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Architects | Interior Designers | Construction Managers Gastinger and Walker, Inc. Missouri Certificate of Authority: #ARC00034

USDA - NRCS

Program of Requirements Lincoln, Nebraska

25 August 2016 Project Number: 2016.173

Architects | Interior Designers | Construction Managers Gastinger and Walker, Inc. Missouri Certificate of Authority: #ARC00034

Table of Contents

Program of Requirements (POR) USDA NRCS Combined Space Lincoln, Nebraska

Executive Summary

1. General Requirements Code Compliance Accessibility Life Safety Sustainability LEED Project Checklist

Preliminary Code Analysis

2. Building Systems Structural Site/Civil Architectural Mechanical/Electrical/Plumbing/Fire Protection

3. Space Program

Background Project Milestones Project Budget Estimate Program of Requirements Process Facility Space Needs Key Concepts and Adjacencies

4. Building Space Summary Sheet

Space Adjacency Diagram

5. Room Data Sheets Aerial Photo / GIS Space Automated Data Processing Client / Break Room Space Conference/Training for Individual Spaces Conference/Training – Special Space Engineering Throw-Off Space Interpretive Center Library Space NSSC Kellogg Laboratory NSSC Storage/Archive Office Space Project File Room Small Conference / Telephone / Lactation Space

SML Laboratory SML Storage/Archive Storage/Mailroom/Copy Space

6. Appendix

A. Hugh Hammond Bennett Center for Conservation and Soil Science: Interpretive Center Design

B. Soils Mechanics Laboratory (SML) Flow Chart and Background C. National Soils Survey Center “Draft Specifications for the New Kellogg Laboratory” D. Laboratory Equipment Catalog Cuts

Executive Summary

GastingerWalker& has been selected by the General Services Administration (GSA) to join the team for the purpose of producing a Program of Requirements (POR) for the United States Department of

Agriculture’s National Resource Conservation Service (USDA – NRCS). The facility for which the POR is being developed consists of science laboratories, storage/archive spaces and office/administrative functions. This new facility will house the Nebraska State Office (SO), National Soil Survey Center (NSSC) and the Soils Mechanics Laboratory (SML), all of which are part of the NRCS family.

The USDA-NRCS is currently located in two facilities in Lincoln, Nebraska: The majority of people and services are located in the Denney Federal Building at 100 Centennial Mall North on 3 floor levels

(basement, 3rd and 4th floors) and one organization (Soils Mechanics Laboratory) is located at a lease facility at 512 South 7th Street. This current arrangement of being at separate facilities and on separate floors is not efficient, poses restrictions on operations and discourages good collaboration and inter-relationships. Unifying the three organizations that constitute the make-up of the intended new facility is needed to allow continuity of operations, efficient use of resources and personnel and provide a modern, state of the art laboratory. The intent of this project is to develop a program of requirements to be distributed to interested developer/lessor entities in the Lincoln, Nebraska area to provide a renovated existing or new facility to meet the lease needs of the USDA-NRCS.

Information for the program of requirements was gathered through extensive work sessions between the GSA, national and local USDA involved department personnel and GastingerWalker&.

General Requirements:

In addition to USDA‐NRCS specific facility programming requirements to be accommodated, there are general requirements for which the proposed new facility must meet to be compliant with the expectations of the Government for an acceptable work environment. These include meeting the needs for building code compliance, accessibility, life safety provisions and sustainability.

Code Compliance

All structures are required to meet adopted building codes for the geographical area in which it resides.

This project will be located in Lincoln, Nebraska. It is required that the facility, an existing, renovated or new structure, meet all current adopted building codes at the time that design commences so that the facility is fully code compliant. Building codes establish minimum requirements to protect the health, safety and welfare of the building’s occupants, visitors and passer’s‐by. It is acceptable to provide building attributes above these minimum standards.

The building and safety department for the City of Lincoln is located at 555 South 10th Street, Suite 203, Lincoln, NE 68508.

Current adopted codes include the following:

International Building Code (2012 edition) and local amendments

International Residential Code (2012 edition) and local amendments

National Electrical Code (2014 edition) and local amendments

International Fire Code (2012 edition) and local amendments

International Property Maintenance Code (2012 edition) and local amendments

International Mechanical Code (2009 edition) and local amendments

International Fuel Gas Code (2009 edition) and local amendments

Uniform Plumbing Code (2009 edition) and local amendments

Gas Piping and Systems Code

Fire Suppression Code

2000 Life Safety Code 101

Applicable State of Nebraska Codes

IECC 2009 Energy Code

2010 ADA Standards for Accessible Design

Verify with the City for any updated adopted editions or changes that may occur between this writing and the design process.

This facility is not required the meet the requirements for the Public Building Service (PBS) facility standards PBS‐P100.

Accessibility

This facility is required to meet accessibility requirements adopted by the Government as well as adopted by the City of Lincoln, Nebraska. The concept of “Universal Design” proposes that all access to and through buildings be the same regardless of physical condition of the user, who may be confined to a wheelchair or otherwise non‐ambulatory, blind or deaf. Although not required to provide “Universal

Design” components, the facility is required to meet the minimum requirements stated in the adopted standards for accessibility.

The Architectural Barriers Act (ABA) of 1968 requires that buildings and facilities designed, built altered or leased with Federal funds by accessible to persons with disabilities. The Architectural Barriers Act

Accessibility Standard (ABAAS) is the standard to which this facility must comply. It is very similar and in most descriptions, identical, to the ADA guidelines. Reference Section 3.21 Accessibility of the GSA lease. To the extent that the standards referenced (ABAAS) conflicts with local accessibility requirements, the more stringent shall apply.

