diff -urN a/cmake/FindBlosc.cmake b/cmake/FindBlosc.cmake
--- a/cmake/FindBlosc.cmake	2018-08-13 16:33:07.000000000 +0100
+++ b/cmake/FindBlosc.cmake	2018-08-28 12:20:33.331930720 +0100
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
 
 FIND_PACKAGE ( PackageHandleStandardArgs )
 
-FIND_PATH( BLOSC_LOCATION include/blosc.h
+FIND_PATH( BLOSC_LOCATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_INCLUDEDIR}/blosc.h
   "$ENV{BLOSC_ROOT}"
   NO_DEFAULT_PATH
   NO_SYSTEM_ENVIRONMENT_PATH
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
 
 IF ( BLOSC_FOUND )
 
-  SET ( BLOSC_LIBRARYDIR ${BLOSC_LOCATION}/lib
+  SET ( BLOSC_LIBRARYDIR ${BLOSC_LOCATION}/${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR}
     CACHE STRING "Blosc library directories")
 
   SET ( _blosc_library_name "blosc" )
@@ -75,6 +75,6 @@
     SET( CMAKE_FIND_LIBRARY_SUFFIXES ${CMAKE_FIND_LIBRARY_SUFFIXES_BACKUP} )
   ENDIF()
 
-  SET( BLOSC_INCLUDE_DIR "${BLOSC_LOCATION}/include" CACHE STRING "Blosc include directory" )
+  SET( BLOSC_INCLUDE_DIR "${BLOSC_LOCATION}/${CMAKE_INSTALL_INCLUDEDIR}" CACHE STRING "Blosc include directory" )
 
 ENDIF ( BLOSC_FOUND )
diff -urN a/cmake/FindCPPUnit.cmake b/cmake/FindCPPUnit.cmake
--- a/cmake/FindCPPUnit.cmake	2018-08-13 16:33:07.000000000 +0100
+++ b/cmake/FindCPPUnit.cmake	2018-08-28 12:20:33.333930718 +0100
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
 
 FIND_PACKAGE ( PackageHandleStandardArgs )
 
-FIND_PATH( CPPUNIT_LOCATION include/cppunit/Test.h
+FIND_PATH( CPPUNIT_LOCATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_INCLUDEDIR}/cppunit/Test.h
   "$ENV{CPPUNIT_ROOT}"
   NO_DEFAULT_PATH
   NO_CMAKE_ENVIRONMENT_PATH
@@ -53,13 +53,13 @@
 
 IF ( CPPUNIT_FOUND )
   
-  SET( CPPUNIT_INCLUDE_DIR "${CPPUNIT_LOCATION}/include" CACHE STRING "CPPUNIT include directory")
+  SET( CPPUNIT_INCLUDE_DIR "${CPPUNIT_LOCATION}/${CMAKE_INSTALL_INCLUDEDIR}" CACHE STRING "CPPUNIT include directory")
   IF (CPPUnit_USE_STATIC_LIBS)
 	SET( CPPUNIT_LIBRARY_NAME libcppunit.a)
   ELSE ()
 	SET( CPPUNIT_LIBRARY_NAME cppunit)
   ENDIF ()
   FIND_LIBRARY ( CPPUnit_cppunit_LIBRARY ${CPPUNIT_LIBRARY_NAME}
-	PATHS ${CPPUNIT_LOCATION}/lib )
+	PATHS ${CPPUNIT_LOCATION}/${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR} )
   
 ENDIF ( CPPUNIT_FOUND )
diff -urN a/cmake/FindGLEW.cmake b/cmake/FindGLEW.cmake
--- a/cmake/FindGLEW.cmake	2018-08-13 16:33:07.000000000 +0100
+++ b/cmake/FindGLEW.cmake	2018-08-28 12:20:33.333930718 +0100
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
 
 FIND_PACKAGE ( PackageHandleStandardArgs )
 
-FIND_PATH( GLEW_LOCATION include/GL/glew.h
+FIND_PATH( GLEW_LOCATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_INCLUDEDIR}/GL/glew.h
   "$ENV{GLEW_ROOT}"
   NO_DEFAULT_PATH
   NO_SYSTEM_ENVIRONMENT_PATH
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@
 
 IF ( GLEW_LOCATION )
 
-  SET( GLEW_INCLUDE_DIR "${GLEW_LOCATION}/include" CACHE STRING "GLEW include path")
+  SET( GLEW_INCLUDE_DIR "${GLEW_LOCATION}/${CMAKE_INSTALL_INCLUDEDIR}" CACHE STRING "GLEW include path")
 
