UW Facilities Design Standard

General

• General information and common requirements (pdf)

• University of Washington Accessibility Guidelines (pdf)

Variance Request Process

• Facilities Design Standard variance process (pdf)

Preferred Manufacturers and Products

• Preferred manufacturers list (pdf)

Sustainability

• UW Sustainability Action Plan

Refer to UWMC specs for all UWMC projects. The UW Medical Center Project Specifications should be approved by UWMC prior to use.

• Download the complete UW Medical Center Specifications - February 2024 (zip)

Design standard

• Civil (pdf)

Design standard

• Architectural (pdf)

Gender neutral restrooms

• Gender neutral restroom guide (pdf)

Room numbering

• Room Numbering Standards (pdf)

Design standard

• Structural (pdf)

• For Electrical and Mechanical Metering & Monitoring see the Campus Utilities & Operations standard.

Design standard

• Mechanical (pdf)

Standard specifications

• For Mechanical Metering & Monitoring see the Campus Utilities & Operations standard.

Design standard

• Electrical (pdf)

Standard specifications

• For Electrical Metering specifications see the Campus Utilities & Operations standard.
• Automatic Transfer Switches (pdf)
• Commissioning Support (pdf)
• Dry-type, Medium-voltage Transformers (pdf)

• Electrical Identification (pdf)

• Inspection, Calibration and Testing (pdf)
• MV Wire, Cable and Terminations (pdf)
• Short Circuit and Coordination Studies (pdf)

Design standard

• Conveying systems (pdf)

Standard specifications

• Conveyance standard specifications (pdf)

Design standard

• Tunnels (pdf)

Design standard

• CAD and BIM standards (pdf)
• Abbreviated Check List (pdf)

• UW Architectural CAD Standard Layers (pdf)

Unsure which CAD and BIM standards document applies to your project? Email flrplans@uw.edu for help.

Design standard

• Building Maintenance (pdf)

Design standard

• CAAMS (pdf)

Standard specifications

• CAAMS standard specifications (pdf)

Design standard

• Space guidelines (pdf)

Plants

• Plants & Trees standard specifications (pdf)

• UW Integrated Pest Management Plan (pdf)

Trees

• Trees - additional standard specifications (pdf)

Irrigation

• Irrigation design standards (pdf)

Site furniture

• Site furniture (pdf)

Exterior landscape lighting

• Exterior landscape lighting (pdf)

Building Services - UW Recycling

• UW Recycling (pdf)

Parking lots

• Parking lots design standard (pdf)

Pavement markings

• Pavement markings standard specifications (pdf)

Standards

• General Requirements (pdf)

• Environmental Protection Requirements (pdf)

• Food Preparation Design Guide (pdf)

• Safe Access and Maintainability (pdf)

• Refrigeration Machinery Room Design & Construction (pdf)

• Office Ergonomic Furniture Design (pdf)

• Laboratory Ventilation Design (pdf)

• Biohazard Laboratory Design (pdf)

• Hazardous Materials Management (pdf)

• Hazardous Materials Storage Cabinets (pdf)

• Emergency Washing Equipment (pdf)

• Radioactive Materials - Non-Ionizing Radiation (pdf)

• Radioactive Materials - Ionizing Radiation (pdf)

Fire Safety

• Emergency Evacuation Sign Holders (pdf)

• Emergency Evacuation Floor Plan Inserts (pdf)

• Fire Extinguishers & Cabinets Design Guide (pdf)

All projects involving fire detection systems and fire protection systems shall be referred to John Gunderson, EH&S senior fire protection engineer, at gunderjd@uw.edu or (206) 616-3775.