- Minimum building standards include the latest edition of the Arkansas Fire Prevention Code, the National Electrical Code as adopted in Arkansas, the Arkansas Plumbing Code, the Arkansas Mechanical Code and applicable requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act.
- Healthcare Facilities must comply with the Arkansas Department of Health Rules and Regulations for Healthcare Facilities.
- Campuses that have not adopted specific campus building standards must apply the standards established by the Arkansas Division of Building Authority, to the extent the standards are applicable and reasonable for the specific project.
- Certain projects must be designed, constructed and certified in accordance with the Performance Rating Method of Appendix G of the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers, Standard 90.1-2013, as it existed on January 1, 2018 and include a life-cycle analysis. Board Policy 750.1 and Ark. Code Ann. § 22-3-2004. These standards apply to new construction with occupied or conditioned space over 20,000 square feet or multiple buildings with combined occupied or conditioned space over 50,000 square feet, and to renovation of a building with occupied or conditioned space over 20,000 square feet or multiple buildings with combined occupied or conditioned space over 50,000 square feet where the cost of renovation exceeds 50% of the value of the building or buildings being renovated. These standards apply to both owned and leased buildings.
- Measurements of energy performance are to be performed for the first 18 months after construction for comparison to targeted energy consumption goals, and a report presented to the Board of Trustees, typically at the March meeting. A template for the report is available from the General Counsel’s office or the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville Facilities Management Department.