An all-volunteer armed force has been a factor in creating this new design standard.
Military leadership wants to retain trained personnel.
To remain competitive with the private sector, they WJA's design for Fort Lewis whole barracks renewal. Though quality of life issues permeated all areas of the project, says Dan Callan, WJA's principal in charge, it had the largest impact on the front end of design. This planning phase now involves the design team together with the end users and the client, or design agency. The Army and Air Force call it the PD, or project definition, phase. The result is that now cost and program requirements are clearly identified up-front.