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This document is a technical specification (Volume 2) for a Design-Bid-Build construction project for Advanced Skills Training Barracks at Fort Buchanan, Puerto Rico. The specification covers detailed technical requirements for Division 08 building openings, specifically focusing on steel doors and frames, access doors and panels, aluminum-framed entrances and storefronts, aluminum windows, and door hardware. The document provides comprehensive technical specifications including materials, fabrication standards, installation requirements, performance criteria, and quality assurance standards for these building components.
The specification includes precise technical details such as door material requirements (e.g., steel sheets with zinc coating), minimum thicknesses, manufacturing standards, finishing processes, hardware specifications, and installation guidelines. Key technical standards referenced include ASTM, AAMA, NFPA, and ADA accessibility requirements. The document is part of a larger project specification set (Volume 2 of 3) for the Advanced Skills Training Barracks, with a project number W912QR25RA031, dated 27 May 2025, and is intended to be maintained for 15 years after construction completion.
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Solicitation For Advanced Skills Training Barracks, Ft.
Buchanan PR
P2: 503172
Design-Bid-Build
Specifications - Vol 2 of 3(Div 08-25) Certified Final Design
27 May 2025
W912QR25RA031
ARIMS: 200A
Disposition: Maintain for 15yrs after construction
W912QR25RA031_Specs_Vol2-0000
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P2# 503172 Advanced Skills Training (AST) Barracks
Ft. Buchanan, Puerto Rico
PROJECT TABLE OF CONTENTS Page 1
CERTIFIED FINAL
PROJECT TABLE OF CONTENTS
VOLUME 1
DIVISION 00 - PROCUREMENT AND CONTRACTING REQUIREMENTS
00 10 00 PRICE SCHEDULE
00 80 00.00 06 04/21, CHG 1: 06/23 SPECIAL PROVISIONS
DIVISION 01 - GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
01 32 01.00 06 10/23 PROJECT SCHEDULE
01 33 00 08/18, CHG 4: 02/21 SUBMITTAL PROCEDURES
01 33 29.00 06 11/17 SUSTAINABILITY REPORTING
01 35 26.00 06 GOVERNMENT SAFETY REQUIREMENTS
01 42 00 02/19, CHG 1: 08/23 SOURCES FOR REFERENCE PUBLICATIONS
01 45 00.15 10 11/23 RESIDENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM CONTRACTOR
MODE (RMS CM)
01 45 04.10 06 CONTRACTOR QUALITY CONTROL
01 45 35 05/24 SPECIAL INSPECTIONS
01 46 00.00 06 04/20 TOTAL BUILDING COMMISSIONING
01 50 00 11/20, CHG 3: 08/24 TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION FACILITIES AND
CONTROLS
01 52 10.10 CONTRACTING OFFICER'S FIELD OFFICE
01 57 19.00 06 04/20 TEMPORARY ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROLS AND
PERMITS
01 74 19 02/19, CHG 3: 11/21 CONSTRUCTION WASTE MANAGEMENT AND
DISPOSAL
01 78 00 05/19, CHG 1: 08/21 CLOSEOUT SUBMITTALS
01 78 23 05/23 OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE DATA
01 91 19 05/2023 BUILDING ENCLOSURE COMMISSIONING
DIVISION 02 - EXISTING CONDITIONS
02 41 00 08/22 DEMOLITION
DIVISION 03 - CONCRETE
03 30 00 02/19, CHG 7: 02/24 CAST-IN-PLACE CONCRETE
03 45 00 05/16, CHG 2: 11/21 PRECAST ARCHITECTURAL CONCRETE
DIVISION 04 - MASONRY
04 20 00 11/15, CHG 2: 05/19 UNIT MASONRY
DIVISION 05 - METALS
05 05 20 05/22 POST-INSTALLED CONCRETE AND MASONRY
ANCHORS
05 12 00 08/18, CHG 2: 05/21 STRUCTURAL STEEL
05 21 00 05/15, CHG 1: 08/18 STEEL JOIST FRAMING
05 30 00 05/15, CHG 2: 08/18 STEEL DECKS
05 40 00 05/15, CHG 1: 08/18 COLD-FORMED METAL FRAMING
05 52 00 08/23 METAL RAILINGS
DIVISION 06 - WOOD, PLASTICS, AND COMPOSITES
06 10 00 08/16, CHG 2: 11/18 ROUGH CARPENTRY
PROJECT TABLE OF CONTENTS Page 2
CERTIFIED FINAL
06 41 16.00 10 08/10, CHG 1: 11/18 PLASTIC-LAMINATE-CLAD ARCHITECTURAL
CABINETS
06 61 16 08/20 SOLID SURFACING FABRICATIONS
DIVISION 07 - THERMAL AND MOISTURE PROTECTION
07 17 00 02/16 BENTONITE WATERPROOFING
07 21 13 08/23 BOARD AND BLOCK INSULATION
07 22 00 08/23 ROOF AND DECK INSULATION
07 27 10 08/23 BUILDING AIR BARRIER SYSTEM
07 60 00 08/23 FLASHING AND SHEET METAL
07 61 15.00 20 08/16, CHG 2: 11/18 ALUMINUM STANDING SEAM ROOFING
07 84 00 05/10, CHG 1: 08/13 FIRESTOPPING
07 92 00 08/23 JOINT SEALANTS
VOLUME 2
DIVISION 08 - OPENINGS
08 11 13 08/20 STEEL DOORS AND FRAMES
08 31 00 05/17, CHG 1: 08/18 ACCESS DOORS AND PANELS
08 41 13
08 51 13
08/18, 05/19
CHG 1: 08/18 ALUMINUM-FRAMED ENTRANCES AND
STOREFRONTS
ALUMINUM WINDOWS
08 71 00 02/16, CHG 4: 02/22 DOOR HARDWARE
08 81 00 05/19 GLAZING
08 91 00 08/20 METAL WALL LOUVERS
