10_2226_Operable_Partitions.pdf

Green Federal Building Consolidation Project 600 Arch Street

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

GSA # GS-03P-14-AZ-C-0020

OPERABLE PARTITIONS 102226 - 1

06 MAY 2016

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SECTION 10 2226 - OPERABLE PARTITIONS

PART 1 - GENERAL

1.1 RELATED DOCUMENTS

A. Drawings and general provisions of the Contract including General and Supplementary Conditions and Division 01 Specification Sections, apply to this Section.

1.2 SUMMARY

A. This Section includes the following:

1. Manually operated, paired panel operable partitions.

B. Related Sections include the following:

1. Division 03 Sections for concrete tolerances required.

2. Division 05 Sections for primary structural support, including pre-punching of support members by structural steel supplier per operable partition supplier’s template.

3. Division 06 Sections for wood framing and supports, and all blocking at head and jambs as required.

4. Division 09 Sections for wall and ceiling framing at head and jambs.

1.3 QUALITY ASSURANCE

A. Installer Qualifications: An experienced installer who is certified in writing by the operable partition manufacturer, as qualified to install the manufacturer’s partition systems for work similar in material, design, and extent to that indicated for this Project.

B. Acoustical Performance: Test operable partitions in an independent acoustical laboratory in accordance with ASTM E90 test procedure to attain no less than the STC rating specified. Provide a complete and unedited written test report by the testing laboratory upon request.

C. Preparation of the opening shall conform to the criteria set forth per ASTM E557 Standard Practice for Architectural Application and Installation of Operable Partitions.

1.4 SUBMITTALS

A. Product Data: Material descriptions, construction details, finishes, installation details, and operating instructions for each type of operable partition, component, and accessory specified.

B. Shop Drawings: Show location and extent of operable partitions. Include plans, elevations, sections, details, attachments to other construction, and accessories. Indicate dimensions, weights, conditions at openings, and at storage areas, and required installation, storage, and operating clearances. Indicate location and installation requirements for hardware and track, including floor tolerances required and direction of travel. Indicate blocking to be provided by others.

C. Setting Drawings: Show imbedded items and cutouts required in other work, including support beam punching template.

D. Samples: Color samples demonstrating full range of finishes available by architect. Verification samples will be available in same thickness and material indicated for the work.

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1.5 DELIVERY, STORAGE, AND HANDLING

A. Clearly mark packages and panels with numbering systems used on Shop Drawings. Do not use permanent markings on panels.

B. Protect panels during delivery, storage, and handling to comply with manufacturer’s direction and as required to prevent damage.

1.6 WARRANTY

A. Provide written warranty by manufacturer of operable partitions agreeing to repair or replace any components with manufacturing defects.

B. Warranty period: Two (2) years.

PART 2 – PRODUCTS

2.1 MANUFACTURERS, PRODUCTS, AND OPERATION

A. Manufacturers: Subject to compliance with requirements, available manufacturers offering products that may be incorporated into the Work include, but are not limited to, the following:

1. Modernfold, Inc.

2. Advanced Equipment Corporation.

3. Curtition, Inc.

4. FolDoor; Holcomb & Hoke Mfg. Co., Inc.

5. Hufcor.

6. KWIK-WALL Company.

7. Moderco Inc.

8. Panelfold Inc.

2.2 OPERABLE ACOUSTICAL PANELS

A. Operable Acoustical Panels: Operable acoustical panel partition system, including panels, seals, finish facing, suspension system, operators, and accessories.

1. Manufacturers: Subject to compliance with requirements, available manufacturers offering products that may be incorporated into the Work include, but are not limited to, the following:

a. Advanced Equipment Corporation.

b. Curtition, Inc.

c. FolDoor; Holcomb & Hoke Mfg. Co., Inc.

d. Hufcor.

e. KWIK-WALL Company.

f. Moderco Inc.

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g. Modernfold, Inc.; a DORMA Group Company.

h. Panelfold Inc.

B. Panel Operation: Manually operated, continuously hinged.

C. Panel Construction: Provide top reinforcement as required to support panel from suspension components and provide reinforcement for hardware attachment. Fabricate panels with tight hairline joints and concealed fasteners. Fabricate panels so finished in-place partition is rigid; level; plumb;

aligned, with tight joints and uniform appearance; and free of bow, warp, twist, deformation, and surface and finish irregularities.

D. Dimensions: Fabricate operable acoustical panel partitions to form an assembled system of dimensions indicated and verified by field measurements.

1. Panel Width: Equal widths.

E. STC: Not less than 60.

F. NRC: Not less than .90

G. Panel Weight: 8 lb/sq. ft. (40 kg/sq. m) maximum.

H. Panel Thickness: Not less than 4 inches (102 mm)

I. Panel Closure: Manufacturer's standard.

1. Initial Closure: Flexible, resilient PVC, bulb-shaped acoustical seal.

2. Final Closure: Constant-force, lever-operated mechanical closure expanding from panel edge to create a constant-pressure acoustical seal

J. Hardware: Manufacturer's standard as required to operate operable panel partition and accessories; with decorative, protective finish.