   SET ( ORIGINAL_CMAKE_FIND_LIBRARY_SUFFIXES ${CMAKE_FIND_LIBRARY_SUFFIXES})
   IF (GLEW_USE_STATIC_LIBS)
@@ -74,11 +74,11 @@
       FIND_LIBRARY ( GLEWmx_LIBRARY_PATH GLEW32MXS PATHS ${GLEW_LOCATION}/lib )
 	ELSE (APPLE)
       SET(CMAKE_FIND_LIBRARY_SUFFIXES ".a")
-      FIND_LIBRARY ( GLEW_LIBRARY_PATH GLEW PATHS ${GLEW_LOCATION}/lib
+      FIND_LIBRARY ( GLEW_LIBRARY_PATH GLEW PATHS ${GLEW_LOCATION}/${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR}
 		NO_DEFAULT_PATH
 		NO_SYSTEM_ENVIRONMENT_PATH
 		)
-      FIND_LIBRARY ( GLEWmx_LIBRARY_PATH GLEWmx PATHS ${GLEW_LOCATION}/lib
+      FIND_LIBRARY ( GLEWmx_LIBRARY_PATH GLEWmx PATHS ${GLEW_LOCATION}/${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR}
 		NO_DEFAULT_PATH
 		NO_SYSTEM_ENVIRONMENT_PATH
 		)
@@ -107,11 +107,11 @@
 		)
 	ELSE (APPLE)
 	  # Unices
-      FIND_LIBRARY ( GLEW_LIBRARY_PATH GLEW PATHS ${GLEW_LOCATION}/lib
+      FIND_LIBRARY ( GLEW_LIBRARY_PATH GLEW PATHS ${GLEW_LOCATION}/${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR}
 		NO_DEFAULT_PATH
 		NO_SYSTEM_ENVIRONMENT_PATH
 		)
-      FIND_LIBRARY ( GLEWmx_LIBRARY_PATH GLEWmx PATHS ${GLEW_LOCATION}/lib
+      FIND_LIBRARY ( GLEWmx_LIBRARY_PATH GLEWmx PATHS ${GLEW_LOCATION}/${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR}
 		NO_DEFAULT_PATH
 		NO_SYSTEM_ENVIRONMENT_PATH
 		)
diff -urN a/cmake/FindGLFW3.cmake b/cmake/FindGLFW3.cmake
--- a/cmake/FindGLFW3.cmake	2018-08-13 16:33:07.000000000 +0100
+++ b/cmake/FindGLFW3.cmake	2018-08-28 12:20:33.334930718 +0100
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
 
 FIND_PACKAGE ( PackageHandleStandardArgs )
 
-FIND_PATH( GLFW3_LOCATION include/GLFW/glfw3.h
+FIND_PATH( GLFW3_LOCATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_INCLUDEDIR}/GLFW/glfw3.h
   "$ENV{GLFW3_ROOT}"
   NO_DEFAULT_PATH
   NO_SYSTEM_ENVIRONMENT_PATH
@@ -50,11 +50,11 @@
   )
 
 IF (GLFW3_FOUND)
-  SET( GLFW3_INCLUDE_DIR "${GLFW3_LOCATION}/include" CACHE STRING "GLFW3 include path")
+  SET( GLFW3_INCLUDE_DIR "${GLFW3_LOCATION}/${CMAKE_INSTALL_INCLUDEDIR}" CACHE STRING "GLFW3 include path")
   SET (GLFW3_PATH_SUFFIXES x86_64-linux-gnu)
   IF (GLFW3_USE_STATIC_LIBS)
     FIND_LIBRARY ( GLFW3_glfw_LIBRARY  glfw3
-      PATHS ${GLFW3_LOCATION}/lib
+      PATHS ${GLFW3_LOCATION}/${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR}
       PATH_SUFFIXES ${GLFW3_PATH_SUFFIXES}
 	  NO_DEFAULT_PATH
 	  NO_CMAKE_ENVIRONMENT_PATH
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@
 	  )
   ELSE (GLFW3_USE_STATIC_LIBS)
     FIND_LIBRARY ( GLFW3_glfw_LIBRARY  glfw
-      PATHS ${GLFW3_LOCATION}/lib
+      PATHS ${GLFW3_LOCATION}/${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR}
       PATH_SUFFIXES ${GLFW3_PATH_SUFFIXES}
 	  NO_DEFAULT_PATH
 	  NO_CMAKE_ENVIRONMENT_PATH
diff -urN a/cmake/FindGLFW.cmake b/cmake/FindGLFW.cmake
--- a/cmake/FindGLFW.cmake	2018-08-13 16:33:07.000000000 +0100
+++ b/cmake/FindGLFW.cmake	2018-08-28 12:20:33.334930718 +0100
@@ -38,12 +38,12 @@
 
