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PRODUCT MASTERSPEC LICENSED BY AVITRU, LLC TO VITRO ARCHITECTURAL GLASS.

Copyright 2015 by The American Institute of Architects (AIA)

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SECTION 088000 - GLAZING

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Revise this Section by deleting and inserting text to meet Project-specific requirements.

This Section uses the term "Architect." Change this term to match that used to identify the design professional as defined in the General and Supplementary Conditions.

Verify that Section titles referenced in this Section are correct for this Project's Specifications; Section titles may have changed.

PART 1 - GENERAL

1.1  RELATED DOCUMENTS

Retain or delete this article in all Sections of Project Manual.

  1. Drawings and general provisions of the Contract, including General and Supplementary Conditions and Division01 Specification Sections, apply to this Section.

1.2  SUMMARY

  1. Section Includes:
  2. Glass for [windows] [doors] [interior borrowed lites] [storefront framing] [glazed curtain walls] [sloped glazing] [skylights].
  3. Glazing sealants and accessories.
  4. Related Requirements:

Retain subparagraphs below to cross-reference requirements Contractor might expect to find in this Section but are specified in other Sections.

  1. Section057300 "Decorative Metal Railings" for glazing in railings.
  2. Section084126 "All-Glass Entrances and Storefronts."
  3. Section084233 "Revolving Door Entrances" for glass in revolving door entrances.
  4. Section084423 "Structural-Sealant-Glazed Curtain Walls" for glazing sealants used in structural-sealant-glazed curtain walls.
  5. Section088113 "Decorative Glass Glazing."
  6. Section088300 "Mirrors."
  7. Section088813 "Fire-Resistant Glazing."
  8. Section088853 "Security Glazing."

1.3  DEFINITIONS

Retain terms that remain after this Section has been edited for a project.

  1. Glass Manufacturers: Firms that produce primary glass, as defined in referenced glazing publications.

ASTMC1036 also includes traditional thickness designations in IP units, but the actual thickness is based on the equivalent IP designation in millimeters.

  1. Glass Thicknesses: Indicated by thickness designations in millimeters according to ASTMC1036.
  2. IBC: International Building Code.
  3. Interspace: Space between lites of an insulating-glass unit.

1.4  COORDINATION

  1. Coordinate glazing channel dimensions to provide necessary bite on glass, minimum edge and face clearances, and adequate sealant thicknesses, with reasonable tolerances.

1.5  PREINSTALLATION MEETINGS

Retain "Preinstallation Conference" Paragraph below if Work of this Section is extensive or complex enough to justify a conference.

  1. Preinstallation Conference: Conduct conference at [Project site] <Insert location>.

If retaining subparagraphs below, revise to include Project-specific requirements. Insert additional requirements to suit Project.

  1. Review and finalize construction schedule and verify availability of materials, Installer's personnel, equipment, and facilities needed to make progress and avoid delays.
  2. Review temporary protection requirements for glazing during and after installation.

1.6  ACTION SUBMITTALS

  1. Product Data: For each type of product.

For Vitro's sustainable design credit information, see www.vitroglazings.com.

  1. Sustainable Design Submittals:

"Product Data" Subparagraph below applies to LEED 2009 NC, CI, and CS; LEEDv4; IgCC; ASHRAE189.1; and Green Globes. Coordinate with requirements for sealants.

  1. Product Data: For sealants, indicating VOC content.

"Laboratory Test Reports" Subparagraph below applies to LEED 2009 for Schools, LEEDv4, IgCC, ASHRAE189.1, and Green Globes. Coordinate with requirements for sealants.

  1. Laboratory Test Reports: For sealants, indicating compliance with requirements for low-emitting materials.
  2. Glass Samples: For each type of [glass product other than clear monolithic vision glass] [the following products]; 12 inches (300 mm) square.
  3. Tinted glass.
  4. Coated glass.
  5. Laminated glass.
  6. Insulating glass.
  7. Glazing Accessory Samples: For [sealants] [and] [colored spacers], in 12-inch (300-mm) lengths.[Install sealant Samples between two strips of material representative in color of the adjoining framing system.]
  8. Glazing Schedule: List glass types and thicknesses for each size opening and location. Use same designations indicated on Drawings.
  9. Delegated-Design Submittal: For glass indicated to comply with performance requirements and design criteria, including analysis data signed and sealed by the qualified professional engineer responsible for their preparation.

1.7  INFORMATIONAL SUBMITTALS

Coordinate "Qualification Data" Paragraph below with qualification requirements in Section014000 "Quality Requirements" and as may be supplemented in "Quality Assurance" Article. Retain second option below only if retaining sputter-coated, low-E-coated, insulating-glass units in Part2 and products listed are those of a manufacturer with a certified fabricator program. When this Section was updated, Guardian Industries Corp. and PPG Industries had certified fabricator programs.

