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Standards Alerts  Subscribe to Standards Alerts

Serves to identify innovative and broad ranging Standards and Design processes and procedures that have a major impact on the VA’s goal of delivering World-class Facilities.

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These documents are available in the following format:   Adobe Acrobat (PDF)

Title Datesort ascending View
020 Energy Efficient Design Criteria Update   04-01-2023  PDF
Standards Alert Sequential Index   04-01-2023  PDF
019 Sterile Processing Service (SPS) and Logistics Service Design Guide   10-31-2022  PDF
018 Green Building Certification Standard Update (Major Projects)   08-24-2021  PDF
017 Infrastructure Standard for Telecommunications Spaces   08-01-2021  PDF
016 Requirement to Install Amalgam Separators in New Dental Facilities   11-15-2017  PDF
011 Cardiovascular Laboratory Service Design Guide   04-15-2016  PDF
002a Standardization of Square Footage Space Definitions and Measurements For VA Facilities   04-01-2012  PDF
001 VA Adoption of Building Information Modeling (BIM)   04-03-2008  PDF

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