Campus Projects

• Current Projects
• Project Support
• Standards & Guidelines
  • Survey Specifications

STANDARDS & GUIDELINES

• Planning & Design Guidelines
• Capital Project Closeout Requirements
• CAD Standards
• Survey Specifications
• Facility Documentation Standards

Planning & Design Guidelines

• Cambridge Transportation Guidelines
• Design Review Guidelines (under development)
• Planning Guidelines (under development)

Capital Project Closeout Requirements

These documents are for the use of Harvard project managers or other Harvard representatives managing a capital building project (a project with a budget of $100,000 or greater).

• Transmittal and Checklist for Project Managers (PDF, April 2006; or MS Word) provides a complete list of materials due at the end of a capital project from all architects, engineers and/or contractors.
• Tips for Closing Capital Projects (PDF, February 2008) Tips for closing-out capital projects with the PIRC.
• Sample Index of Electronic Files (MS Excel, September 2007)

CAD Standards

CAD standards to be followed when developing floor plan, 3D model, or graphic facilities information. All CAD floor plans developed and/or edited for Harvard University clients should reference these guidelines.

• CAD Standards, Draft 2006 ( PDF, or MS Word)
• CAD Guidelines 2000, revised August 1999 (PDF, or MS Word)
• Construction Drawing Title Blocks and Borders
  • 24x36 Border Template (AutoCAD DWG, revised June 2006)
  • 30x42 Border Template (AutoCAD DWG, revised June 2006)
  • 24x36 Cover Sheet Template (AutoCAD DWG, revised June 2006)
  • 30x42 Cover Sheet Template (AutoCAD DWG, revised June 2006)
• CAD Layers Template (AutoCAD DWG, revised April 2006)
• Facility Drawing Title Block and Border (under development)

Survey Specifications

The specification describes the coordinate system used by Harvard University and the basic standards that need to be followed to insure compatibility with the University geographic system.

• Survey Specifications

Facility Documentation Standards

Description of the Space Inventory database and how it is linked to CAD drawings.

• Space Information Management Standards (under revision)
• Space Function and Type Codes (under revision - see also Postsecondary Education Facilities Inventory and Classification (FICM) Manual,2006)

Other Guidelines and Standards

• Campus Map Grid - Description of the map grid used to locate buildings and other features on the Harvard University Campus.