DIVISION 09 - FINISHES
09 22 00 02/10, CHG 2: 08/18 SUPPORTS FOR PLASTER AND GYPSUM BOARD
09 29 00 08/16, CHG 4: 02/20 GYPSUM BOARD
09 30 10 08/20 CERAMIC, QUARRY, AND GLASS TILING
09 30 13 11/13 CERAMIC TILING
09 51 00 08/20 ACOUSTICAL CEILINGS
09 90 00 02/21 PAINTS AND COATINGS
09 96 00 11/14 HIGH-PERFORMANCE COATINGS
DIVISION 10 - SPECIALTIES
10 14 00.10 08/17, CHG 1: 11/18 EXTERIOR SIGNAGE
10 14 00.20 08/20 INTERIOR SIGNAGE
10 21 13 08/20 TOILET COMPARTMENTS
10 28 13 08/20 TOILET ACCESSORIES
10 44 16 11/19 FIRE EXTINGUISHERS
10 71 13.13 04/06 STORM SHUTTERS
DIVISION 11 - EQUIPMENT
11 23 00 10/24 COMMERCIAL LAUNDRY EQUIPMENT
DIVISION 12 - FURNISHINGS
12 24 13 08/20 ROLLER WINDOW SHADES
12 34 16 08/24 HDPE SOLID PLASTIC CASEWORK
12 48 13 08/23 ENTRANCE FLOOR MATS AND FRAMES
12 50 00.13 10 08/17, CHG 1: 11/18 FURNITURE AND FURNITURE INSTALLATION
PROJECT TABLE OF CONTENTS Page 3
DIVISION 14 - CONVEYING EQUIPMENT
14 24 23 05/16 HYDRAULIC PASSENGER ELEVATORS
DIVISION 21 - FIRE SUPPRESSION
21 13 13 08/20 WET PIPE SPRINKLER SYSTEMS, FIRE
PROTECTION
DIVISION 22 - PLUMBING
22 00 00.00 48 2/07 PLUMBING, GENERAL PURPOSE
22 05 48.00 20 04/06, CHG 1: 05/15 MECHANICAL SOUND, VIBRATION, AND
SEISMIC CONTROL
DIVISION 23 - HEATING, VENTILATING, AND AIR CONDITIONING (HVAC)
23 03 00.00 20 08/10, CHG 3: 08/18 BASIC MECHANICAL MATERIALS AND METHODS
23 05 15 05/22 COMMON PIPING FOR HVAC
23 05 48.19 05/18, CHG 2: 08/20 SEISMIC BRACING FOR HVAC
23 05 93.00 06 08/16 TESTING, ADJUSTING, AND BALANCING
(TAB) OF HVAC
23 07 00 02/13, CHG 7: 05/20 THERMAL INSULATION FOR MECHANICAL
SYSTEMS
23 08 00 05/23 COMMISSIONING OF MECHANICAL AND
PLUMBING SYSTEMS
23 09 00 02/19, CHG 3: 05/21 INSTRUMENTATION AND CONTROL FOR HVAC
23 09 13 11/15, CHG 2: 05/21 INSTRUMENTATION AND CONTROL DEVICES
FOR HVAC
23 09 23.02 02/19, CHG 1: 02/20 BACNET DIRECT DIGITAL CONTROL FOR HVAC
AND OTHER BUILDING CONTROL SYSTEMS
23 23 00 08/21 REFRIGERANT PIPING
23 30 00 05/20, CHG 1: 02/22 HVAC AIR DISTRIBUTION
23 82 02.00 48 04/06 UNITARY HEATING AND COOLING EQUIPMENT
DIVISION 25 - INTEGRATED AUTOMATION
25 05 11.01 05/21, CHG 1: 08/23 CYBERSECURITY FOR FACILITY-RELATED
CONTROL SYSTEMS - FAMNS
25 05 11.02 05/21, CHG 1: 08/23 CYBERSECURITY FOR FACILITY-RELATED
CONTROL SYSTEMS - HVAC
25 08 10 05/21 UTILITY MONITORING AND CONTROL SYSTEM
TESTING
25 10 10 02/19, CHG 1: 05/21 UTILITY MONITORING AND CONTROL SYSTEM
(UMCS) FRONT END AND INTEGRATION
VOLUME 3
DIVISION 26 - ELECTRICAL
26 05 48 11/23 SEISMIC PROTECTION FOR ELECTRICAL
EQUIPMENT
26 05 73 08/23 POWER SYSTEM STUDIES
26 08 00 11/22 APPARATUS INSPECTION AND TESTING
26 12 19.10 05/19, CHG 2: 11/23 THREE-PHASE, LIQUID-FILLED PAD-MOUNTED
TRANSFORMERS
26 20 00 08/23 INTERIOR DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM
26 29 23 02/20, CHG 1: 05/21 ADJUSTABLE SPEED DRIVE (ASD) SYSTEMS
UNDER 600 VOLTS
PROJECT TABLE OF CONTENTS Page 4
26 31 00 11/21 FACILITY-SCALE SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAIC (PV)
SYSTEMS
26 41 00 08/23 LIGHTNING PROTECTION SYSTEM
26 51 00 05/20, CHG 2: 11/21 INTERIOR LIGHTING
26 56 00 08/21 EXTERIOR LIGHTING
DIVISION 27 - COMMUNICATIONS
27 05 28.36 48 04/20 CABLE TRAYS FOR COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS
27 10 00.00 48 10/20 BUILDING TELECOMMUNICATIONS CABLING
SYSTEM
DIVISION 28 - ELECTRONIC SAFETY AND SECURITY
28 13 00.00 48 01/11 PHYSICAL ACCESS CONTROL SYSTEM
DIVISION 31 - EARTHWORK
31 00 00.00 06 07/18 EARTHWORK
31 05 19.13 02/21 GEOTEXTILES FOR EARTHWORK
31 10 00 02/21 SITE CLEARING
31 31 16.13 08/22, CHG 1: 11/23 CHEMICAL TERMITE CONTROL
DIVISION 32 - EXTERIOR IMPROVEMENTS
32 05 33 08/17 LANDSCAPE ESTABLISHMENT
32 11 23 05/22 AGGREGATE BASE COURSE AND/ORGRADED
CRUSHED AGGREGATE BASE COURSE FOR
FLEXIBLE PAVING
32 12 13 05/17 BITUMINOUS TACK AND PRIME COATS
32 12 16.16 11/20 ROAD-MIX ASPHALT PAVING
32 17 23 08/16, CHG 5: 11/18 PAVEMENT MARKINGS
32 92 19 08/17, CHG 1: 08/21 SEEDING
32 92 23 04/06, CHG 1: 08/21 SODDING
DIVISION 33 - UTILITIES
33 11 00 02/18, CHG 2: 11/23 WATER UTILITY DISTRIBUTION PIPING
33 30 00 05/18 SANITARY SEWERAGE
33 40 00 11/21 STORMWATER UTILITIES
33 46 16 05/18 SUBDRAINAGE PIPING
33 71 02 08/21 UNDERGROUND ELECTRICAL DISTRIBUTION
33 82 00.00 48 04/20 TELECOMMUNICATIONS OUTSIDE PLANT (OSP)
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SECTION 08 11 13
STEEL DOORS AND FRAMES
08/20
PART 1 GENERAL
1.1 REFERENCES
The publications listed below form a part of this specification to the extent referenced. The publications are referred to within the text by the basic designation only.
