Department of Veterans Affairs
VA Space Planning Criteria (265)
Washington, DC 20420
June 2006
Provide one if Expanded Service is authorized.
f.
Waiting Area (WRC01) ..................................................... 100 NSF (9.3 NSM)
Minimum NSF. Multiply the projected number of annual Audiology and Speech
Pathology clinical stops times 0.002 to calculate the number of seats; allocate 25
NSF for 20% of the calculated total number of seats for wheelchair accessible
waiting, and 15 NSF for the remaining 80%.
Audiology (AUD)
g. AUD: Office / Therapy Room (EXOS1).......................... 130 NSF (12.1 NSM)
Provide one if Expanded Service is authorized.
h. AUD: Group Therapy Room (OPMH1) .......................... 240 NSF (22.3 NSM)
Provide one if Expanded Service is authorized.
i.
AUD: Instrument Calibration and
Storage Room (SRCH1) ................................................. 140 NSF (13.0 NSM)
Provide one if Expanded Service is authorized.
j.
AUD: Suite, Audiometric Exam (PEHS4) ..................... 260 NSF (24.2 NSM0
Provide one if Expanded Service is authorized.
Additional suites must be justified on an individual project basis.
k. AUD: Booth, Audiometric Exam (PEHS1) .................... 130 NSF (12.1 NSM)
Provide one if Expanded Service is authorized.
l.
AUD: Immittance Room (TREN2) ...................................... 80 NSF (7.4 NSM)
Provide one if Expanded Service is authorized and if in Concept of Operations.
m. Electrophysiology Room (XXXX) .................................. 120 NSF (11.2 NSM)
Provide one if Expanded Service is authorized and if in Concept of Operations.
Authorized program official approval is required.
n. AUD: Hearing Aid Fabrication /
Modifying Room (HATL1) .............................................. 120 NSF (11.2 NSM)
Provide one if Expanded Service is authorized and if in Concept of Operations.
Authorized program official approval is required.
o. AUD: Posturography Room (EXRG3) ........................... 150 NSF (13.9 NSM)
Provide one if Expanded Service is authorized.
Authorized program official approval is required.
p. AUD: Vestibulography Room (EXEV1) ......................... 150 NSF (13.9 NSM)
Provide one if Expanded Service is authorized.
Authorized program official approval is required.
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