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    D.1Reference Design and Safety Guidelines For The HVAC Designer

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    The document outlines design policies and guidelines for mechanical engineering systems at the National Institutes of Health (NIH). It states that systems must be designed according to the latest standards to support state-of-the-art research and medical care. It notes that renovating existing facilities makes incorporating latest standards difficult. Engineers are to evaluate early in design if implementing latest standards is feasible and document their findings. Engineers must comply with the latest versions of referenced design and safety guidelines from sources like the International Code Council.

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    The document outlines design policies and guidelines for mechanical engineering systems at the National Institutes of Health (NIH). It states that systems must be designed according to the latest standards to support state-of-the-art research and medical care. It notes that renovating existing facilities makes incorporating latest standards difficult. Engineers are to evaluate early in design if implementing latest standards is feasible and document their findings. Engineers must comply with the latest versions of referenced design and safety guidelines from sources like the International Code Council.

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    D.1Reference Design and Safety Guidelines For The HVAC Designer

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    The following Design Policies and Guidelines shall apply to all systems within the Mechanical

    Engineering discipline. The purpose is to provide uniformity of design based on the established
    NIH Architectural and Engineering Design Policy and Guidelines. Systems may include heating,
    ventilation, and air-conditioning (HVAC), plumbing, piping, utility distribution, and automatic
    controls.

    D.1Reference Design and Safety Guidelines for the


    HVAC Designer

    The NIH is a progressive and dynamic biomedical research institution where


    state-of-the-art medicine is the standard practice. To support state-of-the-art
    research and medical care, the facilities must also be state-of-the-art;
    therefore it is the intent to build and maintain the physical plant and facilities
    in accordance with the latest standards.

    It has been the NIH experience that renovation/rehabilitation of existing


    facilities do not lend themselves to incorporating the “latest” standards of
    the industry, primarily due to outdated and inadequate mechanical systems
    or because the planned function is incompatible with the original criteria for
    the facility.

    The Architect and Engineer (A/E) shall be alerted to this type of situation
    and make an evaluation early in the design stage to determine the feasibility
    of the implementing latest standard. The A/E shall document such findings,
    provide recommendations, and report them to the Project Officer for a
    decision on how to proceed.

    The A/E design firm shall use and comply with, as a minimum, the latest
    issue of the following design and safety guidelines. In addition, the A/E shall
    use other safety guidelines received from the NIH Project Officer or as
    required by program. The A/E shall utilize the latest versions of guidelines
    available at the time the project proceeds with schematic design.

    The design and safety guidelines include but are not limited to the following:

    • The BOCA International Building Code


    The International Mechanical Code
    The International Energy Conservation Code

    Building Officials and Code Administrators (BOCA) International,


    Inc.: 4051 W. Flossmoor Road, Country Club Hills, IL 60477-5795.
    Telephone 708-799-2300 ext. 242.
    7/28/00
    Mechanical D-1

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