Local jurisdiction has adopted the 2010 American Disabilities Act (ADA) 2010 Standards for Accessible

Design, published by the Department of Justice. The 2010 standards set minimum requirements, scoping and technical, for newly designed and constructed or altered State and Local government facilities, public accommodations and commercial facilities to be readily accessible to and usable by individuals with disabilities. This includes requirements for accessibility to sites, facilities, buildings and elements by individuals with disabilities. This document covers requirements for the site and accessible routes, walking surfaces, doors, ramps, elevators, stairs, parking spaces, loading zones, plumbing elements, communication elements, special rooms, spaces and elements and built‐in elements.

Use of automatic opening devices, where appropriate, is acceptable. Guidelines include accommodation for the deaf and blind, with guide dogs.

Life Safety

By its very nature, this category is critical to the success of any project, as it deals with the safety of people. It is really a sub‐section of Code Compliance and is enforced by the adoption of building codes and the National Fire Protection Agency (NFPA) Life Safety Code 101. It is a source for strategies to protect people based on building construction, protection and occupancy features that minimize the effects of fire and related hazards. Provisions for egress, features of fire protection, sprinkler systems, alarms, emergency lighting, smoke barriers and special hazard protection are covered. This proposed facility will incorporate all of these required provisions. The design team will need to utilize in its design process to implement all necessary and desirable life‐safety features. Reference GSA lease sections 3.13

‐ Means of Egress; 3.14 – Automatic Fire Sprinkler Systems and 3.15 – Fire Alarm Systems for specific requirements.

Sustainability

Sustainability is a priority interest for many organizations, most notably the Federal Government and the

GSA, where it is a national policy. It is based on a simple principle: everything that we need for our survival and well‐being depends, either directly or indirectly, on our natural environment. To pursue sustainability is to create and maintain the conditions under which humans and nature can exist in productive harmony to support present and future generations.

Reference GSA Lease sections 3.03 – Recycled Content; 3.04 – Environmentally Preferred Building

Products; 3.06 – Construction Waste Management; 3.07 – Wood Products; 3.08 – Adhesives and

Sealants; 3.51 – LEED CI (tenant space); 3.52 – Interior Air Quality during Construction; 3.53 – System

Commissioning and 3.54 – Due Diligence for specific requirements.

To the point, achieving LEED silver certification is a requirement for this facility. LEED is Leadership in

Energy Environmental Design and is administered and overseen by the United States Green Building

Council (USGBC). LEED is a set of standards for the design, construction, operation and maintenance of

“green” buildings in the United States. It is a ratings system in which buildings are inspected and given points in different areas for meeting or exceeding standards. Buildings must have a certain collective number of credits accumulated through earning points to be LEED certified. In addition, there are a number of “prerequisites” in addition to the credits that is mandatory to be satisfied. To receive LEED certification, the project must be registered, reviewed and approved the USGBC. The certification is granted on a points‐based hierarchy, with more points allowing a higher level of LEED certification.

To achieve LEED silver certification, 50 – 59 points must be earned. Gold certification requires 60 – 79 points and Platinum requires 80 – 110 points. Points can be earned within 8 categories:

Integrative Process (1 possible point)

Locations and Transportation (16 possible points)

Sustainable Sites (10 possible points)

Water Efficiency (11 possible points)

Energy and Atmosphere (33 possible points)

Materials and Resources (13 possible points)

Indoor Environmental Quality (16 possible points)

Innovation (6 possible points)

Regional Priority (4 possible points)

The design and contractor teams will be free to take any reasonable approach to earning points based on their design principals, approach to sustainability and parameters of the project. It is strongly recommended that the LEED professional who registers the project pursue a point total above that required for silver certification as it is extremely uncommon for the USGBC to accept every submitted credit. Planning for this inevitability during design and through construction will increase the chances of achieving the Silver certification sought.

LEED v4 for BD+C: New Construction and Major Renovation

Project Checklist

Y ? N

Credit 1

0 0 0 16 0 0 0 13 Credit 16 Y Prereq Required

Credit 1 Y Prereq Required

Credit 2 Credit 5

Credit 5 Credit 2

Credit 5 Credit 2

Credit 1 Credit Building Product Disclosure and Optimization - Material Ingredients 2

Credit 1 Credit 2

Credit Green Vehicles 1

0 0 0 Indoor Environmental Quality 16

0 0 0 10 Y Prereq Required

Y Prereq Required Y Prereq Required

Credit 1 Credit 2

Credit 2 Credit 3

Credit 1 Credit Construction Indoor Air Quality Management Plan 1

Credit 3 Credit 2

Credit 2 Credit 1

Credit 1 Credit 2

Credit 3

0 0 0 11 Credit 1

Y Prereq Required Credit 1

Y Prereq Required

Y Prereq Building-Level Water Metering Required 0 0 0 Innovation 6 Credit 2 Credit 5

Credit 6 Credit 1

Credit 2

Credit Water Metering 1 0 0 0 Regional Priority 4 Credit Regional Priority: Specific Credit 1

