FINAL DRAFT 9-26-95
REVISED FEBRUARY 1997
Introduction
The Guide Plates contained in the Pulmonary
The Pulmonary Medicine Service Design
Medicine Service Design Guide are intended
Guide is intended to be a graphic
as illustrations of VA's furniture, equipment
consolidation of existing Department of
and personnel space needs. They are not
Veterans Affairs standards and criteria. It
meant to limit design opportunities.
contains data from the following sources:
This Design Guide is not intended to be
PG-18-1, Master Construction
project-specific. While it does contain the
Specifications
vast majority of spaces required in Pulmonary
Medicine Service, it is not possible to foresee
H-18-3, Construction Standards
all future requirements. Additional support
spaces can be found in VA Handbook 7610.
PG-18-4, Standard Details
The project-specific space program is the
basis for an individual project design. It is
PG 7610, Equipment Guide List
important to note that the guide plates are a
generic graphic representation only.
PG-18-6, List of Equipment Symbols
Equipment
manufacturers
should
be
VA Handbook 7610, Space Planning
consulted for actual dimensions and utility
Criteria
requirements. Use of this Design Guide does
not compromise the project architects' and
PG-18-13, Barrier-Free Design Handbook
engineers' responsibilities to develop a
complete and accurate design that meets the
PG-18-14, Room Finish and Door
user's
needs
and
appropriate
code
Hardware Schedule
requirements.
Various Technical Criteria (Design
Manuals) pertaining to Architectural,
HVAC, Plumbing, and Electrical issues
Consensus information from various VA
medical centers
Pulmonary Medicine Service Program
Division
The Design Guide refers to the above
mentioned sources when data is either too
detailed or too broad to be included in this
guide.
The Design Guide for Pulmonary Medicine
Services was developed as a design tool to
assist the medical center staff and the
contracting officers in better understanding
the choices that designers ask them to make,
and to help designers understand the
functional requirements necessary for proper
operation of Pulmonary Medicine Service.
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