AMERICAN WELDING SOCIETY (AWS)
AWS D1.1/D1.1M (2020; Errata 1 2021) Structural Welding Code - Steel
ASTM INTERNATIONAL (ASTM)
ASTM A653/A653M (2023) Standard Specification for Steel Sheet, Zinc-Coated (Galvanized) or Zinc-Iron Alloy-Coated (Galvannealed) by the Hot-Dip Process
ASTM A879/A879M (2012; R 2017) Standard Specification for Steel Sheet, zinc Coated by the Electrolytic Process for Applications Requiring Designation of the Coating Mass on Each Surface
ASTM A924/A924M (2022a) Standard Specification for General Requirements for Steel Sheet, Metallic-Coated by the Hot-Dip Process
ASTM C591 (2022) Standard Specification for Unfaced Preformed Rigid Cellular Polyisocyanurate Thermal Insulation
ASTM D2863 (2019) Standard Test Method for Measuring the Minimum Oxygen Concentration to Support Candle-Like Combustion of Plastics (Oxygen Index)
ASTM F2247 (2018) Standard Test Method for Metal Doors Used in Blast Resistant Applications (Equivalent Static Load Method)
ASTM F2927 (2012) Standard Test Method for Door Systems Subject to Airblast Loadings
BUILDERS HARDWARE MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION (BHMA)
ANSI/BHMA A156.115 (2016) Hardware Preparation in Steel Doors and Steel Frames
SECTION 08 11 13 Page 1
NATIONAL FIRE PROTECTION ASSOCIATION (NFPA)
NFPA 80 (2022) Standard for Fire Doors and Other Opening Protectives
NFPA 105 (2022) Standard for Smoke Door Assemblies and Other Opening Protectives
NFPA 252 (2022) Standard Methods of Fire Tests of Door Assemblies
STEEL DOOR INSTITUTE (SDI/DOOR)
SDI/DOOR 111 (2009) Recommended Details for Standard Steel Doors, Frames, and Accessories and Related Components
SDI/DOOR 113 (2013; R2018) Standard Practice for Determining the Steady-State Thermal Transmittance of Steel Door and Frame Assemblies
SDI/DOOR A250.4 (2018) Test Procedure and Acceptance Criteria for Physical Endurance for Steel Doors, Frames and Frame Anchors
SDI/DOOR A250.6 (2015) Recommended Practice for Hardware Reinforcing on Standard Steel Doors and Frames
SDI/DOOR A250.8 (2017) Specifications for Standard Steel Doors and Frames
SDI/DOOR A250.11 (2012) Recommended Erection Instructions for Steel Frames
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE (DOD)
UFC 4-010-01 (2018; with Change 2, 2022) DoD Minimum Antiterrorism Standards for Buildings
UNDERWRITERS LABORATORIES (UL)
UL 10C (2016; Reprint May 2021) UL Standard for Safety Positive Pressure Fire Tests of Door Assemblies
1.2 SUBMITTALS
Government approval is required for submittals with a "G" or "S" classification. Submittals not having a "G" or "S" classification are for Contractor Quality Control approval. Submit the following in accordance with Section 01 33 00 SUBMITTAL PROCEDURES:
SD-02 Shop Drawings
Doors
Frames
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Accessories
Schedule of Doors
Schedule of Frames
SD-03 Product Data
Doors
Recycled Content for Steel Door Product
Frames
Recycled Content for Steel Frame Product
Accessories
1.3 DELIVERY, STORAGE, AND HANDLING
Deliver doors, frames, and accessories undamaged and with protective wrappings or packaging. Provide temporary steel spreaders securely fastened to the bottom of each welded frame. Store doors and frames on platforms under cover in clean, dry, ventilated, and accessible locations, with 1/4 inch airspace between doors. Remove damp or wet packaging immediately and wipe affected surfaces dry. Replace damaged materials with new.
PART 2 PRODUCTS
2.1 STANDARD STEEL DOORS
SDI/DOOR A250.8 , except as specified otherwise. Prepare doors to receive door hardware as specified in Section 08 71 00 DOOR HARDWARE. Undercut where indicated. Provide exterior doors with top edge closed flush and sealed to prevent water intrusion. Provide doors at 1-3/4 inch thick, unless otherwise indicated. Provide door material that uses a minimum of 25 percent recycled content. Provide data indicating percentage of recycled content for steel door product. Exterior doors must be tested in accordance with ASTM F2247 or ASTM F2927 to meet requirements of
UFC 4-010-01 .
2.1.1 Classification - Level, Performance, Model
2.1.1.1 Extra Heavy Duty Doors
SDI/DOOR A250.8 , Level 3, physical performance Level A, Model 2 with core construction as required by the manufacturer for interior doors and for exterior doors, of size(s) and design(s) indicated. Where vertical stiffener cores are required, the space between the stiffeners must be filled with board insulation.
2.2 INSULATED STEEL DOOR SYSTEMS
Provide insulated steel doors and frames in accordance with SDI/DOOR 113 at entrances to dwelling units and where indicated. Meet energy requirements including Solar Heat Gain Coefficient (SHGC) and U-factor.
Provide insulated steel doors with a core of polyurethane foam; face
SECTION 08 11 13 Page 3 sheets, edges, and frames of galvanized steel not lighter than 23 gage, 16 gage, and 16 gage respectively; magnetic weatherstripping;
nonremovable-pin hinges; thermal-break aluminum threshold; and vinyl door bottom. Provide to doors and frames a phosphate treatment, rust-inhibitive primer, and baked acrylic enamel finish. Test doors in accordance with SDI/DOOR A250.4 and meet the requirements for Level C.
Prepare doors to receive specified hardware. Provide doors 1-3/4 inch thick.
2.3 ACCESSORIES
2.3.1 Astragals
For pairs of exterior steel doors which will not have aluminum astragals or removable mullions, as specified in Section 08 71 00 DOOR HARDWARE provide overlapping steel astragals with the doors.
2.3.2 Moldings
Provide moldings around glass of interior and exterior doors and louvers of interior doors. Provide nonremovable moldings on outside of exterior doors and on corridor side of interior doors. Other moldings may be stationary or removable. Secure inside moldings to stationary moldings, or provide snap-on moldings.
2.4 INSULATION CORES
Provide insulating cores at all exterior doors and other specific doors noted in the door schedule, and provide an apparent U-factor of.48 in accordance with SDI/DOOR 113 and conforming to:
a. Rigid Cellular Polyisocyanurate Foam: ASTM C591, Type I or II, foamed-in-place or in board form, with oxygen index of not less than 22 percent when tested in accordance with ASTM D2863; or
2.5 STANDARD STEEL FRAMES
SDI/DOOR A250.8 , Level 3, except as otherwise specified. Form frames to sizes and shapes indicated, with welded corners. Provide steel frames for doors, unless otherwise indicated. Provide frame product that uses a minimum of 25 percent recycled content. Provide data indicating percentage of recycled content for steel frame product.
2.5.1 Welded Frames
Continuously weld frame faces at corner joints. Mechanically interlock or continuously weld stops and rabbets. Grind welds smooth.
