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New Code Provision for Gender-Neutral Restrooms

A recent Architectural Record article (" Architects Propose Design Solutions for Equitable Restrooms ") highlighted some of the challenges that architects face when designing gender-neutral bathrooms .Stephen Cassell, AIA, a principal of the firm Architecture Research Office (ARO), noted...

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Adopting the FGI Guidelines for Hospitals

The Facility Guidelines Institute (FGI) updates the Guidelines for Design and Construction of Health Care Facilities every four years, creating a document used by states and federal agencies to regulate health care facility design and construction. However, some states have not yet adopted the...

FGI guidelines.pdf

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IGCC Code Development Results (May 16-22, 2011)

#CommitteeontheEnvironment #Standards/Codes

2011-ROH1.pdf

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NIH Design Requirements Manual ver8.10a

A bio safety design guide for biomedical and animal research labs obviously put out by the NIH. This manual is constantly updated so I recommend going to their website for the latest update. #Standards/Codes #AcademyofArchitectureforHealth

NIH Lab Design Requirements.pdf

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Biosafety in Microbiological and Biomedical Laboratories 5th ed

This is one of the main references for bio safety in lab design. Although it has a broad number of contributors from a variety of sources both the NIH and the CDC spearheaded the effort. #Standards/Codes #AcademyofArchitectureforHealth

BMBL 5th Edition.pdf

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Understanding the 179D Tax Deduction - Public and Private Clients

This site explains in simple terms the basics behind the $1.80/sf federal tax deduction that is available to efficiently designed properties and provides explanations about how to claim said deductions. For private clients, the owner takes the deduction, but on public projects the agency can...

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Use of Energy Monitoring by Federal/DoD Agencies

The US government has been at the forefront of a committment to track building performance beyond the day the doors open, and the Federal Energy Management Program of the US Department of Energy has even drafted a standard data collection protocol to ensure that data can be easily combined...