Signage
Toilets
Space allocations
Submission requirements
construction signs, 47
accessories, 66
communications systems, 184185
alteration projects, 331347
in courthouse facilities, 274
emergency lighting, 66
electrical systems, 184185
building information model, 294295
design, 261
general use, 98
mechanical space requirements,
cost estimating requirements, 297300
emergency evacuation route, 91
number of fixtures required, 66
131133
design calculations, 296
exit, 194, 231
partitions, 66
for planning purposes, 5758, 59
design narratives, 296
graphic standards, 47, 90
placement of, 6566, 239
policies, 5455
design quality reviews, 297
site signage, 238
receptacle placement, 198
in renovated buildings, 103
drawing scale, 293294
security issues, 239
for rental purposes, 5557
drawings, 293
Site analysis
service space requirements, 131133
modernizations, 304330
requirements, 3233
Total Building Commissioning, 15
new construction, 304330
submission requirements, 307308
Speech privacy, 7576, 77
Track files
specifications, 295296
Site design. See also Building design;
fire protection, 229
Sprinkler systems, 224225
Substructure design, 81
Design principles
Training rooms
Staging areas, 69
building separation, 33
Sun control devices, 82, 105
finishes, 95
Stairways
circulation design, 3739
Superfund. See Comprehensive
lighting, 194
finishes, 97
energy conservation, 33
Environmental, Response, Compensation,
space planning, 63
location of, 53
environmentally sound practices, 33
and Liability Act
Trash containers, 46
photoluminescent safety markings, 218
flagpoles, 48
Support spaces
pressurization, 217
furniture, 46
Trash rooms, 6970
design of, 6571, 9899
security issues, 240, 261
grading, 34
Tunnels
landscape lighting, 45
Surface fault rupture, 351
Standards. See Codes and standards
life cycle cost analysis, 104
landscaping irrigation, 44
Surveys, site, 32, 348349
Standpipes, 226
Turnover documents, 295296
lighting, 238
Sustainability matrix, 303
State governments
pavements and curbs, 39
24-Hour spaces
building codes, 11
plant materials, 4243
Sustainable design
HVAC systems, 130
consultation, review, and inspections,
preservation of existing features
energy performance and, 5, 17
1314
and vegetation, 33
landscape, 4042
U
security issues, 3132, 61, 237239
STC. See Sound transmission class
signage, 47, 238
T
Steam heating systems, 141
Underfloor raceway systems, 198199
site analysis, 3233
Storage facilities
sustainable landscape design, 4042
Underground storage tanks, 20, 166
fire protection, 227
utilities, 3537
Underslab insulation, 81
Technology infrastructure, 5354
Storage rooms, 67
Site lighting, 196197, 255
Uninterruptible power systems, 68, 133,
Telecommunication closets
Store areas, 57
Site planning
185, 203204, 283
space planning, 184
submission requirements,
UPS. See Uninterruptible power systems
structural loads, 111
309, 313314, 322323, 333,
Storm equipment, 164165
Urban design issues, 7
336, 342
Telephone enclosures, 88, 257
Storm water detention, 34
Urban sites
The Site Selection Guide, 32
Telephone service, 255
building planning principles, 51
Structural engineering
Site surveys, 32, 348349
Temperature controls, 155
circulation design, 3738
alterations in existing buildings,
Skylights, 86
Temperatures, indoor, 121
115116
U.S. Green Building Council, 17
codes, 110
Sloped glazing, 86
Terminals, fan-powered, 135136
U.S. Marshal Service areas
for courthouse facilities, 275276
Slopes. See Grading requirements
Tertiary power, 255
fire protection, 231
design loads, 111
HVAC systems, 129
Smoke detectors, 220
Testing stations, 153
security issues, 250253
Usable areas, 57
seismic requirements for leased
Smoke removal systems, 256
Thermal insulation, 150151
buildings, 116
UST. See Underground storage tanks
Soffits, 82
Thermal storage systems, 145
standards, 110
Utilities
Soil contamination, 19
structural considerations, 112114
Thermographic testing, 86
sanitary sewer, 36
submission requirements, 109, 311,
Soil liquefaction, 351
Thermometers, 153
security issues, 254, 255
317318, 324325, 334, 338339,
Solicitation for Offers, 116
services, 35
Thermostatic control zones, 124
343344
storm drainage, 3637
Sound absorption average, 77
Time clocks, 192
Structured parking, 7172, 197
water, 3536
Sound transmission class, 77, 268
Southern Building Code Congress
International, Inc., 11
361
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