0 0 0 33 Credit Regional Priority: Specific Credit 1

Y Prereq Required Credit Regional Priority: Specific Credit 1

Y Prereq Required Credit Regional Priority: Specific Credit 1

Y Prereq Required

Y Prereq Required 0 0 0 TOTALS Possible Points: 110 Credit 6

Credit 18

Credit 1

Credit 2

Credit 3

Credit 1

Credit 2

Acoustic Performance

Quality Views

Enhanced Indoor Air Quality Strategies

Low-Emitting Materials

Indoor Air Quality Assessment

Thermal Comfort

Certified: 40 to 49 points, Silver: 50 to 59 points, Gold: 60 to 79 points, Platinum: 80 to 110

Access to Quality Transit

Reduced Parking Footprint

Open Space

Site Assessment

Interior Lighting

Daylight

LEED Accredited Professional

Innovation

Rainwater Management

Light Pollution Reduction

Environmental Tobacco Smoke Control

Energy and Atmosphere

Minimum Energy Performance

Fundamental Refrigerant Management

Cooling Tower Water Use

Green Power and Carbon Offsets

Heat Island Reduction

Outdoor Water Use Reduction

Indoor Water Use Reduction

Outdoor Water Use Reduction

Indoor Water Use Reduction

Enhanced Commissioning

Building-Level Energy Metering

Water Efficiency

Fundamental Commissioning and Verification

Demand Response

Renewable Energy Production

Enhanced Refrigerant Management

Optimize Energy Performance

Advanced Energy Metering

Construction Activity Pollution Prevention

High Priority Site

Surrounding Density and Diverse Uses

Sustainable Sites

Building Life-Cycle Impact Reduction

Site Development - Protect or Restore Habitat

Building Product Disclosure and Optimization - Sourcing of Raw Materials

Project Name:

Date:

Location and Transportation

Sensitive Land Protection

LEED for Neighborhood Development Location

Bicycle Facilities

Construction and Demolition Waste Management Planning

Materials and Resources Storage and Collection of Recyclables

Construction and Demolition Waste Management

Minimum Indoor Air Quality Performance

Building Product Disclosure and Optimization - Environmental Product

Declarations

Integrative Process

Preliminary Code Analysis

This analysis represents a broad preliminary view of building code requirements. The design team is responsible for final code review, analysis and summary based on project specific parameters. Review and coordinate GSA Lease Section 3 language applicable to life safety requirements.

2012 International Building Code (IBC)

Chapter 3 – Use and Occupancy Classification

Section 303.1.1: Small buildings and tenant spaces‐ A tenant space used for assembly purposes with an occupant load of less than 50 persons (750 SF) shall be classified as a Group B occupancy.

Section 303: Occupancy Group: Assembly Group A

• Lecture Halls, Libraries, Museums: Assembly Group A‐3 Section 304: Occupancy Group: Business Group B

• Laboratories: testing and research

• Professional services: engineers, etc.

Section 307: High‐Hazard Group H

• High Hazard Group H‐4: Buildings which contain materials that are health hazards. Such materials include, but are not limited to corrosives, highly toxic materials and toxic materials. The Design team will need to confirm the proper Group H classification based on specific stored and used materials.

Section 311: Storage Group S

• Low‐hazard storage, Group S‐2 includes buildings used for storage of noncombustible materials such as products on wood pallets or in paper cartons or in paper wrappings. Uses include open or enclosed parking garages and other listed materials. “Soils” is not specifically listed, so an interpretation from the local authority will be required to classify the storage/archive areas as Group S‐2 or Group S‐1’ Section 312: Utility and Miscellaneous Group U

Chapter 4 – Special Detailed Requirements based on use and occupancy

Section 414: Hazardous materials 414.5.4: Spill control, drainage and containment – Rooms or areas occupied for the storage of solid and liquid hazardous materials shall be provided with a means to control spillage and to contain or drain off spillage and fire protection water discharged in the area where required by the International Fire Code.

414.7.1: An approved manual emergency alarm system shall be provided in rooms or areas used for storage of hazardous materials.

415.9 Groups H‐3 and H‐4: 415.9.3 Floors in storage rooms for corrosive liquids and highly toxic or toxic materials shall be of liquid‐tight, noncombustible construction. If highly toxic solids and liquids are not stored in approved hazardous materials storage cabinets, the space shall be isolated from other hazardous materials storage by not less than 1‐hour fire barriers.

Chapter 5 – General Building Heights and Areas

504.2 Automatic sprinkler system increase: where a building is equipped throughout with an approved automatic sprinkler system, the value in Table 503 for maximum building height is increased by 20’ and stories is increased by 1. Exception: The increase is not permitted for portions of buildings with Group H1, H2, H3 or H5 occupancy.

506.3 Automatic sprinkler system increase: where a building is equipped throughout with an approved automatic sprinkler system, the building area limitation in Table 503 is permitted by increased by an additional 200% for building with more than 1 story above grade plane and an additional 300% for building with no more than 1 story above grade plain. Exception: If portions of the building have Group H2 or H3, the allowable area increase will be applicable only to portion of the building not classified H2 or H3.

506.2 allows areas increases due to location on site and distances to rights of way and property lines for street frontages.

Table 503: Based on anticipated gross square footage exceeding 80,000 SF, it is likely the new facility would be a Type ll or Type lll construction type. This will need to be confirmed by the design team.

Table 508.4‐Required separation of occupancies •Group B and Group H‐3/H‐4 1 hour, when building is sprinklered

Chapter 6 – Types of Construction

Table 601‐Fire‐Resistance rating requirements for building elements

• Depends on final construction type classification, but ratings will be 0 or 1 hour and 2‐houris only required for Type III exterior bearing walls only.