 SET ( GLFW_FOUND FALSE )
 
-FIND_PATH( GLFW_LOCATION include/GL/glfw.h
+FIND_PATH( GLFW_LOCATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_INCLUDEDIR}/GL/glfw.h
   "$ENV{GLFW_ROOT}"
   NO_SYSTEM_ENVIRONMENT_PATH
   )
 
-SET( GLFW_INCLUDE_DIR "${GLFW_LOCATION}/include" CACHE STRING "GLFW include path")
+SET( GLFW_INCLUDE_DIR "${GLFW_LOCATION}/${CMAKE_INSTALL_INCLUDEDIR}" CACHE STRING "GLFW include path")
 
 SET ( ORIGINAL_CMAKE_FIND_LIBRARY_SUFFIXES ${CMAKE_FIND_LIBRARY_SUFFIXES})
 IF (GLFW_USE_STATIC_LIBS)
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@
     FIND_LIBRARY ( GLFW_LIBRARY_PATH GLFW32S PATHS ${GLFW_LOCATION}/lib )
   ELSE (APPLE)
     SET(CMAKE_FIND_LIBRARY_SUFFIXES ".a")
-    FIND_LIBRARY ( GLFW_LIBRARY_PATH glfw PATHS ${GLFW_LOCATION}/lib ${GLFW_LOCATION}/lib64
+    FIND_LIBRARY ( GLFW_LIBRARY_PATH glfw PATHS ${GLFW_LOCATION}/${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR}
       NO_DEFAULT_PATH
       NO_SYSTEM_ENVIRONMENT_PATH
 	  )
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@
       )
   ELSE (APPLE)
 	# Unices
-    FIND_LIBRARY ( GLFW_LIBRARY_PATH glfw PATHS ${GLFW_LOCATION}/lib ${GLFW_LOCATION}/lib64
+    FIND_LIBRARY ( GLFW_LIBRARY_PATH glfw PATHS ${GLFW_LOCATION}/${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR}
       NO_SYSTEM_ENVIRONMENT_PATH
 	  )
   ENDIF (APPLE)
diff -urN a/cmake/FindOpenVDB.cmake b/cmake/FindOpenVDB.cmake
--- a/cmake/FindOpenVDB.cmake	2018-08-13 16:33:07.000000000 +0100
+++ b/cmake/FindOpenVDB.cmake	2018-08-28 12:20:33.334930718 +0100
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
 
 FIND_PACKAGE( PackageHandleStandardArgs )
 
-FIND_PATH( OPENVDB_LOCATION include/openvdb/version.h 
+FIND_PATH( OPENVDB_LOCATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_INCLUDEDIR}/openvdb/version.h 
   "$ENV{OPENVDB_ROOT}"
   NO_DEFAULT_PATH
   NO_SYSTEM_ENVIRONMENT_PATH
@@ -56,10 +56,10 @@
   )
 
 IF( OpenVDB_FOUND )
-  SET( OpenVDB_INCLUDE_DIR ${OPENVDB_LOCATION}/include
+  SET( OpenVDB_INCLUDE_DIR ${OPENVDB_LOCATION}/${CMAKE_INSTALL_INCLUDEDIR}
     CACHE PATH "OpenVDB include directory")
 
-  SET( OpenVDB_LIBRARY_DIR ${OPENVDB_LOCATION}/lib
+  SET( OpenVDB_LIBRARY_DIR ${OPENVDB_LOCATION}/${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR}
     CACHE PATH "OpenVDB library directory" )
   
   FIND_LIBRARY( OpenVDB_OPENVDB_LIBRARY openvdb
diff -urN a/cmake/FindTBB.cmake b/cmake/FindTBB.cmake
--- a/cmake/FindTBB.cmake	2018-08-13 16:33:07.000000000 +0100
+++ b/cmake/FindTBB.cmake	2018-08-28 12:20:33.335930717 +0100
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
 
 # SET ( TBB_FOUND FALSE )
 
-FIND_PATH( TBB_LOCATION include/tbb/tbb.h
+FIND_PATH( TBB_LOCATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_INCLUDEDIR}/tbb/tbb.h
   "$ENV{TBB_ROOT}"
   NO_DEFAULT_PATH
   NO_CMAKE_ENVIRONMENT_PATH
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@
 
