The Architecture & Engineering Department is pleased to be able to
provide open access to all of the Design Standards that we have developed
for new schools and renovations of existing school buildings. Since our
work is related to a single building type – schools – we utilize Design
Standards to ensure: quality and consistency of systems and materials;
ease of operations and maintenance; and appropriate and cost-effective
design. We hope this information will be useful and informative to you.
The New York City School Construction Authority (“SCA”)
provides this Web version of the SCA’s STANDARDS AND SPECIFICATIONS FOR SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS
(“Standards and Specifications”) for reference and informational purposes only.
Please note the publication of this Web version of the Standards and Specifications does not:
(i) preclude the SCA from requiring compliance with additional requirements which may be set
forth in the applicable contracts for an individual project and shall be considered an elaboration
of these Standards and Specifications; and/or (ii) relieve any individual, person,
business, firm, contractor, consultant, architect or engineer from complying with
applicable law, rules and regulations governing the work undertaken for any particular project.
The print version of the Standards and Specifications, together with any amendments
thereto subsequent to the posting of this Web version, is the official version and in
the event of any discrepancies that exist between the print and Web versions of the
Standards and Specifications, it is the print version, together with amendments thereto,
that shall be considered correct.
IN VIEWING THE ATTACHED STANDARDS AND SPECIFICATIONS YOU EXPRESSLY UNDERSTAND
AND AGREE THAT THE NEW YORK CITY SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION AUTHORITY, CITY OF NEW YORK,
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND THEIR OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, AND AGENTS SHALL NOT BE
LIABLE TO YOU FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR
EXEMPLARY DAMAGES RESULTING FROM THE USE OR THE INABILITY TO USE THE INFORMATION
CONTAINED IN THESE STANDARDS AND SPECIFICATIONS.