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Summary: Scope
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SCOPE
The scope of this project has been limited to the first four activities
described above (Section 612.7). The design and construction of a
demonstration hospital is presently under consideration by the Veterans
Administration to allow commencement of the fifth activity and thus
provide a field test of the principles of systems integration.
The project was also limited in the following ways:
1. Only six building subsystems were under direct study: structure,
ceiling, partitions, heating-ventilating-cooling, plumbing distribution and
electrical power distribution,
2. only building products already in production are utilized in the design,
3. it has been assumed that the building system will be used exclusively
for new construction,
4. the design had to conform to all federal procurement regulations, laws,
and budget policies, and all VA construction standards and planning
criteria, except as specifically authorized by the VA, and
5. the system had to be capable of effective application anywhere in the
United States.
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