Changes Looming with Military Facilities Design/Construction Criteria

Changes Looming with Military Facilities Design/Construction Criteria – What You Need to Know

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Jun 02, 2026 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM ET

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The United Facilities Criteria (UFC) and Unified Facilities Guide Specifications (USGS) provide a framework to standardize the military’s approach planning, design, construction and maintenance for all Department of Defense (DoD) infrastructure. Changes to these framework documents are set to begin July 1^st, which according to the DoD seeks to eliminate extensive red tape for smaller facilities and reduce overall military construction costs.

ACEC is presenting a special online education program for firms supporting DoD clients on how the criteria and specifications are being revised ahead of the implementation date.

Jointly managed by the Army, Navy, and Air Force, the UFC and USGS bridge standard civilian building codes (like commercial electrical or plumbing rules) with specialized military requirements for security, extreme climates, and structural durability. Anyone designing or constructing a barracks, airfield hangar, or naval dock facility must follow these rules. Failure to follow the exact, updated code at the moment of issuance means a project can be rejected, causing legal breaches, massive budget overruns, and severe delays in defense mission readiness.

The policies for establishing and governing DoD’s Facilities Criteria and Specifications
The process for Criteria Change Requests
Areas where criteria and specifications have been successfully changed
The changes coming to the UFCs later this year