Weld frames in accordance with the recommended practice of the Structural Welding Code Sections 1 through 6, AWS D1.1/D1.1M and in accordance with the practice specified by the producer of the metal being welded.
2.5.2 Mullions and Transom Bars
Provide mullions and transom bars of closed or tubular construction with heads and jambs butt-welded together. Bottom of door mullions must have adjustable floor anchors and spreader connections.
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2.5.3 Stops and Beads
Provide form and loose stops and beads from 20 gage steel. Provide for glazed and other openings in standard steel frames. Secure beads to frames with oval-head, countersunk Phillips self-tapping sheet metal screws or concealed clips and fasteners. Space fasteners approximately 12 to 16 inch on center. Miter molded shapes at corners. Butt or miter square or rectangular beads at corners.
2.5.4 Terminated Stops
Where indicated, terminate interior door frame stops 6 inch above floor.
2.5.5 Cased Openings
Fabricate frames for cased openings of same material, gage, and assembly as specified for metal door frames, except omit door stops and preparation for hardware.
2.5.6 Anchors
Provide anchors to secure the frame to adjoining construction. Provide steel anchors, zinc-coated not lighter than 18 gage.
2.5.6.1 Wall Anchors
Provide at least three anchors for each jamb. For frames which are more than 7.5 feet in height, provide one additional anchor for each jamb for each additional 2.5 feet or fraction thereof.
a. Stud partitions: Weld or otherwise securely fasten anchors to backs of frames. Design anchors to be fastened to closed steel studs with sheet metal screws, and to open steel studs by wiring or welding;
b. Completed openings: Secure frames to previously placed concrete or masonry with expansion bolts in accordance with SDI/DOOR 111 ;
and
2.5.6.2 Floor Anchors
Provide floor anchors drilled for 3/8 inch anchor bolts at bottom of each jamb member.
2.6 FIRE AND SMOKE DOORS AND FRAMES
Provide fire and smoke doors and frames in accordance with NFPA 80 and this specification. Include insulated core materials in fire doors where indicated in the door schedule.
2.6.1 Labels
Provide fire doors and frames bearing the label of Underwriters Laboratories (UL), Factory Mutual Engineering and Research (FM), or Warnock Hersey International (WHI) attesting to the rating required.
Testing must be in accordance with NFPA 252 or UL 10C . Provide labels that are metal with raised letters, bearing the name or file number of the door and frame manufacturer. Labels must be permanently affixed at the factory to frames and to the hinge edge of the door. Do not paint door
SECTION 08 11 13 Page 5 and labels.
2.6.2 Oversized Doors
For fire doors and frames which exceed the size for which testing and labeling are available, furnish certificates stating that the doors and frames are identical in design, materials, and construction to a door which has been tested and meets the requirements for the class indicated.
2.6.3 Astragal on Fire and Smoke Doors
On pairs of labeled fire doors, conform to NFPA 80 and UL requirements.
On smoke control doors, conform to NFPA 105 .
2.7 EXTERIOR FRAMES
Provide thermal insulation in all exterior frames. Provide frames of a minimum Level 4, with frames of a minimum thickness of 0.067 inch, 14 gage.
2.8 HARDWARE PREPARATION
Drill and tap doors and frames to receive finish hardware. Prepare doors and frames for hardware in accordance with the applicable requirements of SDI/DOOR A250.8 and SDI/DOOR A250.6 . For additional requirements refer to ANSI/BHMA A156.115 . Drill and tap for surface-applied hardware at the project site. Build additional reinforcing for surface-applied hardware into the door at the factory. Punch door frames, with the exception of frames that will have weatherstripping to receive a minimum of two rubber or vinyl door silencers on lock side of single doors and one silencer for each leaf at heads of double doors. Set lock strikes out to provide clearance for silencers.
2.9 FINISHES
2.9.1 Hot-Dip Zinc-Coated and Factory-Primed Finish
Fabricate all doors and frames from hot dipped zinc coated steel, alloyed type, that complies with ASTM A924/A924M and ASTM A653/A653M . The coating weight must meet or exceed the minimum requirements for coatings having
0.4 ounces per square foot, total both sides, i.e., A40. Repair damaged zinc-coated surfaces by the application of zinc dust paint. Thoroughly clean and chemically treat to insure maximum paint adhesion. Factory prime as specified in SDI/DOOR A250.8 .
2.9.2 Electrolytic Zinc-Coated Anchors and Accessories
Provide electrolytically deposited zinc-coated steel in accordance with ASTM A879/A879M , Commercial Quality, Coating Class A. Phosphate treat and factory prime zinc-coated surfaces as specified in SDI/DOOR A250.8 .
2.10 FABRICATION AND WORKMANSHIP
Provide finished doors and frames that are strong and rigid, neat in appearance, and free from defects, waves, scratches, cuts, dents, ridges, holes, warp, and buckle. Provide molded members that are clean cut, straight, and true, with joints coped or mitered, well formed, and in true alignment. Dress exposed welded and soldered joints smooth. Design door frame sections for use with the wall construction indicated. Corner joints must be well formed and in true alignment. Conceal fastenings
SECTION 08 11 13 Page 6 where practicable.
2.11 PROVISIONS FOR GLAZING
Materials are specified in Section 08 81 00, GLAZING.
PART 3 EXECUTION
3.1 INSTALLATION
3.1.1 Frames
Set frames in accordance with SDI/DOOR A250.11 . Plumb, align, and brace securely until permanent anchors are set. Anchor bottoms of frames with expansion bolts or powder-actuated fasteners. Build in or secure wall anchors to adjoining construction.
3.1.2 Doors
Hang doors in accordance with clearances specified in SDI/DOOR A250.8 .
After erection and glazing, clean and adjust hardware.
3.1.3 Fire and Smoke Doors and Frames
Install fire rated smoke doors and frames in accordance with NFPA 80 and
NFPA 105 .
3.2 PROTECTION
Protect doors and frames from damage. Repair damaged doors and frames prior to completion and acceptance of the project or replace with new, as directed. Wire brush rusted frames until rust is removed. Clean thoroughly. Apply an all-over coat of rust-inhibitive paint of the same type used for shop coat.
3.3 CLEANING
Upon completion, clean exposed surfaces of doors and frames thoroughly.
Remove mastic smears and other unsightly marks.
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SECTION 08 11 13 Page 8
SECTION 08 31 00
ACCESS DOORS AND PANELS
05/17, CHG 1: 08/18
PART 1 GENERAL
1.1 REFERENCES
The publications listed below form a part of this specification to the extent referenced. The publications are referred to within the text by the basic designation only.
