Design standards and project forms
Design standards
The University of Toronto’s design standards applies to new construction, renovation, renewal, and maintenance projects on the St. George campus.
The design standards are intended to be a reference and a minimum baseline for bid and construction documents, including technical specifications, that are prepared by the design team. Designs are expected to adhere to these standards unless variations are requested and approved by the university.
The design standards don’t relieve the design team of its professional responsibility, due diligence, duty of care, or legal liability for any bid and construction documents.
The design standards are organized based on the Construction Specifications Institute’s MasterFormat 2020 edition.
Changes, revisions, and feedback
Each standard is a living document and, as such, is under constant review and revision. As revisions and new sections are incorporated, the version number and issue date will be updated, and the revised document published as it becomes available. At the start of each project, the design team will acknowledge the current version of the University’s design standards that they intend to use.
To share feedback, questions, and requests for new design standards, or if you can’t find the project procedure or form you need, email standard-feedback@utoronto.ca.
- Deliverable Standard
- Facility Accessibility Design Standard
- Environment Design Standard
- Tri-Campus Energy Modeling and Utility Performance Design Standard
- Building Amenities Design Standard: cleaning and caretaking issues
- Building Amenities Design Standard: postal mail management
- Building Amenities Design Standard: waste management
- Building Commissioning Design Standard
- Building Commissioning Responsibility Matrix Design Standard
- Electrical Design Standard
- 3 Phase Panel Schedule
- 24 Circuit Panel Schedule
- 42 Circuit Panel Schedule
- 60 Circuit Panel Schedule
- 72 Circuit Panel Schedule
- 84 Circuit Panel Schedule
- 120 Circuit Panel Schedule
- MCC Schedule
- Single Phase Schedule
- Single Phase Schedule
- Lighting and lighting controls design standard
Project procedures and forms
Thinking about doing a new renovation or building project? Complete the project request form to get started.
By sharing your objectives, the scope, timelines, and budget, we can identify whether Facilities & Services or University Planning, Design & Construction (UPDC) can best support you on your journey.
Part of our role in the success of capital projects is providing consistent and timely guidance to project managers, contractors and consultants on practices and procedures on campus.
These project procedures cover a variety of needs that a project manager, contractor or consultant might have throughout a project.
Another important part of our role in the success of capital projects is enabling necessary project activities to take place.
These project request forms cover a variety of needs that a project manager, contractor or consultant might have throughout a project.
- Acknowledgement of University asbestos program and Ontario regulations
- Application for work on live electrical equipment
- Asbestos awareness training and work experience for contractors (Property Management)
- Asbestos awareness training and work experience for contractors (University Planning, Design & Construction)
- Basis of design report template and checklist
- Building automation systems access and change control forms
- Building design standard variance request
- Design deliverable documentation check sheets
- Design standards conformance form
- Energy management reporting system (EMRS) BACnet compliance test readiness form
- Notice of crane or heavy equipment use
- Project points list energy management reporting system (EMRS) submittal form
- Request for access to LAN and data equipment rooms
- Request for electrical power
- Request for electrical services shutdown
- Request for fire alarm and sprinkler system activity
- Request for high-voltage substation and electrical room access
- Request for mechanical room and building roof access
- Request for mechanical services shutdown
- Service tunnel regulations
- Wiring installation qualification form