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Facilities Design Guidelines

The Facilities Design Guidelines (FDG) is a set of design documents, technical specifications and detail drawings to be used by architects, consultants and contractors in the design and construction of new buildings, infrastructure and remodeling projects on Stanford campus. Stanford University's intent is to build cost effectively without restricting the consultant's latitude for innovation. These guidelines apply primarily to academic buildings and campus infrastructure.

Click the below links to view all current FDG documents or drawings.

            
Available FDG Drawings          Available FDG Documents

Additional and/or similar guidelines are available for School of Medicine and Residential and Dining Enterprises facilities:

School of Medicine Amendments                 
Office of Facilities Planning and Management 		Residential and Dining Enterprises                         
Alicia Restrepo,  restrepo@stanford.edu		 

Responsibilities of Architects, Design Consultants, Contractors, and Construction Managers Architects and other designers are encouraged to propose innovative and cost-effective variations that meet or exceed the Guidelines.  Any deviation must be brought to the attention of the Responsible Organization for review prior to incorporation into the project. Architects, design consultants, contractors, and construction managers engaged by Stanford University are fully responsible and liable for their designs and construction, regardless of the extent to which the Facilities Design Guidelines are used or followed in the project, and regardless of any approvals or acceptance of design or construction documents by Stanford University or its personnel. Please see Proposing a Revision for more information.            

Responsibilities of Stanford Project Managers:  At the onset of each project, Stanford Project Managers, in consultation with the Responsible Organizations, will identify and provide the sections of the FDG which pertain. Project Managers will also provide details about which portions must be followed and which sections may be considered guidelines.


    Please address all comments, questions and requests for current guidelines not on this site to:        
          fdg-feedback@mailman.stanford.edu