  1. Qualification Data: For [Installer] [manufacturers of insulating-glass units with sputter-coated, low-E coatings] [glass testing agency] [and] [sealant testing agency].

Retain "Product Certificates" Paragraph below to require submittal of product certificates from manufacturers.

  1. Product Certificates: For glass.
  2. Product Test Reports: For [tinted glass] [coated glass] [insulating glass] [and] [glazing sealants], for tests performed by a qualified testing agency.
  3. For glazing sealants, provide test reports based on testing current sealant formulations within previous 36-month period.
  4. Preconstruction adhesion and compatibility test report.
  5. Sample Warranties: For special warranties.

1.8  QUALITY ASSURANCE

Retain option in "Manufacturer Qualifications for Insulating-Glass Units with Sputter-Coated, Low-E Coatings" Paragraph below only if products listed in Part2 for sputter-coated, low-E-coated, insulating-glass units are those of a manufacturer with a certified fabricator program. When this Section was updated, Guardian and PPG had certified fabricator programs.

  1. Manufacturer Qualifications for Insulating-Glass Units with Sputter-Coated, Low-E Coatings: A qualified insulating-glass manufacturer who is approved and certified by coated-glass manufacturer.

If retaining "Installer Qualifications" Paragraph below, verify, with prospective installers, that they can comply with certification requirements referenced.

  1. Installer Qualifications: A qualified installer who employs glass installers for this Project who are certified under the National Glass Association's Certified Glass Installer Program.

Retain "Glass Testing Agency Qualifications" Paragraph below if retaining "Product Test Reports" Paragraph in "Informational Submittals" Article and it is known that glass products specified have been tested by NFRC-accredited testing agencies.

  1. Glass Testing Agency Qualifications: A qualified independent testing agency accredited according to the NFRCCAP1 Certification Agency Program.
  2. Sealant Testing Agency Qualifications: An independent testing agency qualified according to ASTMC1021 to conduct the testing indicated.
  3. Mockups: Build mockups to demonstrate aesthetic effects and to set quality standards for materials and execution.

Retain first subparagraph below for large-scale mockup. Indicate portion of wall represented by mockup on Drawings or draw mockup as separate element. Coordinate requirements with those in other Sections specifying systems or products that receive glazing.

  1. Install glazing in mockups specified in [Section084113 "Aluminum-Framed Entrances and Storefronts"] [Section085113 "Aluminum Windows"] [Section084413 "Glazed Aluminum Curtain Walls"] <Insert Section number and title> to match glazing systems required for Project, including glazing methods.

Retain subparagraph below if the intention is to make an exception to the default requirement in Section014000 "Quality Requirements" for demolishing and removing mockups.

  1. Subject to compliance with requirements, approved mockups may become part of the completed Work if undisturbed at time of Substantial Completion.

1.9  PRECONSTRUCTION TESTING

Retain this article for preconstruction testing if insulating or laminated glass is installed with glazing sealants. Adhesion and compatibility testing is essential for insulating and laminated glass and is usually done by sealant manufacturer. Tests require large number of Samples, and some tests require four weeks to complete.

  1. Preconstruction Adhesion and Compatibility Testing: Test each glass product, tape sealant, gasket, glazing accessory, and glass-framing member for adhesion to and compatibility with elastomeric glazing sealants.

Retain first subparagraph below if previous testing is acceptable.

  1. Testing is not required if data are submitted based on previous testing of current sealant products and glazing materials matching those submitted.
  2. Use ASTMC1087 to determine whether priming and other specific joint-preparation techniques are required to obtain rapid, optimum adhesion of glazing sealants to glass, tape sealants, gaskets, and glazing channel substrates.
  3. Test no fewer than [eight] <Insert number> Samples of each type of material, including joint substrates, shims, sealant backings, secondary seals, and miscellaneous materials.
  4. Schedule enough time for testing and analyzing results to prevent delaying the Work.
  5. For materials failing tests, submit sealant manufacturer's written instructions for corrective measures including the use of specially formulated primers.

1.10  DELIVERY, STORAGE, AND HANDLING

  1. Protect glazing materials according to manufacturer's written instructions. Prevent damage to glass and glazing materials from condensation, temperature changes, direct exposure to sun, or other causes.

Retain paragraph below if there is a reasonable possibility that insulating glass might be air freighted to Project site or will otherwise be exposed to substantial altitude changes.

  1. Comply with insulating-glass manufacturer's written instructions for venting and sealing units to avoid hermetic seal ruptures due to altitude change.

