Building Design Standards
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.
Published January 10, 2022
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)
Division 18 - Sustainabilty
- Sustainability Applicability Matrix Spreadsheet -
Construction Budget Over $50k or Under $50k
- Owner's Project Requirements -
Construction Budget Over $50k or Under $50k
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
• FOD - for FOD Buildings
• SL - for Student Life Buildings
• WMC - for Wexner Medical Center Buildings
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
One complete 24 mb PDF file, published July 15, 2022 (access is restricted - finding BDS files in SIMS)
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