19 Tex. Admin. Code § 17.30 - Standards for New Construction and/or Addition Projects
The established project standards for New Construction and Addition projects are as follows:
(1)
Space Need--The project shall not create a campus space surplus, or add to an
existing surplus, as determined by the space projection model report, required
by §
17.100 of this title (relating to
Board Reports).
(2) Cost--The
construction building cost per gross square foot shall not exceed one standard
deviation above the mean of similar projects received by the Coordinating Board
within the last seven years, adjusted for inflation as described in the
Coordinating Board's Construction Cost report, §
17.100 of this title.
(3) Building Efficiency--The ratio of NASF to
GSF for the space in projects for classrooms and general-purpose facilities
shall be 0.60 or greater. Where the following specialized space is predominant
in the project, the ratios of NASF to GSF shall be as follows:
(A) Office space: 0.65 or greater;
(B) Clinical facility; 0.50 or
greater;
(C) Diagnostic support
laboratories: 0.50 or greater;
(D)
Technical research buildings: 0.50 or greater; and
(E) For mixed-use facilities, the ratio of
NASF to GSF shall be calculated for each space type and considered
separately.
(4) Space
Usage Efficiency--The use of existing classroom and class laboratory facilities
will be considered when the project includes Education & General (E&G)
square footage.
(A) Classroom space usage
efficiency--
(i) A score of 75 points or
higher is considered as meeting the standard; and
(ii) The classroom score will determine
compliance for projects involving the following facility types: classroom,
general; auditorium/theater; other facility types that appear to contain
classrooms or similar space.
(B) Class laboratory space usage efficiency--
(i) A score of 75 points or higher is
considered as meeting the standard; and
(ii) The class laboratory score will
determine compliance for projects involving facility type laboratory, general
and other facility types that appear, as determined by the Board staff, to
contain class laboratories or similar space.
(C) Overall space usage efficiency--
(i) Overall score is a function of the
classroom and class laboratory scores. A combined score of 150 or higher, as
determined by summing the classroom and class laboratory scores, is considered
as meeting the overall standard; and
(ii) The overall score is applicable for
projects involving the following facility types: athletic; office, general;
office, high rise; student center; other; and projects that cannot clearly be
classified in a single category of facility type.
Notes
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