June 99
assembly and should be in harmony with the existing
environment. Proposal for use of relatively untried
materials or of unusual methods of construction, however,
shall be discussed with the Office of Facilities Management
and the NCA Technical Support Service as early as
possible.
1.7
BUILDING ENVELOPE ENERGY CONSERVATION
DESIGN:
a.
Building envelope refers to building elements which
enclose conditioned spaces and through which
thermal energy is transmitted to or from the outdoors.
A building envelope includes excludes exterior walls,
windows, exterior doors, roof/ceiling, peripheral edges
of floors over heated spaces, floors over unheated
spaces, slab-on grade floors and foundation walls.
b.
Follow the criteria in section 2.0, "Scope" of ASHRAE
Standard 90, Energy Conservation in New Building
Design.
c.
For the design of building envelopes, follow the criteria
for thermal loss and gain stated in the latest edition of
ASHREA STANDARD 90, Section 4.0, "Exterior
Envelope". In applying ASHREA Standards 90, use
double glazed windows where the outdoor heating
design temperature is -4C (25F) dry bulb or lower to
prevent condensation on window glass at the 22C
(72F) dry bulb, 30% relative humidity inside design
temperature.
1.8
SEISMIC DESIGN: Design cemetery facilities in
accordance with the seismic provisions of the current
Uniform Building Code and local building code.
2.
DRAWINGS:
2.1
Refer to DRAWINGS (ATTACHMENT) in this criteria for
general requirements and classification of drawings.
2.2
Refer to VA Equipment Reference Manual, Program Guide
PG-18-6, and the Equipment Guide List, Program Guide
7610 for the proper symbols for all fixed items of
equipment.
2.3
Show plumbing fixture symbols (numbers) on plumbing
drawings only, not on architectural drawings.
VA Design Guide -- National Cemetery Administration
Page 5 -3
Previous Page
