Pavements
Security
Registry
site design, 39
access control, 236
builders and designers, 91
Proficiency in Analytical Testing, 19
acquiring adjacent sites, 236
PBS. See Public Buildings Service
Rehabilitation
Program goals matrix, 302
building design issues, 6062, 239241
defined, 100
PDUs. See Power distribution units
building entrances, 32, 61
Progressive collapse, 243, 249
placing mechanical and electrical
capability to increase or decrease, 235
Pedestrians
systems, 101, 103
Project Managers, 3, 1314
parking area walkways, 72
Reimbursable Work Authorization, 55
Protective finishes. See Interior finishes
control center, 70, 98, 185, 257
site circulation design, 38
costs, 236237
Relative humidity, 121
Public Buildings Amendments
Peer professionals, 5
in courthouse facilities, 6062,
of 1989, 11
Renovations. See also Alteration projects
Peer review, 304
239241, 290
building code requirements, 12
Public Buildings Service, 3. See also
Crime Prevention Through
Performance expectations matrices,
energy performance goals, 21
General Services Administration
Environmental Design, 235
301303
fire safety, 213
Public corridors
drawing requirements, 294
placing mechanical and electrical
Performance measures, 51
electrical engineering issues, 254255
systems, 101, 103
electronic, 236, 257258
Public spaces, 6365
Rental space allocation, 5557
Perimeter protection zones, 238, 261
Public transportation
Residential housing units
Photo control systems, 193
site circulation design, 37
fire protection, 230
Piping systems. See Pumping and piping
Pumping and piping systems. See also
249
Resilient flooring, 93
systems
Mechanical systems
fire protection engineering, 256
Resource Conservation and Recovery
commercial standards for piping
interior design, 240241
Act, 18, 73
material, 149
landscape design, 239
fire protection, 229
design requirements, 147148
lighting, 194
Planning grids, 53
insulation, 150
mechanical engineering issues, 254
Restrooms. See Toilets
performance testing, 158
Plant materials, 4243
multidisciplinary approach, 235236
Retail spaces
new construction requirements,
Plazas
security issues, 62, 240, 248
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R
security issues, 62
parking, 248, 259262
Return plenums, 138139
Plumbing noise, 79
performance goals, 242
R/U ratios, 55, 56, 57
Reverberation time, 77
Plumbing systems. See also Mechanical
site design, 3132, 237238
RMANs. See Recovered Materials
systems
site requirements, 236
Advisory Notices
domestic water supply systems,
stairways, 240, 261
Radio telemetry, 255
159162
structural engineering issues, 250253
Roadways
fuel oil systems, 166
system requirements, 208
lighting, 197
natural gas systems, 165
Seismic design
Roofs
plumbing fixtures, 165
Raised floor systems, 54, 198
for mechanical systems, 152
access to, 85, 241
RCRA. See Resource Conservation and
alternative roofing systems, 105
sanitary system, 162163
Recovery Act
drainage, 85
Seismic requirements
insulation, 85
Receptacle loads, 175
vent system, 162
for leased buildings, 116
re-roofing, 103104
structural upgrading, 115116
Post-tensioning, 112
roof-mounted equipment, 8586
for courthouse facilities, 282, 284288
Service entrances
waterproofing, 81
Power company coordination, 177
placement of, 197198
security issues, 241
RWA. See Reimbursable Work
Power distribution systems, 181183,
Record centers
Service space requirements, 131133, 239
Authorization
186188
fire protection, 227
Service traffic
Power distribution units
Recovered Materials Advisory Notices, 18
site circulation design, 37
S
computer center, 204205
Recycled-content materials
Sewers, 36
Power outlets
Comprehensive Procurement
SAA. See Sound absorption average
for courthouse facilities, 282, 284288
SFO. See Solicitation for Offers
Guidelines, 18, 73, 74
placement of, 197198
Safety lighting, 194
Shipping and receiving areas
structural design specifications, 110
Pre-tensioning, 112
security issues, 240
Sanitary sewers, 36
Refurbishment. See Alteration projects
Precast concrete design, 81
SI. See International System
Sanitary system, 162163
Regions of High Seismicity
Precast systems, 112
Sidewalks
SBCCI. See Southern Building Code
structural considerations, 113
site design, 39
Congress International, Inc.
Pressure gauges, 153
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FOR THE
PUBLIC
BUILDINGS
SERVICE
Index
Revised March 2005 PBS-P100