1.11  FIELD CONDITIONS

  1. Environmental Limitations: Do not proceed with glazing when ambient and substrate temperature conditions are outside limits permitted by glazing material manufacturers and when glazing channel substrates are wet from rain, frost, condensation, or other causes.

Retain subparagraph below if sealants are required. Revise if another temperature range is required.

  1. Do not install glazing sealants when ambient and substrate temperature conditions are outside limits permitted by sealant manufacturer or are below 40 degF (4.4 degC).

1.12  WARRANTY

When warranties are required, verify with Owner's counsel that warranties stated in this article are not less than remedies available to Owner under prevailing local laws.

Paragraphs below are examples only.

  1. Manufacturer's Special Warranty for Coated-Glass Products: Manufacturer agrees to replace coated-glass units that deteriorate within specified warranty period. Deterioration of coated glass is defined as defects developed from normal use that are not attributed to glass breakage or to maintaining and cleaning coated glass contrary to manufacturer's written instructions. Defects include peeling, cracking, and other indications of deterioration in coating.

Verify available warranties and warranty periods. Revise subparagraph below if glass manufacturers insist on warranty beginning on date of manufacture. See Evaluations.

  1. Warranty Period: [10] <Insert number> years from date of Substantial Completion.
  2. Manufacturer's Special Warranty for Laminated Glass: Manufacturer agrees to replace laminated-glass units that deteriorate within specified warranty period. Deterioration of laminated glass is defined as defects developed from normal use that are not attributed to glass breakage or to maintaining and cleaning laminated glass contrary to manufacturer's written instructions. Defects include edge separation, delamination materially obstructing vision through glass, and blemishes exceeding those allowed by referenced laminated-glass standard.

Verify available warranties and warranty periods. Revise subparagraph below if glass manufacturers insist on warranty beginning on date of manufacture. See Evaluations.

  1. Warranty Period: [Five] [10] <Insert number> years from date of Substantial Completion.
  2. Manufacturer's Special Warranty for Insulating Glass: Manufacturer agrees to replace insulating-glass units that deteriorate within specified warranty period. Deterioration of insulating glass is defined as failure of hermetic seal under normal use that is not attributed to glass breakage or to maintaining and cleaning insulating glass contrary to manufacturer's written instructions. Evidence of failure is the obstruction of vision by dust, moisture, or film on interior surfaces of glass.

Verify available warranties and warranty periods. Revise subparagraph below if glass manufacturers insist on warranty beginning on date of manufacture. See Evaluations.

  1. Warranty Period: [10] <Insert number> years from date of Substantial Completion.

Possibly insert glazier's warranty covering labor to replace insulating-glass units or, as an alternative, a maintenance contract that incorporates unit prices for replacement labor.

PART 2 - PRODUCTS

Manufacturers and products listed in SpecAgent and MasterWorks Paragraph Builder are neither recommended nor endorsed by the AIA or Avitru. Before inserting names, verify that manufacturers and products listed there comply with requirements retained or revised in descriptions and are both available and suitable for the intended applications. For definitions of terms and requirements for Contractor's product selection, see Section016000 "Product Requirements."

2.1  MANUFACTURERS

Retain "Basis-of-Design Product" Paragraph and list of manufacturers below to require a specific product or a comparable product from manufacturers listed.

  1. Basis-of-Design Product: Subject to compliance with requirements, provide Vitro Architectural Glass; [Starphire] [Solarban series] [Sungate series] [Vitro Performance Tinted series] or comparable products by one of the following:
  2. AGC Glass Company North America, Inc.
  3. Cardinal Glass Industries.
  4. Guardian Glass.
  5. Pilkington North America.
  6. Viracon, Inc.
  7. Insert manufacturer's name>.

Retain "Fabricators" Paragraph below and list of manufacturers to require products from fabricators listed or a comparable product from other fabricators.

  1. Fabricators: Subject to compliance with requirements, provide products by the following:
  2. Cristacurva.
  3. Dlubak Corporation.
  4. Gardner Glass, Inc.
  5. GGI; General Glass International.
  6. Glasswerks LA, Inc.
  7. GTI; Glaz-Tech Industries.
  8. Hartung Glass Industries.
  9. JE Berkowitz, LP.
  10. Northwestern Industries, Inc.
  11. Oldcastle BuildingEnvelope™.
  12. Schott North America, Inc.
  13. Tecnoglass.
  14. Trulite Glass & Aluminum Solutions, LLC.
  15. Insert manufacturer's name>.
  16. Source Limitations for Glass: Obtain from single source from single manufacturer for each glass type.
  17. Obtain tinted glass from single source from single manufacturer.
  18. Obtain reflective-coated glass from single source from single manufacturer.
  19. Source Limitations for Glazing Accessories: Obtain from single source from single manufacturer for each product and installation method.

2.2  PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS