Design & Construction Manual and Technical Standards

The 2025 edition of the Design & Construction Manual (DCM) was published in September 2025. This version of the manual is current and in effect for all planning, design and construction projects regardless of funding source, procurement method or shop overseeing the work.

Technical Standards Companion Documents

• EG-1: Environmental Graphic Standards - Interior Code Signage (.pdf, revised Feb. 2025)
• EG-2: Environmental Graphic Standards - Exterior and Wayfinding Signage
• EG-3: Environmental Graphic Standards - Interior Wayfinding Signage
• EG-4: Environmental Graphic Standards - Contextualization Signage 

Design and Construction Checklists

• Schematic Design Review Pre-Submission Checklist (pdf)
• Preliminary Design Review Pre-Submission Checklist (pdf)
• Building Systems and Equipment Checklist (pdf)
• Working Design Review Pre-Submission Checklist (pdf)
• Drawing Standard Checklist (pdf)
• Project Manual and Specification Checklist (pdf)
• Technical Standard Applicability Review Checklist (pdf)

Project Closeout and Turnover Checklists

• Master Checklist - Red Zone Document Revised February 2025 (xlx)
• Building Information Update Form