U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Standards Development

• Research & Development

• Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation

• Medical-Surgical Inpatient Units

• Specialty Care Services

Project Scope: FFE led the development of multiple new VA Facility Standards which define the principles for VA’s ‘Best Practices’ in facilities planning and design and illustrate the functional concepts that support these principles. The new Standards include PG 18-5, PG 18-9 & PG 18-12 program documents. The projects included research at multiple facilities, staff surveys, development of room templates, narrative, equipment JSN lists and layouts, ceiling plans, as well as MEP criteria for the new Standards. 

Tabletop Design Charettes and full scale Physical Mockups were held with clinical staff for the determination of space size, layout and equipment, furniture and infrastructure decisions. This effort provided certainty for room details which saves in costly and time consuming change orders but most importantly ensures quality care for Veterans. See Matterport here.