AMERICAN WELDING SOCIETY (AWS)
AWS D1.1/D1.1M (2020; Errata 1 2021) Structural Welding Code - Steel
ASTM INTERNATIONAL (ASTM)
ASTM A36/A36M (2019) Standard Specification for Carbon Structural Steel
ASTM A1008/A1008M (2023) Standard Specification for Steel, Sheet, Cold-Rolled, Carbon, Structural, High-Strength Low-Alloy, High-Strength Low-Alloy with Improved Formability, Solution Hardened, and Bake Hardenable
MASTER PAINTERS INSTITUTE (MPI)
MPI 79 (2016) Primer, Alkyd, Anti-Corrosive for Metal
NATIONAL FIRE PROTECTION ASSOCIATION (NFPA)
NFPA 80 (2022) Standard for Fire Doors and Other Opening Protectives
1.2 SUBMITTALS
Government approval is required for submittals with a "G" or "S" classification. Submittals not having a "G" or "S" classification are for Contractor Quality Control approval. Submit the following in accordance with Section 01 33 00 SUBMITTAL PROCEDURES:
SD-02 Shop Drawings
Access Doors And Panels; G
SD-03 Product Data
Access Doors And Panels; G
Hardware Including Locks and Keys; G
Accessories; G
SECTION 08 31 00 Page 1
Recycled Content; S
SD-04 Samples
Finishes; G
SD-06 Test Reports
Fire-rating(s) of Assemblies; G
1.3 MISCELLANEOUS REQUIREMENTS
For access doors and panels provide the following:
1.3.1 Shop Drawings
For field assembled access doors and panels, provide plans, elevations, sections, and details for each type of access door and panel assembly.
Indicate frame, surface and edge construction, materials, and accessories. Indicate types of finished surfaces and details for panel edge conditions. Provide a door schedule with a unique number for each access door and panel, specific location in the project, location of hinges and hardware for each door. Indicate fire-rating(s) of assemblies.
1.3.2 Product Data
For shop assembled access doors and panels, provide literature indicating sizes, types, frame and edge construction, finishes, hardware, accessories such as gaskets, seals and weatherstripping, and location of each door and panel in the project.
1.3.3 Finish Samples
Submit two color charts from manufacturer's standard color and finish options for each type of frame and panel assembly finish indicated.
1.4 PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS
1.4.1 Structural Requirements
Provide floor access assemblies to support live loads indicated for floors. Deflection must not exceed 1/180 of span.
1.4.2 Access Panels for Wet Areas
Provide panel assemblies that will be located in wet areas with corrosion resistant finishes and hardware and water resistant gasketing.
1.5 DELIVERY, STORAGE, AND PROTECTION
Protect from corrosion, deformation, and other types of damage. Store items in an enclosed area free from contact with soil and weather. Remove and replace damaged items with new items.
PART 2 PRODUCTS
2.1 RECYCLED CONTENT
Provide products with recycled content. Provide data for each product
SECTION 08 31 00 Page 2 with recycled content, identifying percentage of recycled content.
2.2 MATERIALS
2.2.1 Steel Plates, Shapes, and Bars
Provide in accordance with ASTM A36/A36M.
2.2.2 Sheet Steel
Provide cold rolled steel sheet substrate in accordance with ASTM A1008/A1008M , Commercial Steel (CS), exposed.
2.2.3 Hardware
Provide automatic closing devices. Provide latch releases operable from insides of doors.
2.2.4 Hinges
Provide concealed spring hinges, 175 degrees of opening, with non-removable hinge pins. Provide hinges of same steel as door and frame or in accordance with manufacturer's written recommendations. If providing non-continuous hinges, provide in numbers required to maintain alignment of door panel with frame. Provide coatings as necessary to permanently protect dissimilar metals from contact with one another; see Part 3 herein for more information.
2.2.5 Locks
Unless otherwise indicated, provide flush screwdriver operated cam lock.
Provide plastic sleeve or stainless steel bushings to protect holes in surface finishes for screwdriver to access lock.
2.2.6 Accessories
Provide anchors in size, number and location on four sides to secure access door to substrate. Provide anchors in types as recommended by manufacturer's written installation instructions for each substrate indicated. Provide shims, bushings, clips, gaskets, and other devices as necessary for a complete installation.
2.3 FABRICATION
2.3.1 Thickness, Size, Edges
Fabricate frames for access doors of steel not lighter than 16 gage with welded joints and anchorage for securing to adjacent construction.
Provide doors a minimum of 24 by 24 inches and of not lighter than 16 gage steel, with stiffened edges and welded attachments. Provide with eased (lightly rounded) edges, without burrs, snags or sharpness and exposed welds ground smooth.
2.3.2 Welding
Provide in accordance with AWS D1.1/D1.1M .
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2.4 ACCESS ASSEMBLY TYPES
Unless indicated otherwise, provide flush-face steel access doors and panels with steel frames and flanges.
2.4.1 Recessed Doors
Provide recessed access doors with gypsum wallboard bead flanges. Depth of door panel recess must accommodate the installed thickness of the finish material of the wall assembly for a flush finished condition of the wall and the access panel face. Reinforce panel and frame to prevent sagging.
2.5 FINISHES
Provide manufacturer's standard two coat finish system consisting of one coat primer and one thermoset topcoat. Provide dry film thickness in 2 mils minimum. Field paint frames and panels to match wall and ceiling surfaces in which they occur.
PART 3 EXECUTION
3.1 PREPARATION
Field verify all measurements prior to fabrication. Verify access door locations and sizes provide required maintenance access to installed building services components. Protect existing construction and completed work from damage during installation.
3.2 GENERAL INSTALLATION REQUIREMENTS
Install items at locations indicated, in accordance with manufacturer's written instructions. Include materials and parts as necessary for a complete installation of each item. Conceal fastenings where practicable. Poor matching of holes to fasteners is cause for rejection of the work.
3.3 ACCESS LOCATIONS
Install removable access panels directly below each valve, flow indicator, damper, air splitter or other utility requiring access that is located above ceilings, other than at acoustical panel ceilings, and that would otherwise not be accessible. Install access doors and panels permitting access to service valves, traps, dampers, cleanouts, and other mechanical, electrical and conveyor control items concealed in walls and partitions.
3.4 ACCESS LOCATIONS IN WET AREAS
When possible, avoid locating access panels in wet areas. When such locations cannot be avoided, provide moisture resistant assemblies as indicated in Part I herein.
3.5 RECESSED ACCESS DOORS
Install fire-rated access doors in fire-rated partitions and ceilings in accordance with NFPA 80 .
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3.6 FIELD PAINTING
Field painting primed access doors in accordance with the requirements of Section 09 90 00 PAINTS AND COATINGS.
3.7 DISSIMILAR MATERIALS
Where dissimilar metals are in contact, protect surfaces with a coating in accordance with MPI 79 to prevent galvanic or corrosive action.
3.8 ADJUSTMENT
Adjust hardware so that door panel opens freely. Adjust door when closed center door panel in frame.
3.9 ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS
Do not paint surfaces when damp or exposed to weather, when surface temperature is below 45 degrees F or over 95 degrees F, unless approved by the Contracting Officer.
