Queen's Building Design Standards
Queen’s Building Design Standards provide assistance to consultants and contractors during the planning, design and construction phases of the University’s maintenance, renovations and new capital projects.
These guidelines do not relieve a consultant from any professional responsibility, duty or due diligence to design elegant, functional, efficient and low maintenance spaces.
In some instance, Queen’s has identified preferred equipment or specific requirements that ensure ease of maintenance and compatibility with current equipment on campus. These standards are not intended to be the only acceptable solution. Queen’s expects consultants and/or contractors to consider modern and innovative ideas, materials and methods. Any proposed alternative ideas are to be submitted in writing to Isabelle Nault, Manager Architecture and Design, for consideration as an exception to the guidelines. These proposals are to include the rationale and/or supporting calculations to demonstrate the equivalent or superior performance of the proposed solution. The exception request will be reviewed and either rejected or accepted. The standards may be updated subsequently.
These documents provide Queen’s specific design standards only, and are not intended for use, in whole or in part, as a specification. Do not copy the standards verbatim in specifications or in notes on drawings.
The standards are intended to be read in conjunction with the applicable codes and regulations, and are in no way are to be considered to override those requirements. The codes and regulations represent the minimum acceptable standard. Where the technical design standards differ from the applicable codes and regulations, the more stringent requirement shall be applied.
General
- Drafting Standards
- Room Numbering (PDF, 90 KB)
- Campus Master Plan
- Lighting Design Guidelines
- Acoustic Guidelines
- Library and Archive Master Plan(LAMP) (PDF, 15.1 MB)
- Furniture (PDF, 178 KB)
- Policy on Gender Neutral Washrooms at Queen's University (PDF, 254 KB)
- Student Spaces (Lounge, Informal Study Spaces)
- Classrooms
- 01 00 00 General Service Requirements
- 01 19 00 Environmental Health and Safety
- 01 20 00 Inspection & Testing
- 01 40 00 procedures, Products, and Quality Requirements
- 01 50 00 Temporary Facilities, Services, and Controls
- 01 55 00 Parking
- 01 70 00 Execution and Closeout Requirements
- 01 74 00 Waste Management and Disposal
- 01 81 00 Sustainable Design Requirements
- 04 05 00 Common Work Results for Masonry
- 04 05 13 Masonry Mortaring and Grouting
- 04 21 00 Brick Masonry
- 04 43 00 Quarried Stone Veneer
- 05 50 00 Metal Fabrication (PDF, 172 KB)
- 06 00 00 Wood, Plastics and Composites (PDF, 410 KB)
- 06 05 00 Plastic Trim (PDF, 408 KB)
- 06 10 00 Rough Carpentry (PDF, 417 KB)
- 06 20 00 Finish Carpentry (PDF, 444 KB)
- 06 40 00 Architectural Woodwork (PDF, 454 KB)
- 06 61 00 Cast Polymer Fabrications (PDF, 437 KB)
- 07 30 00 Shingles, Roof Tiles, and Covering
- 07 40 00 Manufactured Siding and Cladding Panels
- 07 50 00 Membrane Roofing and Parapets
- 08 00 00 General Doors and Windows
- 08 11 16 Metal Doors and Frames
- 08 11 19 Aluminum Doors and Frames
- 08 71 00 Door Hardware
- 08 87 00 Glazing Surface Films (PDF, 452 KB)
- 09 06 00 Schedules for Finishes
- 09 20 00 Gypsum Board Assemblies (PDF, 455 KB)
- 09 30 00 Tile Work (PDF, 451 KB)
- 09 50 00 Acoustical Ceilings (PDF, 430 KB)
- 09 65 00 Resilient Flooring (Sheet and Tile) (PDF, 455 KB)
- 09 68 00 Carpeting (Tiles) (PDF, 131 KB)
- 09 70 00 Wall Coverings
- 09 80 00 Acoustic Treatment
- 09 90 00 Painting and Coating (PDF, 106 KB)
- 10 11 00 Whiteboards, Chalkboards, and Glassboards
- 10 14 00 Signage
- 10 21 00 Toilet Compartments: Metal Washroom Partitions (176 PDF)
- 10 21 00 Toilet Compartments: Phenolic Washroom Partitions (176 PDF)
- 10 22 19 Demountable Partitions (PDF, 436 KB)
- 10 28 10 Washroom and other Accessories (254 KB)
- 11 01 00 Audio-Visual Equipment
- 12 20 00 Window Treatment (PDF, 432 KB)
- 14 20 00 Elevators
- 26 05 00 Electrical Common Work (PDF, 499 KB)
- 26 06 00 Schedules (PDF, 401 KB)
- 26 09 00 Instrumentation and Control Electrical Systems (PDF, 428 KB)
- 26 10 00 Medium High Voltage Electrical Distribution (PDF, 453 KB)
- 26 20 00 Low Voltage Electrical Distribution (PDF, 420 KB)
- 26 24 00 Switchboards, Panelboards, Breakers and Surge Suppression (PDF, 429 KB)
- 26 29 00 Low Voltage Controllers (PDF, 415 KB)
- 26 30 00 Emergency Power (PDF, 419 KB)
- 26 40 00 Electrical Protection (PDF, 413 KB)
- 26 50 00 Lighting (PDF, 454 KB)
- 27 00 00 General Works (PDF, 743 KB)
- 28 10 00 Access Control
- 28 30 00 Security Detection, Alarm and Monitoring
- 28 26 00 Alarms and Safety (PDF, 525 KB)
- 32 00 00 Exterior Improvement
- 32 10 00 Bases, Ballast and Paving
- 32 31 00 Fences and Gates
- 32 37 00 Exterior Site Furnishing
- 32 80 00 Integration System
- 32 90 00 Planting