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Appendix 2: History of NIH Design Policy and Guidelines


The revised NIH Design Policy and Guidelines evolved from earlier iterations of guideline documents and lessons learned from design and construction projects.

On this page:

Guidelines Historical Timeline
Acknowledgements – Spring 2003 Edition
Executive Steering Committee Members
NIH Contributors and Reviewers
Other Contributors and Reviewers

Guidelines Historical Timeline
2003 1999/2000 NIH Design Policy and Guidelines reorganized by category and discipline. New information added to document. Consolidation into a single user-friendly document from previously freestanding planning and programming documents and design and construction documents.
1999/2000 Updates and revisions made to the 1996 Design Policy and Guidelines.
1996 NIH Design Policy and Guidelines developed using existing technical criteria from numerous sources involved in the design and construction of laboratory, animal, and clinical facilities.
1993 Original NIH Planning and Programmatic Guidelines developed.
1992 Rose Book developed. Generic Technical Criteria for the Clinical Center developed.
1989 Postal Service “Kit of Parts” concept adopted by the NIH to develop program for Building 49. No actual NIH guidelines existed at this time.

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Acknowledgements – Spring 2003 Edition

The NIH Design Policy and Guidelines Executive Steering Committee is a multidiscipline team comprising senior professionals in the Office of Research Facilities, Division of Policy and Program Assessment. The Division of Policy and Program Assessment develops and maintains technical criteria and standards, including the NIH Design Policy and Guidelines, for application to the NIH facility design and construction program.

The NIH Design Policy and Guidelines Executive Steering Committee compiled information, authored material, coordinated subcommittee recommendations, and reviewed and edited the document for publication.

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Executive Steering Committee Members
Farhad Memarzadeh, PhD, P.E. Chief, Executive Steering Committee
   
Sheri Bernstein Senior Science Coordinator
Charles Blumberg, FIIDA Architect
Ricardo Herring, FAIA Senior Architect
Reza Jafari, P.E. Senior Electrical Engineer
Lou Klepitch, P.E. Fire Protection Engineer
Debbi LoCicero, AIA Senior Architect
Sushil Nagpaul, P.E. Senior Mechanical Engineer
John Pavlides, P.E. Senior Structural Engineer

The effort to develop and revise the Spring 2003 NIH Design Policy and Guidelines could not have been accomplished without the dedication, contribution, and assistance of representatives from the NIH, other Federal Government agencies, and the private sector. Subcommittees were composed of architects, engineers, facility managers, operations and maintenance staff, scientists, and veterinarians to bring the broadest perspective to the development of the guidelines.

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NIH Contributors and Reviewers
Gene Bingham, D.V.M., Ph.D. NIMH
Patricia Brown, V.M.D. OIR/OACU
Clarence Bruce ORS/DPS
Richard Charles, P.E. CIT
Capt. Terry L. Christensen, P.E. ORF
Capt. Judith Davis, D.V.M., M.S. NINDS and NIDCD
Mike Erdos NHGRI
Henry Fales, Ph.D NHLBI
Babak (Bob) Farapour, P.E. ORF
Alfred Ferruggiaro, M.S. C.I.H. ORS/DS/OSHB
Stella Serras-Fiotes, AIA ORF
Prem Garg, P.E. ORF
Shawn Googins, M.S., C.H.P. ORS/DS/RSB
Eric Hoover, P.E. ORF
Herbert B. Jacobi, M.S. ORS/DS/OSHB
Marlene Jefferson, AIA ORF
Fred Khoshbin, R.A. ORF
Byung Chil (BC) Kim ORF
Brian Byung Kong, P.E. ORF
Alan Koretsky, Ph.D. NINDS
Frank Kutlak, R.A. ORF
Kelvin Lawson ORF
Greg Leifer, C.E.M. ORF
Jim Lewis, P.E. ORF
R. Trevor Lubbert, B.C.E. ORS/DS/OSHB
Kathy McLellan ORS/DS/RSB
Dave Mitchell ORF
Rand Mortimer, M.S. ORS/DS/OSHB
Chris Newcomer, V.M.D. ORS/VRP
Buz Orrison ORF
Leon F. Pheder, P.E. ORF
James Raber, D.V.M., Ph.D. NEI
Cyrena Simons ORF
James Spears ORS/SS
ORF/Division of Environmental Protection Staff
Capt. Glen Stonebraker ORF
James Taylor, D.V.M., M.S. OIR/OACU
Esmail Torkashvan, P.E. NCRR/DRI
John Vilgos, P.E. ORF
Adam Wolfe, Ph.D., P.E. ORF

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Other Contributors and Reviewers
Brian Black Eastern Paralyzed Veterans Association
Ellen Harland, AIA Accessibility Consultant
Marsha Mazz U.S. Access Board
William Stratton, AIA Louviere, Stratton & Yokel
Dennis Talton, R.A. Naval Facilities Engineering Command
Mary Shearill-Thompson General Services Administration
Carole Wharton Oudens & Knoop
Uri Yokel, AIA Louviere, Stratton & Yokel
Krishnan Ramesh, P.E. Affiliated Engineers Inc.
Jason Cohan Affiliated Engineers Inc.

Capital Consulting Corporation staff members performed editing, production, and Web publication to prepare the Spring 2003 edition of the NIH Design Policy and Guidelines for final publication. Technical editing of the entire document was performed by Wendel Schneider.




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