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ALUMINUM-FRAMED ENTRANCES AND STOREFRONTS
08/18, CHG 1: 08/18
PART 1 GENERAL
1.1 REFERENCES
The publications listed below form a part of this specification to the extent referenced. The publications are referred to within the text by the basic designation only.
ALUMINUM ASSOCIATION (AA)
AA DAF45 (2003; Reaffirmed 2009) Designation System for Aluminum Finishes
AMERICAN ARCHITECTURAL MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION (AAMA)
AAMA 501 (2015) Methods of Test for Exterior Walls
AAMA 800 (2016) Voluntary Specifications and Test Methods for Sealants
AAMA 1503 (2009) Voluntary Test Method for Thermal Transmittance and Condensation Resistance of Windows, Doors and Glazed Wall Sections
AAMA 2605 (2020) Voluntary Specification, Performance Requirements and Test Procedures for Superior Performing Organic Coatings on Aluminum Extrusions and Panels
AMERICAN SOCIETY OF CIVIL ENGINEERS (ASCE)
ASCE 7-16 (2017; Errata 2018; Supp 1 2018) Minimum Design Loads and Associated Criteria for Buildings and Other Structures
ASTM INTERNATIONAL (ASTM)
ASTM B221 (2021) Standard Specification for Aluminum and Aluminum-Alloy Extruded Bars, Rods, Wire, Profiles, and Tubes
ASTM E283 (2019) Standard Test Method for Determining the Rate of Air Leakage Through Exterior Windows, Curtain Walls, and Doors Under Specified Pressure Differences Across the Specimen
ASTM E330/E330M (2014; R 2021) Standard Test Method for Structural Performance of Exterior Windows, Doors, Skylights and Curtain Walls by Uniform Static Air Pressure Difference
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ASTM E331 (2000; R 2023) Standard Test Method for Water Penetration of Exterior Windows, Skylights, Doors, and Curtain Walls by Uniform Static Air Pressure Difference
ASTM E783 (2002; R 2018) Standard Test Method for Field Measurement of Air Leakage Through Installed Exterior Windows and Doors
ASTM E1105 (2015; R 2023) Standard Test Method for Field Determination of Water Penetration of Installed Exterior Windows, Skylights, Doors, and Curtain Walls, by Uniform or Cyclic Static Air Pressure Difference
ASTM E1424 (2022) Standard Test Method for Determining the Rate of Air Leakage Through Exterior Windows, Curtain Walls, and Doors Under Specified Pressure and Temperature Differences Across the Specimen
ASTM E1996 (2017) Standard Specification for Performance of Exterior Windows, Curtain Walls, Doors, and Impact Protective Systems Impacted by Windborne Debris in Hurricanes
ASTM F1642/F1642M (2017) Standard Test Method for Glazing and Glazing Systems Subject to Airblast Loadings
BUILDERS HARDWARE MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION (BHMA)
ANSI/BHMA A156.4 (2013) Door Controls - Closers
ANSI/BHMA A156.10 (2017) Power Operated Pedestrian Doors
INTERNATIONAL CODE COUNCIL (ICC)
ICC IBC (2021) International Building Code
U.S. GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION (GSA)
FS TT-P-645 (Rev C; Notice 1) Primer, Paint, Zinc-Molybdate, Alkyd Type
UNDERWRITERS LABORATORIES (UL)
UL 325 (2017; Reprint Feb 2020) UL Standard for Safety Door, Drapery, Gate, Louver, and Window Operators and Systems
1.2 ADMINISTRATIVE REQUIREMENTS
1.2.1 Pre-Installation Meetings
Conduct a meeting before installation begins to verify the project requirements, substrate conditions, manufacturer's installation instructions, and manufacturer's warranty requirements.
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Within 30 days of the Contract Award, submit the following for review and approval by the Contracting Officer:
a. List of product installations
b. Sample warranty
c. Finish and color samples
d. Manufacturer's catalog data
Concurrently submit certified test reports showing compliance with specified performance characteristics and UL 325 for the following:
a. Wind Load (Resistance) in accordance with AAMA 501
b. Deflection in accordance with ASTM F1642/F1642M
c. Condensation Resistance and Thermal Transmittance Performance Requirements in accordance with AAMA 1503
d. Water Infiltration in accordance with ASTM E331
e. Structural Requirements in accordance with ASTM F1642/F1642M
1.3 SUBMITTALS
Government approval is required for submittals with a "G" or "S" classification. Submittals not having a "G" or "S" classification are for Contractor Quality Control approval. Submit the following in accordance with Section 01 33 00 SUBMITTAL PROCEDURES:
SD-01 Preconstruction Submittals
Sample Warranty
List of Product Installations
SD-02 Shop Drawings
Installation Drawings
Fabrication Drawings; G
SD-03 Product Data
Manufacturer's Catalog Data
Finish
Recycled Content of Aluminum Material
SD-04 Samples
Finish and Color Samples
SD-06 Test Reports
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Certified Test Reports
Deflection
Air Infiltration
Condensation Resistance and Thermal Transmittance
Water Infiltration
SD-08 Manufacturer's Instructions
Manufacturer's Instructions
SD-11 Closeout Submittals
Manufacturer's Product Warranty
1.4 QUALITY CONTROL
1.4.1 Qualifications
1.4.1.1 Installer Qualifications
Provide documentation of the installer's experience as determined by the Contractor in performing the work specified in this section.
Ensure that the installers are specialized in work similar to that required for this project, and that they are acceptable to product manufacturer.
1.4.1.2 Manufacturer Qualifications
Ensure that manufacturers meet the requirements specified in this section and project drawings.
Ensure that the manufacturer is capable of providing field service representation during construction, approving acceptable installers and approving application methods.
1.4.2 Single-Source Responsibility
When aluminum entrances are part of a building enclosure system, that includes storefront framing, windows, a curtain wall system, and related products, provide building enclosure system products from a single-source manufacturer.
Use a single source manufacturer with sole responsibility for providing design, structural engineering, and custom fabrication for door portal systems and for supplying components, materials, and products. Do not use products provided from numerous sources for assembly at the site. Ensure that the following work items and components are fabricated or supplied by a single source are:
a. Door operating hardware to be installed on or within door portals as specified in Section 08 71 00 DOOR HARDWARE.
b. Glass as specified in Section 08 81 00 GLAZING.
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1.5 DELIVERY, STORAGE, AND HANDLING
1.5.1 Ordering
To avoid construction delays, comply with the manufacturer's lead-time requirements and instructions for ordering.
1.5.2 Packing, Shipping, Handling and Unloading
Deliver materials in the manufacturer's original, unopened, undamaged containers with identification labels intact.
1.5.3 Storage and Protection
Store materials in a way that protects them from exposure to harmful weather conditions. Avoid damaging the storefront material and components during handling. Protect storefront material against damage from elements, construction activities, and other hazards before, during, and after storefront installation.
