Department of Veterans Affairs
VA Space Planning Criteria (Chapter 248)
Washington, DC 20420
February 2007
C. Production Areas: Illustration Service
1. Workroom, Illustrator (MIST1) ............................................. 195 NSF (18.1 NSM)
Minimum NSF. Provide one if MMS or MMEC Expanded Core Program is in
Concept of Operations. Provide an additional 150 NSF for each Illustrator FTE
position greater than one.
The space provided accommodates manual and computer aided methods for the
creation and production of medical artwork. Typical equipment includes computer
workstation, drawing table, airbrush exhaust filter system and general storage
2. Illustration Preparation Room (MIST1) ..................................280 NSF (26 NSM)
Minimum NSF. Provide one if MMS or MMEC Expanded Core Program is in
Concept of Operations. Provide an additional 60 NSF for each Illustrator FTE
position greater than one.
This space accommodates large work surfaces and support equipment such as
lettering machines, mounting presses, mat cutters, flat files, graphic
enlarger/reducer, spray booth, paste-up/cutting table and large working surfaces.
3. Electronic Graphic Design
and Publishing (MIST1) .........................................................100 NSF (9.3 NSM)
Provide one if MMS or MMEC Expanded Core Program is in Concept of
Operations. Provide an additional 100 NSF for each Visual Information Specialist
FTE position greater than one.
This space accommodates the creation, layout and design for medical text. An
image processor with color and black and white output devices and scanner
peripherals will be used to generate the text.
D. Production Areas: Audiovisual Service
1. Video Editing / CCTV Control
Room Video Distribution (XXYYZ) ...................................... 250 NSF (23.2 NSM)
Minimum NSF. Provide one if MMS or MMCS Expanded Core Program is in
Concept of Operations. Provide an additional 100 NSF per each AV Specialist
FTE position greater than one. Provide an additional 100 NSF if CCTV/Satellite
is authorized. Provide an additional 50 NSF if computer video distribution is
authorized.
2. MATV / CCTV Distribution Headend (XXYYZ) .................... 150 NSF (14.0 NSM)
Provide one if MMS or MMCS Expanded Core Program is in Concept of
Operations.
Accommodates antennae array for MATV/CCTV facility distribution. Area
provides adequate space for various items that include, but are not limited to;
modulators, receivers, signal processors, amplifiers and monitors.
E. Production Areas: Central Copy Center Service:
1. Central Copy Center (XXYYZ) ............................................. 500 NSF (46.5 NSM)
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