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- Asbestos
- Commissioning Process
- Fire & Safety
- Harm Prevention
- Healing Environments
- Innovative 21st Century Building Environments for VA Healthcare Delivery
- Metric
- Physical Security & Resiliency
- Retro-Commissioning Process
- Room Finishes
- Signage and Wayfinding
- Telecommunications Systems Infrastructure Standards and Design
- Tuberculosis Facility Guidance
- VA Hospital Building System Development Study
Asbestos
- Asbestos Abatement Specifications
- Asbestos Abatement Design Manual
- VA Asbestos Directives and Handbook
Commissioning Process
- Whole Building Commissioning Process Manual Summary of Changes
- compressed file with Cx Manual and Appendix templates in Word and Excel
Also see Retro Commissioning Process
and Natl Cemetery Admin Commissioning Process
Fire & Safety
- Advisory Committee on Structural Safety of VA Facilities
- Fire Protection Design Manual
- Qualifications and Scope of Services for Project Fire Protection Engineer
- Construction Projects Fire Code Compliance Process
- A/E Design Submission Requirements/Instructions
- Specifications:
- A/E Review Checklists
- Design Manuals
Harm Prevention
- Architectural Design Manual - Section 4.33
- Parking Design Manual - Section 7-6
- Mental Health Design Guide
Healing Environments
Metric
- VA Directive 0100 Metric Transition Plan Implementation and Guidance
- VA Handbook 0100 Metric Transition Plan (Implementation Procedures)
- Metric Guide for Federal Construction
- M2, Metric Design Guide
- Newsletters
Physical Security and Resiliency
Retro-Commissioning Process
- Retro-Commissioning Process Manual
- compressed file with RetroCx Manual and Appendix templates in Word and Excel
Room Finishes
- PG 18-14 Room Finishes, Door, and Hardware Schedule
Telecommunications Systems Infrastructure Standards and Design
- Infrastructure Standard for Telecommunications Spaces (ISTS) - v4.0, June 1, 2023 (OIT document) Primary telecommunications reference for data center specifications and design templates - Change Summary
- Appendix A - Request for Variance
- Appendix B - OIT Design Guide Templates for Critical Infrastructure in Telecommunications Spaces (Clinical and Non-clinical Environments)
- Archived Infrastructure Standard for Telecommunications Spaces - v3.1, July 1, 2021 (OIT document) Primary telecommunications reference for data center specifications and design templates - Change Summary
- Older Archived ISTS Versions
- PG-18-10 Telecommunications and Special Telecom Systems Design Manual - February 2016 (CFM document)
- PG-18-12 Office of Information and Technology Design Guide - February 2011 (CFM document) Secondary telecommunications reference
- Refer to Standards Alert 017 - OIT Infrastructure Standard for Telecommunications Spaces (CFM document) for implementation of these standards
- Archived OIT Documents pertaining to Standards Alert 017
Tuberculosis Facility Guidance