Table 602‐Fire‐Resistance rating requirements for exterior walls based on fire separation distance

• If less than 10’, one hour FR required, if 10’‐30’, 0 or 1 hour depending on construction type and 0 hour for 30’ or more.

Chapter 7 – Fire and Smoke Protection Features

Section 706‐Fire Walls: Table 706.4‐for Group B occupancy, 3 hour fire rating for construction types I, III and IV and 2‐hour for construction types II and V Section 707‐Fire Barriers: Table 707.3.10‐for Group B occupancy, 2‐hour fire resistance.

Section 708‐Fire Partitions (Corridor walls): Section 708.3 Fire‐Resistance rating: Fire partitions shall have a fire‐resistance rating of not less than 1 hour (unless Table 1018.1 grants an exception).

Section 709‐Smoke Barriers: 709.3 A 1‐hour fire‐resistance rating is required for smoke barriers (per 710.3, smoke partitions are not required to have a fire‐resistance rating).

Section 713‐Shaft Enclosures: 713.4 – Fire‐Resistance rating: Enclosures shall have a rating of not less than 2 hours when connecting four stories or more and not less than 1 hour when connecting less than four stories.

Section 713.14.1 Elevator Lobby: Enclosed elevator lobby is only required where the shaft connects more than three stories.

Chapter 8 – Interior Finishes

Table 803.9 Interior Wall and ceiling finish requirements by occupancy (sprinklered building) Group B: Interior exit stairs, exit ramps and passageways: B Corridors and enclosure for exit access stairs and ramps: C Rooms and enclosed spaces: C Class B=Flame spread index 26‐75; smoke developed index 0‐450 Class C= Flame spread index 76‐200; smoke developed index 0‐450

Chapter 9 – Fire Protection Systems

Section 903‐Automatic Sprinkler Systems: This new facility must be sprinklered as tenant requested and required, regardless of whether it is not strictly required by the IBC. In addition to utilizing listed code exceptions, it is the best and safest manner to protect people and property. Group H spaces are required be sprinklered (903.2.5). Alternative automatic fire‐extinguishing systems shall be installed where called for elsewhere in this POR, where water could ruin a space’s contents.

Section 907.2.2 Group B: A manual fire alarm system shall be installed in Group B occupancies where one of the following conditions exists: Combined Group B occupant load of all floors is 500 or more or the occupant load is more than 100 persons above or below the lowest level of exit discharge.

Chapter 10 – Means of Egress

Table 1004.1.2‐Maximum floor area allowances per occupant (Occupant Load)

• Assembly‐Exhibit gallery and museum: 30 net

• Assembly without fixed seats‐ Unconcentrated (tables and chairs: 15 net

• Business Areas: 100 gross

• Library‐reading rooms: 50 net

• Parking Garages: 200 gross

• Warehouses: 500 gross

Preliminary project occupant loads:

Library: 742 SF/50 15 Assembly‐unconcentrated: 4,612 SF/15 308 Interpretive Center: 5,000/30 167 Warehouse (storage): 17,691 SF/500 36 Business (including labs): 39,079 SF/100 391 TOTAL 67,124 SF 917 occupants

Section 1007‐Accessible means of egress: 1007.1 Where more than one means of egress are required from any accessible space, each accessible portion of the space shall be served by not less than two accessible means of egress‐Exception 1: Accessible means of egress are not required in alterations to existing buildings.

Section 1007.3, Exception 2: Areas of refuge are not required at stairs in buildings equipped throughout by an automatic sprinkler system.

Table 1014.3 Common Path of Egress Travel: With a sprinkler system, Group B is 110’.

Table 1015.1 Spaces with one exit or exit access doorway: For Group B, the maximum occupant load is

49. Two exits required for occupant load 50 – 500. 3 exits required for occupant load of 501 – 1,000.

Table 1016.2 Exit Access Travel Distance: With a sprinkler system, for Group B occupancy, 300’.

Table 1018.1 Corridor Fire‐Resistance rating: With a sprinkler system, for a Group B occupancy, 0 hour required.

Chapter 11 – Accessibility Section 1101.2 Design: Buildings and facilities shall be designed and constructed to be accessible in accordance with this code and ICC 117.1.

Table 1106.1 Accessible parking spaces: 1‐25 (1): 26‐50 (2); 51‐75 (3); 76‐100 (); 100‐150 (5); 151‐200 (6). Van spaces for every 6 or fraction of 6 accessible parking spaces.

Chapter 29 – Plumbing Table 2902.2 Minimum Number of Required Plumbing Fixtures Occupancy – Group B:

• Water Closets: 1 per 25 for the first 50 and 1 per 50 for the remainder exceeding 50

• Lavatories: 1 per 40 for the first 80 and 1 per 80 for the remainder exceeding 80

• Drinking fountains: 1 per 100

• Service Sink: 1

• Urinals: 2012 IPC 419.2: Urinals shall not be substituted for more than 50% of water closets for a Group B occupancy

The GSA Lease document has specific requirements for Drinking Fountains (Section 3.38) and Restrooms (Section 3.39) that MUST be accommodated with the new facility spaces. Should the lease document conflict with local code plumbing fixture requirements, the more stringent shall apply.

Building Systems

Structural

The facility has few special specific structural requirements.

