The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) Facilities Manual is comprised of four distinct, yet complementary, resources for planning and managing EPA facilities. These four volumes are meant to be used simultaneously to determine design intent, requirements, and the ongoing evaluation of all EPA facilities.

• Facilities Manual Volume 1 - Space Acquisition and Planning Guidelines (PDF)(58 pp, 2 MB, July, 2004)
  EPA’s Facilities Manual, Volume 1, Space Acquisition and Planning Guidelines contains information on EPA’s requirements and recommendations for space planning, including space estimation, programming, furniture, and equipment.
• Facilities Manual Volume 2 - AE Guidelines (PDF)(439 pp, 3 MB, June 14, 2012)
  EPA’s Facilities Manual, Volume 2, Architecture and Engineering Guidelines contains design standards and agency specific best practices for the design and construction of new buildings and alterations to existing facilities.
• Facilities Manual Volume 2 - AE Guidelines Addendum I (PDF)(39 pp, 375 K, July 20, 2006)
  EPA’s Update of Guidelines to Include Procurement of Energy Efficient Products Required by the Energy Policy Act of 2005 contains ENERGY STAR and Federal Energy Management Program energy efficient procurement requirements from EPAct 2005.
• Facilities Manual Volume 2 - AE Guidelines Sections Affected by Addendum I (PDF)(4 pp, 75 K, July 20, 2006)
  EPA’s Sections Affected by Addendum I lists the sections of the EPA Architectural and Engineering Guidelines that are affected by Update of Guidelines to Include Procurement of Energy Efficient Products Required by the Energy Policy Act of 2005.
• Facilities Manual Volume 3 - Safety and Health Requirements (PDF)(77 pp, 841 K, July 2004)
  EPA’s Facilities Manual, Volume 3, Safety, Health, and Environmental Manual: Safety and Health Requirements contains safety and health considerations for EPA owned and leased buildings to maintain a safe and healthful workplace.
• Facilities Manual Volume 4 - Environmental Management Guidelines (PDF)(116 pp, 1 MB, July 2004)
  EPA’s Facilities Manual, Volume 4, Safety, Health, and Environmental Manual: Environmental Management Guidelines contains environmental standards and specifications required to prevent pollution at buildings owned, leased, or occupied by EPA.
• EPA Building Commissioning Guidelines (PDF)(33 pp, 551 K, January 2009)
  EPA’s EPA building commissioning guidelines contains EPA’s roles, responsibilities, and requirements for the commissioning of new and retro-commissioning of existing buildings.