Design Guidelines
Northwestern Design Guidelines establish guidelines and criteria for new buildings, repairs and alterations, modernizations, and work in historic structures.
Design Guidelines
Find performance-based standards and prescriptive requirements to be used in the programming, design, and documentation of Northwestern buildings.
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- 01 0000 Room Numbering Methodology
- 01 0000 Fall Protection
- 01 0000 Life Safety Systems Checklist
- 01 0000 Variance Request Form
- 07 8400 Firestopping (Fire-Rated Wall and Floor/Ceiling Assembly Penetration Sealing Requirements)
- 08 7100 Typical Door Hardware - Chicago Campus
- 08 7100 Typical Door Hardware - Evanston Campus
- 09 0000 Common Space Strategies & Guidelines
- 09 0000 General Purpose Classroom Guidelines
- 09 0000 Design Guidelines for Interior Finishes
- 09 0000 Lab Design Guidelines
- 10 1400 Donor Recognition/Naming Rights Guidelines
- 10 1400 Exterior Door Regulatory Signage Guidelines
- 23 0519 Meters & Gages for HVAC Piping
- 25 0000 Enterprise Server and Scope of Building Automation System Contractor
- 25 0000 Sample for Controls Spec
- 25 0000 Direct Digital Control (DDC) Standards
- 26 0000 Exterior Light Fixture (Philips Lumec) Components
- 26 0000 Metering Enclosure Layout
- 26 0000 Metering Wiring Diagram
- 27 0000 Telecommunication Label Standards
- 27 3600 Emergency Telephone Diagram
- 28 1300 Access Control Rough-in Diagrams
- 28 3113 Existing Fire Alarm System Classification
- 28 3113 Fire Alarm Building Designations
- 32 0000 Campus Planning Design Guidelines
- 32 0000 Landscape Design Standards
- 32 3300 Mixed Recycling Receptacles
- 32 3900 Removable Bollard Diagrams