The laboratories have some heavy mechanical grinding equipment that creates vibration that needs to be isolated from the more sensitive testing and analyzing equipment. Directors of the laboratories have requested 12” thick concrete slabs at these equipment areas. They have estimated that approximately

50% of their footprint will require thickened slabs. Although it would be possible to identify exact specific locations for the equipment so that only isolated areas of the slab would need to be thickened

(and thus be less expensive), it is necessary to thicken the slab of a greater area to gain flexibility of future laboratory layouts.

The storage/archive areas also require thickened slabs as they will utilize heavy metal industrial shelving or a mechanical shelving system to house their extensive collection of soil samples. The Kellogg laboratory’s storage/archives utilizes smaller lighter sample cartons, but they are stacked to the maximum limits. The Soils Mechanics Lab’s storage/archive utilizes various containers including 5‐gallon buckets and samples can weigh 50 pounds + each. The Storage/Archive areas use pallet jacks for transporting samples.

The loading dock and receiving area must be able to accommodate the heavy loads of incoming and outgoing samples, as well as heavy office supplies and laboratory equipment.

Structural design shall meet the current adopted building code’s requirements (IBC Chapter 16) for all design loads (dead, live, wind – ultimate design wind speed & wind exposure, snow and earthquake) and establish the risk category for this building to result in a safe and solid structure. In addition, the structural design will need to review cut sheets for all laboratory and mechanical equipment so that all weights and safety factors are accounted for and that vibration control is maximized and does not transfer to other parts of the building. Forklifts and movable equipment (in storage/archive areas) should be designed for total vehicle or equipment load and individual wheel loads. Loads will need to be posted.

Anticipated uniform loads include:

• Access Floor systems: 100 psf

• Assembly areas: 100 psf

• Corridors: 100 psf on first floor and 80 psf above

• Offices: 50 psf plus 15 psf for partitions

• Roofs: 20 psf

• Storage/warehouse: 250 psf for heavy use and 125 psf for light use.

Sub‐surface geo‐technical soil exploration testing is required to determine the conditions beneath grade that the design team will be working with. This will allow all pertinent information related to soil conditions that are not visible to be utilized to select the best structural system for the facility. Any sub‐ surface geo‐technical soil exploration results and recommendations will be reviewed with the Soils

Mechanic Lab and the National Soil Survey Center. In addition, these agencies would like to be on site when these explorations are taking place so they can get samples and have a small display up in the new facility on “the soil you are standing on.”

All structural work is considered shell build out. If the tenant were to ask for upgraded structural performance because they wish to use a heavy automated shelving system or other heavy uses requiring above office/laboratory standards, then this would be tenant improvement build‐out.

Civil

The facility requires quality utility services; quality meaning available, dependable and meeting or exceeding the current and projected future standard of requirements for the facility. Power, telephone, fiber optics, gas, sanitary and storm sewer service is required to meet a state‐of‐the‐art facility. Long‐ term, low‐maintenance materials are required to enhance durability and minimize potential maintenance issues that could disrupt the facility’s function. Underground structures such as interceptors, vaults, manholes and duct banks shall be positioned to be least disruptive to areas that people will occupy such as sidewalks and outdoor sitting areas.

Paving shall be asphalt in drive lanes and parking stalls and 8” thick concrete shall be utilized for any truck routes and around any trash dumpster enclosures and the loading dock. Grading of the site shall be such that no standing water is accumulated on walk paths or so that it can enter the building. AWPA and the City of Lincoln’s Public Works requirements shall be followed, as a minimum.

If detention ponds are required they shall be made to be as attractive as possible within the available funds with perimeter landscaping, so as not be visually unappealing. If necessary, retaining walls shall be solid and integrated with its context, constructed of an engineered stone system or otherwise acceptable material to the USDA‐NRCS.

All Civil work is considered shell build out and the responsibility of the Lessor. Reference the GSA Lease document for specific requirements. The Lease requirements takes precedent over any information for civil work included herein.

Architectural

This facility needs to be a Class A environment, as per BOMA’s standards. The agencies plan to make this their work home for a long period of time. Sustainable materials and applications are important criteria for a “conservation” service and maximizing daylight and borrowed light is encouraged. Flexibility for addressing all reasonable future projections of the office and laboratory function’s changing work processes shall be considered. Durable, low‐maintenance materials are required to sustain the daily use and abuse the facility will create. Creative and attractive design options are encouraged to be presented for consideration.

The lessor shall re‐confirm this POR with the tenant agencies and explore optimal architectural layouts to maximize opportunities for informal, spontaneous discussions to encourage collaboration among the agencies.

The GSA Lease has specific requirements, conditions and listed materials for assimilation into the new facility. For shell requirements, reference sections 3.17 – Elevators; 3.22 – Ceilings; 3.23 – Exterior and

Common Area Doors and hardware; 3.25 – Windows; 3.26 – General Partitions; 3.27 – Partitions –

Permanent; 3.28 – Insulation; 3.29 – Wall Finishes‐Shell; 3.30 ‐ Painting and 3.32 – Floor Coverings.

Reference Section 5 for Tenant Improvement requirements, conditions and listed materials for assimilation into the new facility.

GSA Lease requirements takes precedent over any information for architectural and MEP work included herein.