1. Hinges: Concealed (invisible)

2.3 PANEL FINISHES

A. General: Provide finish facings for panels that comply with indicated fire-test-response characteristics and that are factory applied to operable panel partitions with appropriate backing, using mildew-resistant nonstaining adhesive as recommended by facing manufacturer's written instructions.

1. Apply[ one-piece, seamless facings free of air bubbles, wrinkles, blisters, and other defects, with edges tightly butted, and with invisible seams complying with Shop Drawings for location, and with no gaps or overlaps. Horizontal butted edges are not permitted. Tightly secure and conceal raw and selvage edges of facing for finished appearance.

2. Where facings with directional, repeating, or matching grain are indicated, mark facing top and attach facing in same direction.

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3. Match facing pattern 72 inches (1830 mm) above finished floor.

4. Color/Pattern: As selected by Architect from manufacturer's full range.

B. Fabric Wall Covering: Manufacturer's standard 100 percent polyolefin woven fabric, from same dye lot, treated to resist stains.

1. Color/Pattern: As selected by Architect from manufacturer's full range.

C. Trimless Edges: Fabricate exposed panel edges so finish facing wraps uninterrupted around panel, covering edge and resulting in an installed partition with facing visible on vertical panel edges, without trim, for minimal sightlines at panel-to-panel joints.

2.5 SOUND SEALS

A. Vertical Interlocking Sound Seals between panels: Aluminum astragals, with tongue and groove configuration in each panel edge. Rigid plastic astragals are not acceptable.

B. Horizontal Top Seals shall be automatic operable top seals, manually operated operable top seals not required or permitted.

C. Horizontal Bottom Seals:

1. SA4 - Automatic bottom seals providing nominal 4-inch (102 mm) operating clearance with an operating range of +1/2-inch (13 mm) to –3-1/2-inch (89 mm) which automatically drop as panels are positioned, without the need for tools or cranks. Extended seal shall exert nominal 120 pounds (265 kg) downward force to the floor throughout operating range.

2.4 SUSPENSION SYSTEM (select one)

A. #17 Suspension System

1. Suspension Tracks: Minimum 11-gage, 0.12-inch (3.04 mm) roll-formed steel track, supported by adjustable steel hanger brackets, supporting the load-bearing surface of the track, connected to structural support by pairs of 3/8-inch (9.5 mm) diameter threaded rods. Aluminum track is not acceptable.

a. Exposed track soffit: Steel, integral to track, and pre-painted off-white.

2. Carriers: One all-steel trolley with steel-tired ball bearing wheels per panel (except hinged panels). Non-steel tires are not acceptable.

2.5 OPTIONS

A. Storage Pocket Door: Full height at end of partition runs to conceal stacked partition; of same materials, finish, construction, thickness, and acoustical qualities as panels; complete with operating hardware and acoustical seals at soffit, floor, and jambs. Hinges in finish to match other exposed hardware.

1. Manufacturer's standard method to secure storage pocket door in closed position.

2. Rim Lock: Key-operated lock cylinder , keyed to master key system, to secure storage pocket door in closed position. Include two keys per lock.

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3. Rim Lock: Deadlock to receive cylinder, to secure storage pocket door in closed position. Refer to Division 08 door hardware Sections for lock cylinder and keying requirements.

PART 3 – EXECUTION

3.1 INSTALLATION

A. General: Comply with ASTM E557, operable partition manufacturer’s written installation instructions, Drawings and approved Shop Drawings.

B. Install operable partitions and accessories after other finishing operations, including painting have been completed.

C. Match operable partitions by installing panels from marked packages in numbered sequence indicated on Shop Drawings.

D. Broken, cracked, chipped, deformed or unmatched panels are not acceptable.

3.2 CLEANING AND PROTECTION

A. Clean partition surfaces upon completing installation of operable partitions to remove dust, dirt, adhesives, and other foreign materials according to manufacturer’s written instructions.

B. Provide final protection and maintain conditions in a manner acceptable to the manufacturer and installer that insure operable partitions are without damage or deterioration at time of Substantial Completion.

3.3 ADJUSTING

A. Adjust operable partitions to operate smoothly, easily, and quietly, free from binding, warp, excessive deflection, distortion, nonalignment, misplacement, disruption, or malfunction, throughout entire operational range. Lubricate hardware and other moving parts.

3.4 EXAMINATION

A. Examine flooring, structural support, and opening, with Installer present, for compliance with requirements for installation tolerances and other conditions affecting performance of operable partitions.

Proceed with installation only after unsatisfactory conditions have been corrected.

3.5 DEMONSTRATION

A. Demonstrate proper operation and maintenance procedures to Owner’s representative.

B. Provide Operation and Maintenance Manual to Owner’s representative.

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