Facilities Operations and Development is responsible for the content and maintenance of the Ohio State Building Design Standards (BDS). These standards provide guidance when preparing construction documents.
Cover Sheet & Table of Contents
Design Process (Divisions 0 & 00)
Contract Administration (Division 1)
General Trades (Divisions 2 - 14)
Division 2 - Existing Conditions
Division 6 - Wood, Plastics, and Composites
Division 7 - Thermal and Moisture Protection
Division 8 - Openings (access is restricted - finding BDS files in SIMS)
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Sustainability (Division 18)
- Sustainability Applicability Matrix Spreadsheet -
- Construction Budget Over $75k or Under $75k
- Owner's Project Requirements -
- Construction Budget Over $75k or Under $75k
Plumbing, HVAC, Fire, Electric (Divisions 21 - 28)
Division 27 - Communications (access is restricted - finding BDS files in SIMS)
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Division 28 - Electronic Safety and Security (access is restricted - finding BDS files in SIMS)
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Site, Infrastructure, and Power Generation (Divisions 31 - 48)
Division 32 - Exterior Improvements
Division 33 - Utilities (access is restricted - finding BDS files in SIMS)
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Division 40 - Process Interconnections
Division 48 - Electrical Power Generation (and Allied Facilities)
Appendix
Appendix A - Building Automation Systems
Appendix B - Requirements for Access
Appendix C - not used
Appendix D - not used
Appendix E - Requirements for Survey Information
Appendix F - Standard Title Sheet and Title Block
Appendix G - not used
Appendix G-1 - Cleaning, Flushing, & Water Treatment Procedure
Appendix H - not used
Appendix I - not used
Appendix J - Ranges of Design Limits for Sound Controls
Appendix L - Sample Specs for Condenser Water Treatment
Appendix M - Communications Wiring Standard (access is restricted - finding BDS files in SIMS)
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Appendix N - not used (incorporated into Appendix W)
Appendix O - Classroom Guidelines
Appendix Q - Tree Grading Standard
Appendix R - not used
Appendix S - Signage Standards
Appendix T - System Training Sample Specifications
Appendix U - Building Steam Systems and Utilization Design Criteria
Appendix V - Safety Health and Environment
Appendix W - Laboratory Hoods, Safety Cabinets, and Ventilation Systems
Appendix X - not used
Appendix Y - Basic Security Planning - Minimum Design Requirements
Appendix Z - not used
Complete Document
One complete 24 mb PDF file, published January 6, 2023 (access is restricted - finding BDS files in SIMS)
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General
Additions and Changes
- Process Flowchart
- Timeline
- BDS Addition/Change Form (submit to: ap-bds@osu.edu)
- Variance or Waiver (submit to: ap-bds@osu.edu)