Building Envelope

It is preferred that windows have insulated glass and be thermally broken. International Energy code requirements for “R” values shall be met including the continuous insulation requirements. Exterior finishes shall be durable materials with long lasting sealants to minimize potential air and water leak opportunities. Natural daylight is important and should be maximized. The roof shall be of commercial material such as EPDM or TPO for flat systems (minimum ¼” per 1’ slope) and sheet metal or equivalent for sloped conditions that is consistent with the building aesthetic. It shall have access from within the building. Vibration isolators are required for all mechanical equipment mounted on commercial curbs. If a mechanical penthouse is utilized, it shall be sheathed in materials consistent with a Class A facility and the building envelope materials.

Walls

It is encouraged to provide a minimum STC of 50 around all conference and training spaces, above the minimum STC of 37 referenced in the GSA lease for tenant partitions. The loading dock and receiving/shipping spaces shall be concrete masonry units or equivalent for abuse resistance.

Laboratories and storage/archive spaces can be drywall or concrete masonry units as best fits the design and meets the tenant’s needs, but must be reviewed for expected long‐term durability issues.

Doors

It is encouraged to provide storefront type or doors that possess vision glass for the building entries to be used by the public.

Laboratory and Storage/Archive spaces shall utilize 4’ wide single doors throughout as a minimum or pairs (2) of 3’ wide doors to create a 6’ wide opening. These doors will be used to transport carts and other movable equipment on a daily basis.

Finishes In addition to the GSA Lease requirements, the selection of the appropriate finishes shall be based on long‐term durability and low maintenance attributes in concert with aesthetic appropriateness for the specific space. Final selections and approval shall be made in partnership with NRCS and with respect to the budget and lease document requirements. Building agencies have displayed an openness to creative approaches. In general, the GSA Lease requirements define necessary materials and conditions.

Following are comments related to specific space functions:

Conference / Training: The addition of movable partitions for flexibility shall be considered. Finishes shall be consistent with adjoining perimeter walls.

Tenant casework in general office and break areas should be plastic laminate finish with solid surface or equivalent counters at a minimum; custom grade or higher is recommended.

Storage/Archive: The floor should be sealed concrete or a durable liquid floor, designed to take the expected abuse. Walls can be drywall or concrete masonry units or equivalent. The ceiling may be painted exposed structure or a suspended lay‐in ceiling type. Quality lighting within aisle‐ways is required.

Laboratories: The floor should be a resinous or other liquid, durable flooring with an integrated base to allow cleaning to be performed easily and consistently. Walls can be drywall or equivalent and ceiling should be acoustical suspended type with abundant lighting and acceptable of multiple penetrations for MEP equipment vents and exhaust. Laboratory rated casework shall be used throughout.

Interpretive Center: This is a special space with public use and a commemorative ambiance to show off the history of soils and how much he influences our lives. Exhibitions and displays will be used throughout, so special lighting shall be considered. The final program for this space will need to be jointly resolved with NRCS to determine appropriate materials for this use.

Architecture and MEP work is both shell and tenant improvement (TI), with the division of each spelled out in the GSA Lease documents.

Mechanical / Electrical / Plumbing / Fire Protection

Reference GSA Lease document sections 3.33 through 3.45 for shell MEP requirements.

Fire Protection The fire protection requirements shall be determined by the fire protection engineer. The entire building shall be protected by a wet pipe fire protection system. Provide alarmed zoned control valves, tamper switches and flow switches as required. The system will be hydraulically calculated in accordance with NFPA occupancy classifications. The system will be designed to NFPA standards unless the Owner's insurer has additional requirements. A fire pump shall be provided if required to obtain code required flow/pressure.

Miscellaneous Fire Protection Systems Fume hoods will have integral fire suppression systems, which the fire protection engineer must tie into the fire alarm system.

Plumbing

Provide at a minimum a domestic water service, a sanitary sewer service and a natural gas service. The service shall be sized by the design engineer as required to meet the needs of the facility. Provide at a minimum the following internal plumbing systems:

Domestic Hot and Cold Water

Distilled Water

R.O. Water

Sanitary Waste and Vent

Acid Waste and Vent

Acid Neutralization

Pressurized Gases

Domestic hot and cold water shall be provided to plumbing fixtures, and other outlets requiring domestic water. Backflow preventers and/or vacuum breakers shall be provided at all interconnection between the domestic water system and points of possible contamination. Shutoff valves will be provided for each grouping of fixtures for maintenance purposes.

A soil, waste and vent system for plumbing fixtures, floor drains and mechanical equipment arranged for gravity flow will be provided. Sanitary and waste piping shall be sloped a minimum of 1/8" per foot for piping above 3". Vents shall be sloped to drain. Pipe sizing will be in accordance with the Plumbing

Code.

Acid resistant waste and vent piping with point of use acid neutralization tanks shall be provided in locations where acid handling will occur. A large centrally located acid neutralization tank may be used at the discretion of the plumbing designer.

General service floor drains shall be provided in all restrooms and laboratory areas. Floor drain body construction, grate material and outlet side shall be designed to suite each particular application.

A freeze‐proof wall hydrant shall be provided for each face of the building exterior.

Laboratory Fixtures

During design phases, a lab fixture package will be prepared. This package will include but is not limited to emergency eyewash / drench shower units, deck mounted eyewashes, sink faucets, pure water faucets, and laboratory gas fittings. Specify the following lab fixtures and components:

Lab sinks shall be epoxy‐resin sinks in all epoxy‐resin countertops as specified by the architect.

Provide lavatory faucets with cold water, (or hot and cold water) as determined by the plumbing engineer \ designer. Vacuum breakers at all lab faucets are required to be included in the laboratory specifications. Faucets shall have wrist blade handles.

