Department of Veterans Affairs
VA Space Planning Criteria (Chapter 238)
Washington, DC 20420
February 2007
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FUNCTIONAL RELATIONSHIPS
Relationship of Fiscal Service to services listed below:
TABLE 1: FUNCTIONAL RELATIONSHIP MATRIX
SERVICES
RELATIONSHIP
REASON
Dental Service
3
Dietetic Service - Admin. Office
3
Fiscal Service
3
Main Lobby & Information
3
Personnel Service
3
Supply Svc. - Administration
3
Environmental Management - Admin
4
Chaplain Service
4
Engineering Svc. - Admin Off
4
Laboratory
4
Mas - Admin. Offices
4
Medical Media
4
Nursing Service - Admin
4
Parking Facilities
4
Social Work Svc. - Admin. Off
4
Drug Dependency Clinic
X
Laboratory - Autopsy Suite
X
Research Svc. - Animal Research
X
Reasons:
Legend:
(Use as many as appropriate)
Relationship
A. Common use of resources
B. Accessibility of supplies
1. Adjacent
C. Urgency of contact
2. Close / Same Floor
D. Noise or vibration
3. Close / Different Floor
E. Presence of odors or fumes
Acceptable
F. Contamination hazard
4. Limited Traffic
G. Sequence of work
X. Separation Desirable
H. Patient's convenience
I. Frequent contact
J. Need for security
K. Others (specify)
L. Closeness inappropriate
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