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ALERTS

Technical Information Library (TIL) - The source for VA's electronic Design and Construction Information

TIL Feedback - we welcome your suggestions at til@va.gov

Standards Alerts

This category of Alert serves to identify innovative and broad ranging Standards and Design processes and procedures that have a major impact on the VA's goal of delivering world-class facilities

  • Standards Alerts Index
  • 001 - VA Adoption of Building Information Modeling (BIM)
  • 002a - Standardization of Square Footage Space Definitions and Measurements for VA Facilities
  • 011 - Cardiovascular Laboratory Service Design Guide
  • 016 - Amalgam Separators
  • 017 - OIT Infrastructure Standard for Telecommunications Spaces
                                   Archived OIT Documents pertaining to this Alert
  • 018 - Green Building Certification Standard Update
  • 019 - Sterile Processing Service (SPS) and Logistics Service Design Guide
  • 020 - Energy Efficient Design Criteria Update 
  • 021 - Immediate Use Sterilization Room (ORSR1)
  • 022 - Heat Recovery/Heat Pump Chiller-Heaters, VA Consideration of

Design Alerts

Design Alerts are issued for the purpose of reducing construction change orders and for addressing other construction related issues.

Download all Design Alerts

General

  • 121 Mycobacterial Laboratories (BSL3 Labs) Architectural and Engineering Controls Update
  • 149 Patient Privacy and Women Veterans' Health, Design For
  • 142 Patient Safety in VHA Bathrooms - updated 11/1/2014
  • 147 VA Project Design Principles
  • 148 VA Standards Application & User Design Input Requirements
  • 150 Testing, Adjusting, and Balancing Firm Certification
  • 153 Biosafety Level 3 (BSL-3) Architectural and Engineering Considerations Update
  • 154 Interstitial Space - Interim Guidance
  • SA017 See Standards Alert 017

Architecture

  • 149 Patient Privacy and Women Veterans' Health, Design For
  • 152 Medical Gases for Surgical ORs and Endovascular Procedure Rooms
  • 154 Interstitial Space - Interim Guidance

Electrical Engineering

  • None at this time

Elevators

  • None at this time

HVAC Engineering

  • 150 Testing, Adjusting, and Balancing Firm Certification

Physical Security & Resiliency

  • None at this time

Plumbing Engineering

  • 152 Medical Gases for Surgical ORs and Endovascular Procedure Rooms

Steam Generation/Distribution

  • 151 Cast Iron Fittings/Valve Housings, Prohibition of Use in High and Medium Pressure Steam Distribution Systems

Structural Engineering

  • None at this time

Telecommunications Systems

  • SA017 See Standards Alert 017

 

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