Lab sinks shall be provided with a gas turrets, polypropylene‐lined purified water turrets for deionized or reverse osmosis water, and any other accessories as determined by the plumbing engineer / designer or laboratory user.

Provide deck mounted eyewash units with drench hose at each laboratory sink.

Provide plumbing systems connections to fume hoods. The fume hood specification for laboratories will be prepared during the design phase. Fume hoods will be specified to be pre‐ plumbed and pre‐piped per laboratory requirements, meaning that only one connection is required for each of the services.

The purified water fittings and ultra‐pure gas fittings will be included in the laboratory specifications, but they must be installed per the direction of the plumbing engineer as part of the overall pure water system and ultrapure gas system. The complete installation of the ultra‐ pure gas distribution system and purified water system will be designed and specified by the plumbing engineer, including gas generators and instrument ancillary equipment.

Emergency Eyewash and Drench Shower Units

Provide combination emergency eyewash and shower units no more than 10 seconds walk from any point in the laboratory in accordance with ANSI/ISEA Z358.1‐2014 regulations. Utilize manufactured products, not site‐built units and assure ADA / ABAAS compliance. Locate at least one combination emergency eyewash and shower units outside the laboratory areas, in each primary egress corridor. This recommendation is for the use of anyone who must exit the laboratory space due to chemical fumes resulting from an accidental spill.

At each laboratory sink, provide deck‐mounted, drench hose emergency eyewash for added safety. Such eye‐wash units are common practice and are expected by best‐practice laboratory design.

Heating Ventilation and Air Conditioning

Provide office level air conditioning throughout in accordance to the latest applicable edition of ASHRAE

Standard 55, Thermal Environment Condition for Human Occupancy. The heating and air conditioning shall be designed to the following criteria:

Cooling Design Winter Design

All general occupied areas including but not limited to offices, open offices, break rooms corridors, restrooms etc.

75 °F, 50% RH 70 °F

General Laboratory Spaces 72 °F, 50% RH 70 °F

Archive Storage 72 °F, 50% RH 70 °F

Communication Equipment Rooms 72 °F, 50% RH 68 °F

Ventilation

Outside air shall be provided per the latest applicable edition of ASHRAE 62.1 or the local mechanical code, whichever is more stringent.

The ventilation air intake location and size shall be determined by the mechanical engineer. The location of the ventilation air intakes shall incorporate the following items:

Locate air intakes in such a place that the general public cannot gain access to them.

Provide vertical inlets, screened and 10 feet above grade, such that it would not be possible to throw a device into the inlet.

Fit air intakes with security bars to prevent unauthorized entry of persons or objects via air ducts.

Place air intakes to avoid re‐entrainment of laboratory exhaust.

General exhaust shall be provided as required by the local mechanical code but shall not be less than the following:

Public Restrooms: The greater of 70 cfm per fixture or (4) air changes per hour.

Janitor’s Closets: 1 cfm / square foot.

Pressurization in Laboratory Spaces

Labs generally are to be under negative pressure relative to adjacent office and corridor areas. This is to ensure that airborne contaminants and fumes stay in the lab areas. Flow of air should always be from clean areas (i.e. offices and corridors) to lab areas. Avoid excess negative pressurization to the exterior to prevent infiltration of moisture and exterior dust. This issue needs to be reviewed with the design engineer/architect relative to the exterior envelope.

Spaces in which dust or particulate matter are generated (i.e. preparation areas including grinding and mixing of samples) are to be serviced by downward airflow or airflow across work surfaces for removal of dust and contaminants. The extents and CFM of such systems are to be determined by the mechanical design engineer.

Fume Hoods

All fume hoods will be Class A, chemical fume hoods for either a variable air volume (VAV) or constant volume (CV) system, as recommended by the mechanical engineer. All fume hoods shall be a UL Listed pre‐manufactured system and shall be integrated into the building HVAC Controls to maintain pressurization requirements. Plumbing options shall include waste, vacuum, compressed air, water, and other gasses. Final determination shall be made during the design process and is to be coordinated between the plumbing designer and NRCS. Chemical fume hoods shall be equipped with GFI fume hood power outlets and explosion‐resistant light fixtures.

All fume hood exhausts shall be installed through building roof and isolated from the building structure and laboratory spaces. Roof mounted laboratory exhaust fans are preferred.

Articulating arm / task‐exhaust units (snorkels)

Task‐exhaust units will be located selectively where local exhaust would be advantageous to laboratory staff for small desk‐top procedures involving odoriferous procedures, instrument exhaust, or removal of heat from instruments. Task‐exhaust units would never be used in place of a fume hood or biological safety cabinet. Location and quantities will be decided during the design phase of this facility.

Controls

The buildings HVAC systems shall be controlled with a direct digital control building automation system

(BAS). Control system and components shall be backward compatible and utilize and support open protocols. Control system shall consist of sensors, indicators, actuators, final control elements, interface equipment, other apparatus, and accessories to control mechanical systems. The control system interface shall feature dynamic color graphics with each mechanical system, building floor plan, and control device depicted by point‐and‐click graphics. Systems requiring proprietary database and user interface programs shall not be acceptable. All software tools needed for full functional use, including programming of controllers, network management and expansion, and graphical user interface use and development, of the BAS described within these specifications shall be provided to the owner or his designated agent. Systems requiring separate software tools or processes to create applications and user interface displays shall not be acceptable.

