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The goal of 'Whole Building' Design is to create a successful high-performance building by applying an integrated design and team approach to the project during the planning and programming phases.

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• Unified Facilities Criteria
• Unified Facilities Guide Specifications (UFGS)
• Construction Waste Management Database
• Building Envelope Design Guide
• Federal Green Construction Guide for Specifiers
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• Mechanical Insulation Design Guide
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Participating Agencies

Featured Program

• DHS, Science & Technology Directorate, High Performance Resilience Program
  This program was created by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in 2009 to improve the security and resilience of our nation's buildings and infrastructure. For more information on security, visit the WBDG's Secure/Safe Design Objective pages.

New & Updated Pages

• Extensive Vegetative Roofs
  Resource Page - 04/02/2012
• Mechanical Insulation Design Guide - Specifications
  MIDG - 03/29/2012
• Mechanical Insulation Design Guide - E-Learning Modules
  MIDG - 03/23/2012
• Whole Building Design
  03/22/2012
• High Performance EIFS
  Resource Page - 03/14/2012
• EIFS, Architecture, and the Sustainable Design Revolution
  Resource Page - 03/14/2012
• Construction Waste Management
  Resource Page - 03/06/2012

New CCB
Publications

• UFC 2-100-01 Installation Master Planning
  Posted: 05-16-2012
• SERIES 2: MASTER PLANNING
  Posted: 05-16-2012
• Shaw Air Force Base - Installation Sustainability Assessment (ISA) (ACC)
  Posted: 05-15-2012
• Seymour Johnson Air Force Base - Installation Sustainability Assessment (ISA) (ACC)
  Posted: 05-15-2012