Department of Veterans Affairs
VA Space Planning Criteria (Chapter 402)
Washington, DC 20420
February 2007
E Employee Education System Self-directed Training Rooms capacity should be based
on:
Operating days per year x Room Efficiency Factor
= Number of Single
Required Training Hours
EES Spaces
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The general planning model for VA facilities assumes 250 Operating Days per
Year and 8 Hours of Operation per Day. Room capacity will fluctuate as hours of
operation are modified, i.e., additional capacity may be generated by extending
the daily hours of operation within the same physical setting.
2
The Basic Room Efficiency Factor is 75%.
3
Federal Employees Require a minimum of 40 hours of training per year
4
PROGRAM DATA REQUIRED (Input Data Questions)
A Mission Input Data Statements
1 Is an Associate Chief of Staff (ACOS) FTE position authorized? (M)
2 Is a Chief Resident of Medical, Surgical, Neurological Services FTE position
authorized? (M)
3 Is a Chief Resident of Mental Health and Behavioral Sciences Services FTE
position authorized? M)
4 Is a Laboratory for House Staff and Students-Medical Services authorized? (M)
5 Is a Nursing Instructor FTE position for Medical, Surgical and Neurological
Nursing Unit Education space? (M)
6 Is a Student Workroom Office authorized for Medical, Surgical and Neurological
Nursing Unit Education space? (M)
7 Is a Nursing Instructor FTE position authorized for Mental Health, Behavior
Sciences, and Substance Abuse Nursing Unit Education space? (M)
8 Is a Student Workroom Office authorized for Mental Health, Behavior Sciences,
and Substance Abuse Nursing Unit Education space? (M)
9 Is a Projection Booth for the Auditorium authorized? (M)
10 Is a Rear Projection Room for the Auditorium authorized? (M)
B Workload Input Data Statements
1 How many Medical, Surgical and Neurological Patient Beds are projected? (W)
2 How many total patient beds are projected? (W)
3 How many Medical, Surgical, Neurological Nursing Units are projected? (W)
4 How many Mental Health, Behavior Sciences, and Substance Abuse Nursing
Units are projected? (W)
C Staffing Input Data Statements
1 How many Clerk FTE positions are authorized? (S)
2 How many Medical, Surgical, and Neurological House Staff FTE positions are
authorized? (S)
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