550
Laws and Regulations: VA Construction Standards
554.1.7
Non-System Items
Thermal insulation of exterior wall
31-1
Roof isolation
31-2
Ceramic title
42-1
Pneumatic tube systems
307-1
Water softening
406-1
Dietetic equipment
502-1, 502-2
Refrigeration equipment for HVC
651-1
Central plant
700-1, 700-2
Alarm system
801-7
Remote dictating system
806-1
Antenna system
813-1
Entertainment system
814-1
850-1
850-2
Laundry equipment, women's psychiatric ward
CD-12
Window curtains
CD-24
Details regarding handicapped
CD-28
Roof decks
CD-29,
Standards and codes
CD-30, FPS-12
Curtain walls
CD-31
Electrostatic shielding
CD-33
Windows
CD-35
Roof structures
CD-38
Dietetic equipment exhaust
FPS-4
Cooling towers
FPS-13
Laundry chutes
FPS-14
Fire protection
FPS-12, FPS-16
Trash chutes
FPS-18
Fire alarm systems
FPS-19
554.2
DISCREPANCIES
554.2.1
Construction Standard 4-2 implies that prestressed concrete construction
should not be used in seismic areas. If applied within the system rules for
the Prototype Design, there is no engineering reason why prestressing
should be used anywhere in the country. Prestressed concrete may in
fact be expected to usually provide the most economical detailed design
solution.
554.2.2
CD-15 implies that concrete floors slabs must either be monolithic or have
a toping slab of 1-1/2 inches. The Prototype Design calls for a three-inch
topping slab to simplify and expedite original construction and particularly
to facilitate adaptability in relocation of items requiring depressions.
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