scope:

PURPOSE AND SCOPE.

This UFC provides criteria for new and replacement signage appropriate for each Service branch. It establishes requirements for the graphic identification of registered trademarks that are easily recognized in the community. It also provides criteria for standardizing sign materials, colors, styles, and placement throughout an installation. Information on unique sign programs and design requirements of local projects must be obtained at the installation level. Some installations may deviate from these general standards in order to be compatible with their existing signage. Alteration and renovation projects should update existing signage to meet the guidance and criteria provided in this UFC where possible. Non-conforming signs should be replaced when their useful life has ended or modified as required to be compatible with the intent of these standards where practical and economically justifiable.

Background.

This UFC was developed through the collaborative efforts of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), the Air Force Civil Engineer Center (AFCEC), and Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC). The intent of this UFC is to provide comprehensive criteria for evaluating, planning, programming, and implementing interior and exterior signs for all military and other Department of Defense (DoD) installations worldwide. This UFC uses non-government standards to the greatest extent possible.

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