Do not use adhesive papers or sprayed coatings that become firmly bonded when exposed to sunlight. Do not leave coating residue on surfaces.
1.6 PROJECT / SITE CONDITIONS
1.6.1 Field Measurements
Verify actual measurements or openings by taking field measurements before fabrication; record these measurements on shop drawings. To avoid construction delays, coordinate field measurements, and fabrication schedule with construction progress.
1.7 WARRANTY
Provide a written manufacturer's warranty, executed by a company official, warranting against defects in materials and products for 2 years from the date of shipment. Warrant that the door corner construction is for the life of the project. Provide a written installer's warranty, warranting work to be watertight and free from defective materials, defective workmanship, and glass breakage as a result of defective design, and agreeing to replace components that fail within 2 years.
The warranty states the following:
a. Watertight and airtight system installation is completed within specified tolerances.
b. The completed installation remains free of rattles, wind whistles and noise caused by thermal movement and wind pressure.
c. System is structurally sound and free from distortion.
d. Glass and glazing gaskets will not break or "pop" from frames as a result of design, wind load pressure, movement caused by expansion or contraction, or structural loading.
e. Glazing sealants and gaskets remain free of abnormal deterioration or dislocation as a result of sunlight, weather, or oxidation.
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Provide written warranty stating that the organic coating finish will not fade more than 10 percent or show chalking, yellowing, peeling, cracking, pitting, corroding or variations in color, or gloss deterioration beyond the manufacturer's descriptive standards for 2 years from the shipment date and agreeing to promptly correct defects.
Provide a written thermal integrity warranty for 2 years from ship date against thermal barrier system failure resulting from the following:
a. Longitudinal and transverse thermal barrier shrinkage.
b. Thermal barrier cracking.
c. Structural failure of the thermal barrier material.
d. Loss of adhesion or loss of prescribed edge pressure on glazing material, resulting in excessive air and water infiltration.
PART 2 PRODUCTS
2.1 SYSTEM DESCRIPTION
Provide aluminum entrances, with glass and glazing, door hardware, and components.
Aluminum entrances include impact resistance entrances; medium stile, 3 1/2 inch vertical face dimension, 1-3/4 inch depth, for interior structural silicone glaze, for high-traffic/impact-resistant applications.
2.1.1 Design Requirements for Aluminum (Entrances and Components)
Provide a door portal system designed to withstand the following loads without breakage, loss, failure of seals, product deterioration, or other defects.
a. Dead and Live Loads: Determined by ASCE 7-16 and calculated in accordance with applicable codes.
b. Seismic Loads: Design and install the system to comply with the seismic requirements for the project location in accordance with Section 1613 of the International Building Code, ICC IBC .
c. Wind Loads: Design and install the system so that the effects of wind load acting inward and outward normal to the plane of the wall are in accordance with ASTM E330/E330M .
d. Thermal Loads And Movement:
(1) Ambient Temperature Range: 120 degrees F
(2) Material Surfaces Range: 180 degrees F
e. Water and Air Resistance: Provide weatherstripping, exterior gaskets, sealants, and other accessories to resist water and air penetration.
f. Impact-Protective Systems Provide an impact-protective system in accordance with ASTM E1996.
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2.1.1.1 Material Standard
ASTM B221; 6063-T5 alloy and tempered.
Provide door stile and rail face dimensions of the entrance doors as follows:
Vertical Stile Top Rail Bottom Rail
3-1/2 inches 3-1/2 inches 6-1/2 inches
Provide major portions of the door members at 0.125 inches nominal in thickness and glazing molding at 0.050 inches thick.
2.1.1.2 Recycled Content
Provide aluminum framed entrances and storefronts that have a minimum of 20 percent recycled content based upon the aluminum billet used in the original material. Provide data indicating percentage of recycled content of aluminum material.
2.1.1.3 Sealants
Provide either ethylene propylene diene monomer (EPDM) elastomeric extrusions or thermoplastic elastomer glazing gaskets. Structural silicone sealant is required.
Internal Sealants: Provide sealants that according to the manufacturer will remain permanently elastic, tacky, non-drying, non-migrating, and weather tight.
2.1.1.4 Thermal Barrier
Use a rigid, structural thermal barrier to separate all exterior aluminum from interior aluminum. For purposes of this specification, a structural thermal barrier is defined as a system that transfers shear during bending and, therefore, promotes composite action between the exterior and interior extrusions. Do not use a nonstructural thermal barrier. Ensure that the thermal barrier provides a structural connection between the two sides of the door.
2.2 FABRICATION
Provide the following information when submitting fabrication drawings for custom fabrications:
a. Indicate elevations, detailed design, dimensions, member profiles, joint locations, arrangement of units, and member connections.
b. Show the following items:
(1) Details of special shapes.
(2) Reinforcing.
(3) Anchorage system.
(4) Interfacing with building construction.
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(5) Provisions for expansion and contraction.
(6) Thermal breaks.
c. Indicate typical glazing details, locations of various types and thickness of glass and internal sealant requirements as recommended by the sealant manufacturer.
d. Clearly indicate locations of exposed fasteners and joints.
e. Clearly show where and how the manufacturer's system deviates from Contract drawings and these specifications.
2.2.1 Entrance System Fabrication
Provide door corner construction consisting of mechanical clip fastening, SIGMA deep penetration plug welds and 1-1/8 inch long fillet welds inside and outside all four corners. Provide a hook-in type exterior glazing stop with EPDM glazing gaskets reinforced with non-stretchable cord.
Provide an interior glazing stop that is mechanically fastened to the door member and that incorporates a silicone-compatible spacer used with silicone sealant.
Accurately fit and secure joints and corners. Make joints hairline in appearance. Remove burrs and smooth edges. Prepare components with internal reinforcement for door hardware. Arrange fasteners and attachments so that they are concealed from view.
Separate dissimilar metals with protective coating or pre-formed separators to prevent contact and corrosion.
2.2.2 Shop Assembly
Fabricate and assemble units with joints only at the intersection of aluminum members with hairline joints; rigidly secure these units, and seal them in accordance with the manufacturer's recommendations.
2.2.2.1 Welding
Conceal welds on aluminum members in accordance with AWS recommendations or methods recommended by the manufacturer. Members showing welding bloom or discoloration on finish or material distortion will be rejected by the Contacting Officer.
2.2.3 Finish
Before fabrication, clean the units and give them a AA-M-10-C22-A42 (color) anodized finish in accordance with the requirements of the AA DAF45.
The finish thickness is A42, 0.7 mil or greater.
a. Organic Coating (high-performance exterior coating):
(1) Comply with requirements of AAMA 2605.
(2) Clean surfaces and pretreat them with a conversion coating before applying 0.3 mil dry-film thickness of epoxy or acrylic primer according to the recommendations of the finish coat manufacturer.
