110
The Prototype Design: Building Subsystems
113.5
DESIGN SPECIFICITY
113.5.1
The Basic Design
It is the intent of the Prototype Design to have nationwide applicability.
Also, it is presently limited to the use of whatever building products are
available for each job, since special products have not been developed for
the system. No single highly specific building system could be expected
to be consistently cost-effective in all possible situations, so the design
decisions concerning "fixed characteristics" are only of the type which can
reasonably be made in advance of specific construction projects.
113.5.2
Generic Design Options
Within the constraints established by the basic design decisions for each
subsystem, a limited number of alternative types of solution has been
identified. For example, in response to the performance requirements, the
only presently adequate basic class of mechanical system is all-air, within
which generic options have been limited to the single-duct and the dual-
duct types. The choice between these options, and the detailed design of
either, must be performed by the VA and the A/E on a local basis.
113.5.3
Detailed Designs
The detailed design of the various subsystems, including selection of
component products, is most effectively executed by the A/E who can
respond to the special conditions of a particular site and program. The
Prototype Design has gone as far as practical toward making time-
consuming decisions and simplifying assumptions in advance without
unnecessarily constraining design freedom.
1 - 11
Previous Page