The HVAC controls shall include but not be limited to the following systems:

All heating and cooling units and accessories including dedicated systems.

All terminal boxes

All fume hoods, sash controls, and associated pressurization controls

Miscellaneous exhaust fans and exhaust systems

Any other systems as determined by the mechanical engineer.

Lighting

The minimum lighting feeder and panel capacity will be designed in accordance with the National

Electrical Code. Lighting shall be designed to the IES 10th Edition Lighting Handbook. Final lighting levels, fixture types and controls to be determined during design. Design shall meet the International

Energy Conservation Code (IECC) and project LEED requirements.

Lighting Fixtures and Materials

Light fixtures in high finish areas such as lobbies and corridors shall be high quality, distinctive fixtures including some sconces and pendent indirect fixtures as required by Architectural Design. General lighting shall be a combination of LED and fluorescent fixtures.

Emergency and Exit Lighting

Emergency lighting for means of egress must be provided in accordance with the requirements in NFPA

101. Emergency lighting outside the building must also provide illumination to either a public way or a safe distance away from the building, whichever is closest to the building being evacuated. Emergency electric lighting systems may consist of separate luminaries and wiring with an independent power source, e.g., a diesel generator, or separate luminaries or unit devices supplied by the normal power supply and a secondary source that comes on automatically when the normal power supply fails.

Lighting Controls

Control systems must be compatible with lamps, light sources, ballasts and lamps. Lighting controls must use individual luminaire control, such as DALI equivalent. Ambient lighting must be adjusted per daylight availability, occupant/vacancy, and other BAS signals, such as demand response. Task and personalized ambient lighting must be adjusted per occupancy/vacancy and personal dimming. Lighting controls must be commissioned to operate as intended without false triggering. All lighting controls must be compatible with luminaires. Lighting control devices provided for illumination within exit enclosures must comply with the requirements in NFPA 101.

Power Voice Data and Miscellaneous Special Systems

Receptacles will be provided in each space as determined by the electrical engineer. At a minimum, each regularly occupied space will have at least one receptacle per wall. All receptacles in restrooms, janitor closets and above counter tops near sinks will be GFCI type. Duplex receptacles will be specification grade, 20 amp, grounding type, and color as desired by the Architect. Mounting heights will be per ADA requirements.

The electrical service and all switchgear, switchboards, transformers, motor control centers, motor starters, panelboards, and separately derived systems shall be grounded per the NEC.

Electrical power and data‐cabling distribution

Raceway: Provide a two‐compartment electrical raceway in all laboratory spaces, mounted just above the backsplash. One compartment is for electrical wiring while the other is for data cabling. The top of the raceway will be set at 48” above the floor. Space duplex outlets at 4’‐ 0” on center and space duplex data outlets at 8’‐ 0” on center. At all bench sections less than 4 feet in length, provide at least one duplex power outlet, and at benches less than 8 feet, provide at least one duplex data outlet. The exception will be special areas such as in the instrument rooms and other locations where noted on the plans, e.g. under the instrument bench where power outlets are to be 2 feet on center, and data outlets at 4 feet on center. Incorporate UPS circuits into this raceway system as well. UPS will be a separate, smaller raceway mounted below the standard raceway.

Cable trays: Cable trays should be exposed type, to be specified by the electrical engineer. The cable tray size and supports to be based on tray loading but in no case shall tray width be less than 12”. Cable tray shall be continuous along entire path and properly grounded and bonded.

All data cabling shall be CAT 6 or better.

Overhead Ceiling Service Panels for Instrumentation: All overhead ceiling service panels to be specified by the electrical engineer and coordinated with mechanical engineer. Cross coordination with casework and instrumentation design should be included to ensure proper placement.

Emergency Power

The client requires the ability to operate selected aspects of the facility during a power outage. The emergency backup systems shall be provided with battery powered backup systems, uninterruptable power sources, or other means as determined by the electrical engineer. The most efficient method of providing the emergency power shall be determined by the electrical engineer and coordinated with

NRCS.

Serve the following loads from the standby power system:

o Building Emergency Lighting o Computer servers o Selected laboratory equipment per the Laboratory’s requirements

X‐Ray Machine.

Space Program

Background

This Program of Requirements (POR) has been produced for the USDA‐NRCS for the purposes of relocating to a new facility to improve the work environment and staff efficiency. This facility will be occupied by approximately 176 full time equivalent (FTE) employees and 36 part time staff. This facility is comprised of three separate agencies under the USDA‐NRCS umbrella: the Nebraska State Office

(NSO), The National Soil Survey Center (NSSC) and the Soils Mechanic Laboratory (SML). Each agency requires its own individual spaces along with shared space uses and some special spaces unique to their operations. The NSSC and SML each have laboratory and storage/archive spaces with special characteristics and requirements. These agencies consist of two major sections: conservation and operations. Each of these three agencies do not report to each other or have the same supervisors, but they do work together.

The Natural Resource Conservation Service helps America’s farmers, ranchers and forest landowners conserve the nation’s oil, water, air and other natural resources. The programs offer science‐based solutions that benefit the landowner and environment. NRCS conservationists provide technical expertise and conservation planning.

The Nebraska State Office (NSO) main offices are in Lincoln to support the entire State of Nebraska’s 77 office and 300 employees. This office provides critical mission support for NRCS and serves as a central unit to coordinate programs and projects with other conservation and science based entities, including other State and Federal agencies and University of…