset between users.
- Locker rooms have their own ACH target (15 ACH, see above) and separate mechanical air path.
5. Cleanable surfaces
The rule: every surface a member could touch is non-porous or sealed. No untreated wood, no fabric except intentionally cleaned upholstery.
Marble
- Honed Calacatta Vagli or Bianco Carrara on high-touch counters (front desk, cafe bar, retail counter, locker room vanities).
- Sealed annually with StoneTech Advanced or a comparable food-safe sealer.
- Cleaned with a marble-safe pH-neutral cleaner (Method Daily Granite adjacent or a commercial equivalent like ProLift).
Brass
- Solid brass (not brass-plated) on all fixtures, handles, trays.
- Cleaned daily with a mild soap, once weekly with Wright’s Silver Cream or Brasso.
- Antimicrobial by nature (brass ions are hostile to a lot of pathogens), which is a quiet resilience feature.
Oak
- Black oak (fumed oak or ebonized oak) on locker fronts, wall paneling, ceiling accents.
- Sealed with Rubio Monocoat or Osmo Polyx-Oil in a matte finish.
- Cleaned with a dry microfiber daily, damp microfiber weekly.
Other surfaces
- Countertops in back-of-house prep: quartz (Caesarstone or Silestone) for the non-porous, food-safe surface.
- Flooring: honed marble in high-touch entry + retail, sealed concrete in main floor (with cushioned zones for training), engineered oak in lounge, sealed rubber in the pole studio.
- Upholstery: performance leather (Ultrafabrics or Sunbrella Renaissance) on all lounge seating. Fabric that looks like linen but wipes down and stands up to hospital-grade cleaner. No untreated linen anywhere in member-facing seating.
Cleaning products approved
- Standard daily cleaner: Bioesque Botanical Disinfectant Solution (EPA-registered, botanical-based, safe on marble, brass, oak, leather, glass).
- Backup hospital-grade: Oxivir Tb (Diversey) for deep clean nights.
- Never bleach on marble or brass.
- Full SOP and product list in 07_OPERATIONS/03_HVAC_CLEANING.md.
6. Rooftop-specific infrastructure
- Independent HVAC + air path (see above).
- Retractable enclosure (Openaire or Roll-A-Cover) for weather + emergency isolation.
- Independent power circuit + generator backup so the rooftop stays live during a partial outage.
- Independent water line for the rooftop rinse station.
- Independent WiFi access point + private network segment.
7. Monitoring + reporting
- Building management system (Johnson Controls Metasys or Siemens Desigo CC) dashboards for HVAC, filtration, ACH, CO2, UV-C, ionization.
- Access + occupancy logs from HID Origo Mobile Access feed into the same dashboard.
- Weekly resilience report to CSO and Ops Director.
- Monthly resilience summary to Taj.
8. Sign-off
Founder + face approval: Taj Hines CSO: Trill Walker Marketing Director: Tia Dunn Ops Director: TBD, hire Q1 2027 Facilities Lead: TBD, hire Q2 2027