Facility Quality

Santa Maria Visitor Center, Vandenberg AFB

Facility Group 1: Santa Maria Visitor Center, Vandenberg AFB

Air Force Corporate Standards

All Air Force facilities will have a level of quality appropriate for the Facility Group designation as defined under the Facility Hierarchy topic of this AFCFS. Building siting, architectural features, materials and detailing should appropriately reflect the facility group number. Provide highly durable low-maintenance materials and detailing for all facility groups.

Ensure architectural features are environmentally functional providing protection from inclement weather, wind buffers, natural ventilation, summer shading, and winter solar gain as applicable for the locale and climate. Meet requirements for materials and details while satisfying stipulations for High Performance and Sustainable Buildings (HPSB).

Maintain the required level of quality when integrating resilience measures and features and antiterrorism (AT) measures.

UFC 1-200-01 General Building Requirements
https://www.wbdg.org/ffc/dod/unified-facilities-criteria-ufc/ufc-1-200-01

UFC 1-200-02 High Performance and Sustainable Building Requirements
https://www.wbdg.org/ffc/dod/unified-facilities-criteria-ufc/ufc-1-200-02

UFC 3-101-01 Architecture
https://www.wbdg.org/ffc/dod/unified-facilities-criteria-ufc/ufc-3-101-01

UFC 3-120-10 Interior Design
https://www.wbdg.org/ffc/dod/unified-facilities-criteria-ufc/ufc-3-120-10