Department of defense construction criteria manual

 · Department of Defense. MANUAL. NUMBER. , Volume 3. Ap under construction, or in the approval Physical security criteria are governed by whether or not the SAPF or SAPCA is located in the United States and according to the operational criteria of closed storage, open storage, or continuous operations. Reference (f). Developed with and for the Department of Defense, the DOD GPC NC program validates compliance with Unified Facilities Criteria (UFC) High Performance and Sustainable Building Requirements. When a building meets the requirements of UFC it is considered compliant with the Guiding Principles for Sustainable Federal Buildings (HPSB Guiding Principles), as described by . UFC documents provide planning, design, construction, sustainment, restoration, and modernization criteria, and apply to the Military Departments, the Defense Agencies, and the DoD Field Activities in accordance with DoD Directive (Military Construction) and USD(ATL) Memorandum dated 29 May UFC are distributed only in electronic media and are effective upon issuance.

The WBDG Federal Facility Criteria section is an extensive electronic library of construction guide specifications, manuals, standards and many other essential criteria documents. Published and updated continuously, this library contains the complete unabridged, approved, current electronic equivalents of over 5, documents direct from participating federal agencies. Developed with and for the Department of Defense, the DOD GPC NC program validates compliance with Unified Facilities Criteria (UFC) High Performance and Sustainable Building Requirements. When a building meets the requirements of UFC it is considered compliant with the Guiding Principles for Sustainable Federal Buildings (HPSB Guiding Principles), as described by Implementing Instructions for Executive Order Efficient Federal Operations. If the DoD Component, the host Military Department, and the assigned construction agent do not agree on a specific project, the DoD Component may request permission from the DUSD(IE) to use the services of other qualified agents over the objections of either the host Military Department or the assigned construction agent.

11 Sept The Unified Facilities Criteria (UFC) system is prescribed by MIL-STD and provides planning, design, construction, sustainment. The Secretary of Defense and the Secretaries of the military departments may carry out such military construction projects, land acquisitions, and defense. Energy-Efficiency Standards and Green Building Certification Systems Used by the Department of Defense for Military Construction and Major Renovations.