June 15, 1988
VA HANDBOOK 7610 (823)
Conventional
Modular System
(2) Mail Unit ................................................................................................55.7 NSM (600 NSF)
55.7 NSM (600 NSF)
This area will receive, sort and distribute all incoming mail. It
will also perform the same functions for outgoing mail.
Additional space will only be provided with proper
justification. See "Design Considerations" Note h.
(3) Office, Clerks and Messengers ........................................................ 2.8 NSM ( 30 NSF)
2.8 NSM ( 30 NSF)
(4) Publication Unit .................................................................................... 0.8 NSM ( 9 NSF)
0.8 NSM ( 9 NSF)
(Storage of Station Forms).................................................................... per shelving unit
per shelving unit
(a) Employee................................................................................................ 7.4 NSM ( 80 NSF)
6.7 NSM ( 72 NSF)
(Publications Clerk)
(5) Breakdown Area...................................................................................23.3 NSM (250 NSF)
23.3 NSM (250 NSF)
This area will accept all deliveries and will break the
containers into more manageable quantities for storage and
delivery.
(6) Records Management Activity
(a) Storage, Active Records (Letter Size) .............................................. 0.7 NSM ( 7 NSF)
0.7 NSM ( 7 NSF)
per cabinet
per cabinet
(b) Storage, Inactive Records
(Contains boxed and stored records.) ................................................ 0.8 NSM ( 9 NSF)
0.8 NSM ( 9 NSF)
per shelving unit
per shelving unit
(7) Central Reproduction Activity............................................................ 42.7 NSM (460 NSF) 42.7 NSM (460 NSF)
This area will contain the basic equipment necessary for a
centralized reproduction area. e.g., printing press, multilith
machine, large copy cameras, supplies. etc. See "Design
Considerations," note i. Additional space will only be
provided with proper justification.
5. OPERATING RATIONALE (OR BASIS OF CRITERIA)
These criteria were developed in concert with the Veterans Benefits Administration. They represent an input from the
field, program officials and central office personnel. They also represent a distillation of many factors: existing VBA facilities,
correction of space inadequacies, technological innovations and projected program requirements.
It is recognized that VBA functions, requirements and the physical variations of buildings will cause deviations in
determining the amount of space assigned and its division into private, semiprivate, open areas, or other uses.
6. DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS
a. Provide private rooms for the Division Chief, Assistant Division Chief and other noisy distracting areas where movable
partitions are inadequate, for example, Reproduction, Teletype and Centralized Transcription Units and Mail Unit. All other
areas will utilize the open office planning concept.
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