A/E Quality Alerts

A series of the most common and repeat design errors and omissions made by architect/engineer consultants (A/Es) on VA projects that should be avoided.

Design Alerts

These alerts are issued for the purpose of reducing construction change orders and for addressing other construction related issues. 

Standards Alerts

This category of Alert serves to identify innovative and broad ranging Standards and Design processes and procedures that have a major impact on the VA’s goal of delivering world-class facilities

• Standards Alerts Index 
• 001 VA Adoption of Building Information Modeling (BIM) 
• 002a Standardization of Square Footage Space Definitions and Measurements for VA Facilities  

A/E Quality Alerts

A series of the most common and repeat design errors and omissions made by architect/engineer consultants (A/Es) on VA projects that should be avoided.

• Architecture 
• Asbestos 
• Cost Estimating 
• Critical Path Method 
• Electrical Engineering 
• HVAC Engineering 
• Plumbing Engineering 
• Sanitary Engineering 
• Site and Landscape Development 
• Specifications 
• Structural Engineering  

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