MIL-HDBK-1036 Bachelor Housing See Notice 1 For Replacement InformationThis military handbook, MIL-HDBK-1036A, provides the basic design criteria for Navy and Marine Corps bachelor housing. It presents guidance for development of designs for bachelor housing, enlisted and officer,taking into account local program operations and requirements, as well as the new Office of the Secretary of Defense OSD Construction Standards. Refer to the Secretary of Defense Memorandum, dated 6 November 1995, in the front of this handbook, before the table of contents.

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system.  Provide heat and smoke detectors in other public and service spaces as required by MIL-HDBK-1008C, and the reviewing fire protection engineers.  Locate smoke detectors on walls in accordance with NFPA 72, National Fire Alarm Code.

4.28      Exit Egress.  Travel distance to exits is of particular concern in designing housing.  The placement of stair towers or stairwells should be part of the preliminary building planning process.  This requires experimentation to determine the maximum number of living units which can be served by one stair while still conforming to the maximum allowable travel distance. Construction of the fire wall, ceiling, and floor assemblies around each living unit is another issue of paramount importance to bachelor housing design.  Closely coordinate the construction of such assemblies as required by NFPA 101 with the sound attenuating techniques used.

4.29      Accessibility Requirements.  Barrier-free design should be in accordance with the requirements of the UFAS as required by

42 U.S.C. 4151-4157, Architectural Barriers Act of 1968, and consistent with 29 U.S.C. 794, Rehabilitation Act of 1973, but also to meet the requirements of the ADAAG.  Use the criteria that provides the greatest barrier-free design requirements. Spaces in bachelor housing that are open to the public, civilian staff, visitors, and transients should be barrier free.  In transient bachelor housing at least 5 percent of the apartments

should be barrier free.  Apartments in housing serving only able- bodied personnel are not required to be barrier free.  Refer to the References section for additional information.

4.30      Acoustics.  Careful attention to acoustic design is required for bachelor housing to ensure a high degree of privacy for residents within their living units and in study areas. Designers should address isolation of noise from a variety of sources, including:

a)  Adjacent living units.

b)  Spaces on a floor level above or below. c)  Hallways and balconies.

d)  Mechanical rooms and systems.

e)  Exterior generated sound such as aircraft and automobile noise.

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