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(3) Apply a finish coat of 70 percent minimum fluoropolymer resin fused to primed surfaces at the temperature recommended by the manufacturer and at a minimum dry film thickness of 1.0 mil.
(4) Use a 2-, 3-, or 4-coat system as required for the color selected.
2.2.4 Fabrication Tolerance
Fabricate and assemble units with joints only at intersection of aluminum members with hairline joints; rigidly secure these units, and seal them in accordance with the manufacturer's recommendations.
Fabricate aluminum entrances in accordance with the entrance manufacturer's prescribed tolerances.
2.2.4.1 Material Cuts
Square to 1/32 inch off square, over largest dimension; proportionate amount of 1/32 inch on the two dimensions.
2.2.4.2 Joints
Between adjacent members in same assembly: Joints are hairline and square to the adjacent member.
2.2.4.3 Variation
In squaring diagonals for doors and fabricated assemblies: 1/16 inch.
2.2.4.4 Flatness
For doors and fabricated assemblies: plus/minus 1/16 inch of neutral plane.
2.3 MATERIALS
2.3.1 Sealants
Refer to Section 07 92 00 JOINT SEALANTS. Ensure that all sealants conform to AAMA 800.
2.3.2 Glass
Refer to Section 08 81 00 GLAZING.
2.4 ACCESSORIES
2.4.1 Fasteners
Provide stainless steel fasteners in areas where the fasteners are exposed.
Use non-corrosive and compatible fasteners with components being fastened. Do not use exposed fasteners, except where unavoidable for application of hardware.
In areas where fasteners are not exposed, use aluminum, non-magnetic stainless steel, or other materials warranted by the manufacturer.
For exposed locations, provide countersunk Phillips head screws when items with a matching finish are fastened. For concealed locations, provide the
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Provide nuts or washers that have been designed with a means to prevent disengagement; do not deform fastener threads.
2.4.2 Perimeter Anchors
When steel anchors are used, provide insulation between steel material and aluminum material to prevent galvanic action.
2.4.2.1 Inserts and Anchorage Devices
Provide manufacturer's standard formed or fabricated assemblies, steel or aluminum, of shapes, plates, bars, or tubes. Shop-coat steel assemblies after fabrication with an alkyd zinc chromate primer complying with
FS TT-P-645 .
2.4.3 Standard Entrance Hardware
2.4.3.1 Weatherstripping
Equip meeting stiles on pairs of doors with an adjustable astragal using wool pile with a polymeric fin.
Provide door weatherstripping on a single-acting offset pivot or butt-hung door and frame (single or pairs) consisting of a thermoplastic elastomer weatherstripping on a tubular shape with a semi-rigid polymeric backing.
Provide sill-sweep strips: Provide an EPDM blade gasket sweep strip in an aluminum extrusion applied to the interior exposed surface of the bottom rail with concealed fasteners. (Provide as necessary to meet specified performance tests.)
2.4.3.2 Threshold
Provide an extruded aluminum threshold, one piece per door opening, with ribbed surface.
2.4.3.3 Panic Device
Provide the manufacturer's recommended standard panic hardware.
2.4.3.4 Closer
Provide a surface closer in accordance with ANSI/BHMA A156.4 .
2.4.3.5 Security Lock or Dead Lock
Provide A/R MS 1850A lock with two A/R 1871 cylinder operated flush bolts.
2.4.3.6 Cylinder(s)/Thumb-turn
Provide the manufacturer's recommended standard.
2.4.3.7 Cylinder Guard
Provide the manufacturer's recommended standard.
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PART 3 EXECUTION
3.1 EXAMINATION
3.1.1 Site Verification of Conditions
Verify that the condition of substrate previously installed under other sections is acceptable for product installation in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions.
Verify that openings are sized to receive the storefront system and that the sill plate is level in accordance with the manufacturer's acceptable tolerances.
3.2 PREPARATION
Field-verify dimensions before fabricating components for the door portal assembly.
Coordinate requirements for locations of blockouts for anchorage of door portal columns and other embedded components with Section 03 30 00
CAST-IN-PLACE CONCRETE.
Coordinate the erection of door portal with installation of surrounding glass wall and door assemblies. Ensure that the door portals can provide support and anchorage for assembly components.
Coordinate electrical requirements for electrified door hardware to ensure proper power source, conduit, wiring, and boxes.
3.2.1 Adjacent Surfaces Protection
Protect adjacent work areas and finish surfaces from damage during product installation.
3.2.2 Aluminum Surface Protection
Protect aluminum surfaces from contact with lime, mortar, cement, acids, and other harmful contaminants.
3.3 INSTALLATION
Submit installation drawings for review and approval.
Install the entrance system in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions and the AAMA storefront and entrance guide specifications manual. Attach the entrance system to the structure, allowing it to be adjusted to accommodate construction tolerances and other irregularities.
Provide alignment attachments and shims to permanently fasten the system to the building structure. Align the assembly so that it is plumb and level, and free of warp and twist. Maintain assembly dimensional tolerances aligning with adjacent work.
Set thresholds in a bed of mastic and secure the thresholds. Protect aluminum members in contact with masonry, steel, concrete, or dissimilar materials using nylon pads or a bituminous coating. Shim and brace the aluminum system before anchoring the system to the structure. Verify that weep holes are open, and the metal joints are sealed in accordance with the manufacturer's installation instructions. Seal metal-to-metal joints
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3.3.1 Tolerances
Ensure that tolerances for wall thickness and other cross-sectional dimensions of entrance members are nominal and in compliance with Aluminum Standards and Data, published by the Aluminum Association.
3.3.2 Adjusting
Adjust operating hardware for smooth operation, and as recommended by the manufacturer.
3.3.3 Related Products Installation Requirements
3.3.3.1 Sealants (Perimeter)
Refer to Section 07 92 00 JOINT SEALANTS.
3.3.3.2 Glass
Refer to Section 08 81 00 GLAZING.
3.4 FIELD QUALITY CONTROL
3.4.1 Air Infiltration
Test air infiltration in accordance with ASTM E783
Submit certified test reports showing compliance with specified performance characteristics as follows:
a. For single-acting offset pivot, butt hung, or continuous geared hinge entrances in the closed and locked position, test the specimen in accordance with ANSI/BHMA A156.10 , and ASTM E283 at a pressure differential of 1.57 psf for pairs of doors; ensure that maximum infiltration for a pair of 7 foot by 8 foot entrance doors and frame is
1.2 cfm/square foot.
b. Ensure the maximum allowable infiltration for a completed storefront system does not exceed 0.06 cfm/square foot when tested in accordance with ASTM E1424 at a differential static pressure of 6.24 psf.
3.4.2 Wind Loads
Provide a completed storefront system capable of withstanding wind pressure loads, normal to the wall plane…
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