Smithsonian Institution Facilities Design Standards  

These standards apply to all design, construction, maintenance and repair projects at all facilities of the Smithsonian Institution.

These standards establish the required quality of design and construction to assure thoroughness and completeness of the project design, to require that all options are properly investigated and considered, and to assure conformance to the SI’s policies and procedures. These standards provide the criteria to follow and methodology to use to help unify, supplement, and standardize the approaches for designing and equipping SI facilities.