 IF ( TBB_FOUND )
 
-  SET( TBB_INCLUDE_DIR "${TBB_LOCATION}/include" CACHE STRING "TBB include directory")
+  SET( TBB_INCLUDE_DIR "${TBB_LOCATION}/${CMAKE_INSTALL_INCLUDEDIR}" CACHE STRING "TBB include directory")
 
   IF (APPLE)
 	IF (TBB_FOR_CLANG)
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@
 	LIST ( APPEND TBB_LIBRARIES_LIST ${TBB_LIBRARY_PATH} ${TBBmx_LIBRARY_PATH} )
   ELSE (APPLE)
 	# MESSAGE ( "CMAKE_COMPILER_IS_GNUCXX = ${CMAKE_COMPILER_IS_GNUCXX}")
-    SET ( TBB_LIBRARYDIR ${TBB_LOCATION}/lib CACHE STRING "TBB library directory")
+    SET ( TBB_LIBRARYDIR ${TBB_LOCATION}/${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR} CACHE STRING "TBB library directory")
 	IF (${CMAKE_COMPILER_IS_GNUCXX})
 	  IF ( TBB_MATCH_COMPILER_VERSION )
 		STRING(REGEX MATCHALL "[0-9]+" GCC_VERSION_COMPONENTS ${CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_VERSION})
diff -urN a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
--- a/CMakeLists.txt	2018-08-13 16:33:07.000000000 +0100
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt	2018-08-28 12:20:33.335930717 +0100
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@
 
 ENABLE_TESTING()
 
+INCLUDE ( GNUInstallDirs )
+
 find_program(CCACHE_FOUND ccache)
 if(CCACHE_FOUND)
     set_property(GLOBAL PROPERTY RULE_LAUNCH_COMPILE ccache)
diff -urN a/openvdb/CMakeLists.txt b/openvdb/CMakeLists.txt
--- a/openvdb/CMakeLists.txt	2018-08-13 16:33:07.000000000 +0100
+++ b/openvdb/CMakeLists.txt	2018-08-28 12:20:33.335930717 +0100
@@ -414,7 +414,7 @@
     )
 
   INSTALL ( CODE "EXECUTE_PROCESS(COMMAND \"${CMAKE_COMMAND}\" --build  \"${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}\" --target doc)")
-  INSTALL ( DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/doc/html DESTINATION docs)
+  INSTALL ( DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/doc/html DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_DOCDIR})
 
 ENDIF ()
 
@@ -423,37 +423,37 @@
   INSTALL ( TARGETS
     vdb_view
     DESTINATION
-    bin
+    ${CMAKE_INSTALL_BINDIR}
     )
 ENDIF ()
 INSTALL ( TARGETS
   vdb_print
   vdb_render
   DESTINATION
-  bin
+  ${CMAKE_INSTALL_BINDIR}
   )
 
 INSTALL ( TARGETS
   openvdb_static
   DESTINATION
-  lib
+  ${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR}
   )
 
 IF (WIN32)
   INSTALL ( TARGETS
 	openvdb_shared
-	RUNTIME DESTINATION bin COMPONENT Runtime
-	ARCHIVE DESTINATION lib COMPONENT Runtime
+	RUNTIME DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_BINDIR} COMPONENT Runtime
+	ARCHIVE DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR} COMPONENT Runtime
 	)
 ELSE()
   INSTALL ( TARGETS
 	openvdb_shared
 	DESTINATION
-	lib
+	${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR}
 	)
 ENDIF ()
 
-INSTALL ( DIRECTORY ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR} DESTINATION include
+INSTALL ( DIRECTORY ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR} DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_INCLUDEDIR}
   FILES_MATCHING PATTERN "*.h"
   PATTERN "python" EXCLUDE
   PATTERN "cmd" EXCLUDE
diff -urN a/openvdb/python/CMakeLists.txt b/openvdb/python/CMakeLists.txt
--- a/openvdb/python/CMakeLists.txt	2018-08-13 16:33:07.000000000 +0100
+++ b/openvdb/python/CMakeLists.txt	2018-08-28 12:20:33.336930716 +0100
@@ -107,6 +107,6 @@
   ${PYOPENVDB_INSTALL_DIRECTORY}
   )       
 
-INSTALL ( DIRECTORY ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR} DESTINATION include
+INSTALL ( DIRECTORY ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR} DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_INCLUDEDIR}
   FILES_MATCHING PATTERN "*.h"
   )