and residents' toilets in domiciliaries. Other than the 10%
required to follow UFAS, double upswing grab-bars will be used at
each accessible water closet.
24.3
Other more specific VA accessibility requirements that differ from
UFAS are given in PG-18-13, "Barrier Free Design Guide".
25.
ROOM NUMBERING:
25.1
Work closely with the facility to establish the room numbering
system to be used for the new or remodeled space, since change in
room numbers late in the design and construction process is a sure
cause of confusion and error. The VA Environmental Graphics Design
Program Guide, dated July 1996, provides sign types for room
numbering.
25.2
Designate the main entrance lobby as the first floor level and
identified by the number "1". Identify the level immediately
below the first floor by the letter "B". If there is more than
one level below the first floor, designate them B1, B2, B3, etc.,
with B1 being the level immediately below the first floor level.
If there are any penthouse floors, continue the floor numbering
system, such as 7, 8, and 9. Designate parking floors in a
building the same way as basement, except using the letter "P"
instead of "B".
25.3
Divide each floor or level into a convenient number of areas
beginning with the letter "A". Determine the size of the areas by
the configuration of the building, the number of rooms in the
area, and the location of main corridors, which should be used as
area borders. Since the size and location of departments may
change, use the main corridors, and not departments, to establish
area borders. Once the area designations have been set, each area
shall continue that designation through the entire height of the
building. This means that the area designation on each floor must
be coordinated with other floors.
25.4
The configuration of the
building may be such that the upper
floors will contain only
Areas "A" and "D", or "A", "C" and "D."
Make an effort, however,
to maintain a continuous area designation
such as "A", "B", "C" on
the upper floors.
25.5
Room numbers will start with the number 100 in each area. The
range of room numbers available in each area shall be 100 - 999.
At the point of entry into the area from the elevator lobby, trace
the most likely path of travel throughout the area in general
clockwise direction, assigning the room numbers in alternate
sequence across the corridor. Designate inner rooms by a letter
subscript.
25.6
For rooms along short dead-end corridors or corridors terminated
by an exit, number consecutively down one side of the corridor
toward the dead end and up the other side to the starting point.
25.7
system and are not to be included in the general numbering.
Designate stairs as Stair 1, Stair 2, etc. Designate corridors as
C1-2, C3-8, etc. The letter "C" represents the corridor and the
first number represents the floor. The second number indicates
the particular corridor. Number the elevators as Elevator No. P-1
(Passenger), Elevator No. S-1 (Service), etc.
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