Attachment J-1 AOC Design Standards (160 Pages)

J-1 AOC Design Standards 2-26-2018 (160 Pages)

United States Government

ORDER M-28-8

Doc No. 181210-02-02

AOC Design Standards
December, 2018

AOC Order 28-8, December 26, 2018

ORDER OF THE ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL 28-8

AOC DESIGN STANDARDS

AOC Order 28-8, December 26, 2018

Section A – Preface
Background
This document establishes the minimum
standards for the design and construction of
facilities under the jurisdiction of the Architect
of the Capitol (AOC). These AOC Design
Standards are a successor document to the
AOC Design Guide in response to changing
industry standards and agency needs.
What’s new
Input from AOC subject matter experts updated
each section based on the existing August 2012
AOC Design Guide text. The document was
renamed “AOC Design Standards.”
In general, the following changes appear
throughout the document:
 All sections have been revised to reflect
the requirements of the 2015
International Code Council (ICC) ICodes.
 Referenced industry standards and other
recognized codes have been updated to
align with 2015 ICC I-Codes.
 Each section has been reorganized and
includes a purpose statement.
 Agency contacts have been removed
from each section and added to the
appendix.
A synopsis of the major changes in each
section is as follows:


Section 1 GENERAL REQUIREMENTS:

o Updated AOC policy references and
industry best practices throughout the
chapter.
o Updated building descriptions and
requirements to include the Thomas P.
O’Neill Jr. House Office Building.
o Updated to the 2015 International
Building Codes.
o Updated referenced construction industry
standards and fire protection standards to
align with recent industry updates.

 Section 2 HISTORIC PRESERVATION:

o No significant changes.

 Section 3 SUSTAINABLE DESIGN:

AOC Order 28-8, December 26, 2018

o Removed requirement for adherence to
canceled Executive Orders.
o Replaced LEED Silver requirements and
replaced with the following portions of
the International Green Construction
Code, 2015 edition:
 Integrated Design
 Commissioning
 Site Sustainability
 Water Use Efficiency
 Energy Performance and Analysis
 Section 4 SECURITY:
o No significant changes.

 Section 5 SUPERSTRUCTURE:

o Added O’Neill House Office Building to
seismic design chart.
o Aligned structural requirements with
2015 International Building Code.
 Section 6 SHELL: