Materials and Systems Standards

The NJSDA's Model Schools Program's: "Materials and Systems Standards Manual" and "Construction Details Manual" are the results of effort to implement standardized designs for NJSDA projects. The use of standardized design elements has the potential to afford efficiencies in the design and construction of school facilities. Standardized design will facilitate expedited design reviews and code inspections for faster delivery of school projects.

Pursuant to the NJSDA's 2011 Capital Program Report dated March 2, 2011, NJSDA plans to pursue standardization through phases. This effort is consistent with the report's charge of identifying standard systems and materials.

The NJSDA has proceeded with the continued development of design and construction guidance to assist the Professional Consultant Community, identifying standard materials and systems to be considered in conjunction with other procedures and their respective component parts to establish a "Standardized Model or Prototypical School Design Approach".

The NJSDA's "Materials and Systems Standards Manual and Construction Details Manual" have been prepared for and shall apply to Public School Facilities Projects in the State of New Jersey that are managed by the New Jersey Schools Development Authority (NJSDA) as defined by the "Educational Facilities Construction and Financing Act" (EFCFA). It is NJSDA's full intent to establish a uniform approach to School Facilities Project design such that we accomplish the following key goals:

• Attain parity amongst all New Jersey Abbott School Districts by the implementation of Model School Designs through the use of standardized materials and systems.
• Establish an approach that requires the repeated use of defined materials and systems standards as a cost effective and common sense means of constructing all 21st Century Schools for New Jersey.
• Establish a means for NJSDA managed School Facilities Projects to be built in an educationally appropriate, cost effective, sustainable, clean, and environmentally friendly manner.