Information Technology Design Standards and Specifications

08/01/07

Referenced by UBP Policy 5310 "Information Technology for Facilities"

The following Information Technology and building Design Standards and Generic Specifications will be used to guide IT and building design processes. These documents are noted here as examples and are not a specific part of these procedures. They reside in the department having authority for that particular technology. Updates and new standards are, from time to time developed as need dictates. To the extent that an approved design standard or generic specification does not exist, the design and ultimately the final design specification will be based on industry standards and best practices as determined and developed by the design team. These standards and generic specifications are primarily for guidance in the design process. Specifications for individual projects are unique to that project and are developed by the design team for inclusion in that project’s construction documents.

It is preferred that the IT design specifications be written in the CSI 2004 format but they must match the format used to bid the project.

Campus Standards:	Comments:
Design Guidelines for Information Technology Infrastructure Facilities	Updated March 21, 2006 and originally developed for UNM by Vantage Technology Consulting Group, April 2003.
BICSI manual set	A comprehensive infrastructure standards manual produced by the Building Industry Construction Standards Institute
TIA/EIA 568-B	Commercial Building Cabling Standard
TIA/EIA 569-A	Commercial Building Pathway and Spaces Standard
TIA/EIA 607	Commercial Building Standard for Telecommunications Grounding and Bonding
Other (e.g. Classroom Standards, Video)	Others as developed and made available
Generic Specifications:
Pathways
Racks and Cabinets
Horizontal Cabling
Outside Plant
Wireless
Commissioning
Other