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that current trends in the health care industry are
Radiology
1.6
addressed and that the completed Space
Rehabilitation Medicine Service
1.35
Program addresses the needs of the VA. The
Respiratory Care
1.4
addition of a planning and design consultant can
Supply Processing & Distribution
1.3
aid in providing the justification for variance from
Supply Warehouse (A&MM)
1.1
the Handbook.
Surgical Service
1.7
At this point in the programming process, it is
The building grossing factor for an OPC should
customary [see PG-18-15 A/E Submittal Guide]
be within 1.10 to 1.30. The building factor is
to provide a tabular Space-Accounting Summary
applied to the total of the department gross
Table with columns entitled:
areas to arrive at an estimate of the total gross
area for the building. The building gross area
Departmental Function
may be used in determining the site area
H-7610 Requirements
required for the OPC.
Approved Space Program [Net Square Feet
(NSF)]
Total DGSF
Conversion
Variance Between H-7610 and Approved
Factor for
Space Program
Building
Departmental Conversion Factor
Gross
Planned Departmental Gross Square Feet
<12,500
1.1
Column Totals
12,500 to 80,000
1.2
Total Project Net to Gross Factor
>80,000
1.3
An example of this can be found in Appendix A.
An initial approximation of the net usable area
Recommended conversion factors (grossing
may be obtained from the total of the
factors) as previously published in VA Space
department net areas by applying a factor of
Planning Criteria and Program Guides are:
1.38. Establish the final range of net usable
area from the Conceptual Plans.
Departments
Approved
Factor
Guidance on the functional relationships of the
Ambulatory Care
1.65
individual spaces and departments in the OPC is
Audiology
1.55
provided in the narratives and diagrams in
Canteen
1.2
Handbook 7610, the Design Guide Plates issued
Cardiology Lab
1.5
with this Guide, and other Design Guides
Clinical Services Administration
1.3
available from the VA TIL [see Introduction to
Dental
1.55
Design Guide Plates below].
Dermatology Clinic
1.65
Dialysis
1.5
LAYOUT
Education Facilities
1.3
Conceptual Floor Plan
EEG
1.5
The Conceptual Plans to be issued with the SFO
Engineering
1.3
shall be designed from the Space Program and
ENT
1.65
any special needs identified for the project.
Eye Clinic
1.6
Since the Lessor will use the Conceptual Plans
GU Clinic
1.65
provided by VA to produce the final layout
Information Resources
1.3
drawings for the clinic, the space/functional
Management (ADP)
relationships and design concepts shown on
Laboratory (Pathology)
1.4
these drawings require careful consideration.
Lockers, Lounges, Toilets (LLTS)
1.2
Lobby
1.2
The level of detail for the Conceptual Floor
Medical Administration Service
1.3
Plans should be similar to "developmental plans"
Mental Health Clinic
1.5
or "schematic block plans (S-1)" as described in
Orthopedic Clinic
1.65
A/E Submission Instructions PG-18-15 Volume
Pharmacy
1.3
B. http://www.va.gov/facmgt/ae/submission.asp
Prosthetics
1.25
The Conceptual Plans should include the
Psychology
1.4
following characteristics:
VA DESIGN GUIDE
LEASE BASED OUTPATIENT CLINICS
SECTION 5-2
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