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REFERENCE STANDARDS
PART 1 - GENERAL
RELATED DOCUMENTS
Drawings and general provisions of Contract, including General and Supplementary Conditions and other Division1 Specification Sections, apply to this Section.
DEFINITIONS
General: Basic Contract definitions are included in the Contract.
Indicated: The term indicated refers to graphic representations, notes, or schedules on the Drawings, or other Paragraphs or Schedules in the Specifications, and similar requirements in the Contract Documents. Terms such as shown, noted, scheduled, and specified are used to help the reader locate the reference. There is no limitation on location.
Directed: Terms such as directed, requested, authorized, selected, required, and permitted mean directed by the Architect, requested by the Architect, and similar phrases.
Regulations: The term regulations includes laws, ordinances, statutes, and lawful orders issued by authorities having jurisdiction, as well as rules, conventions, and agreements within the construction industry that control performance of the Work.
Furnish: The term furnish means supply and deliver to the Project site, ready for unloading, unpacking, assembly, installation, and similar operations.
Install: The term install describes operations at the Project site, including the actual unloading, proper storage, unpacking, assembly, erection, placing, anchoring, applying, working to dimension, finishing, curing, protecting, cleaning, and similar operations.
Provide: The term provide means to furnish and install, complete and ready for the intended use.
Installer: An Installer is the Contractor or another entity engaged by the Contractor, either as an employee, subcontractor, or contractor of lower tier, to perform a particular construction activity, including installation, erection, application, and similar operations. Installers are required to be experienced in the operations they are engaged to perform.
Trades: Using terms such as carpentry is not intended to imply that certain construction activities must be performed by accredited or unionized individuals of a corresponding generic name, such as carpenter. It also does not imply that requirements specified apply exclusively to tradespersons of the corresponding generic name.
Project site is the space available to the Contractor for performing construction activities either exclusively or in conjunction with others performing other work as part of the Project. The extent of the Project site is shown on the Drawings and may or may not be identical with the description of the land on which the Project is to be built.
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Testing Agencies: A testing agency is an independent entity engaged to perform specific inspections or tests, either at the Project site or elsewhere, and to report on and, if required, to interpret results of those inspections or tests.
INDUSTRY STANDARDS
Applicability of Standards: Except where the Contract Documents include more stringent requirements, applicable construction industry standards have the same force and effect as if bound or copied directly into the Contract Documents to the extent referenced. Such standards are made a part of the Contract Documents by reference.
Publication Dates: Comply with the standards in effect as of the date of the Contract Documents.
Conflicting Requirements: Where compliance with two or more standards is specified and where the standards may establish different or conflicting requirements for minimum quantities or quality levels, refer requirements that are different but apparently equal and other uncertainties to the Architect for a decision before proceeding.
Minimum Quantity or Quality Levels: The quantity or quality level shown or specified shall be the minimum provided or performed. The actual installation may comply exactly with the minimum quantity or quality specified, or it may exceed the minimum within reasonable limits. To comply with these requirements, indicated numeric values are minimum or maximum, as appropriate, for the context of the requirements. Refer uncertainties to the Architect for a decision before proceeding.
Copies of Standards: Each entity engaged in construction on the Project is required to be familiar with industry standards applicable to its construction activity. Copies of applicable standards are not bound with the Contract Documents.
Where copies of standards are needed to perform a required construction activity, the Contractor shall obtain copies directly from the publication source.
Abbreviations and Names: Trade association names and titles of general standards are frequently abbreviated. The following acronyms or abbreviations, as referenced in Contract Documents, are defined to mean the associated names. Names and addresses are subject to change and are believed, but not ensured, to be accurate and up to date as of the date of Contract Documents.
AAAluminum Association
900 19th Street Northwest, Suite 300
Washington, DC 20006
(202) 862-5100
AABCAssociated Air Balance Council
1518 K Street Northwest
Washington, DC 20005
(202) 737-0202
AAMAAmerican Architectural Manufacturers Association
1540 East Dundee Road, Suite 310
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Palatine, IL 60067
(708) 202-1350
ACIAmerican Concrete Institute
P. O. Box 19150
Detroit, MI 48219
(313) 532-2600
ACILAmerican Council of Independent Laboratories
1629 K Street Northwest
Washington, DC 20006
(202) 887-5872
ADCAir Diffusion Council
One IllinoisCenter, Suite 200
111 East Wacker Drive
Chicago, IL 60601-4298
(312) 616-0800
AIAsphalt Institute
Research Park Drive
P. O. Box 14052
Lexington, KY 40512-4052
(606) 288-4960
AIAAmerican Institute of Architects
1735 New York Avenue Northwest
Washington, DC 20006
(202) 626-7300
AISCAmerican Institute of Steel Construction
One East Wacker Drive, Suite 3100
Chicago, IL 60601-2001
(312) 670-2400
AISIAmerican Iron and Steel Institute
1101 - 17th Street Northwest, Suite 1300
Washington, DC 20036-4700
(202) 463-6573
ALIAssociated Laboratories, Inc.
500 South Vermont Street
Palatine, IL 60067
(708) 358-7400
ANSIAmerican National Standards Institute
11 West 42nd Street, 13th Floor
New York, NY 10036
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(212) 642-4900
APAAmerican Plywood Association
P. O. Box 11700
Tacoma, WA 98411
(206) 565-6600
ASCAdhesive and Sealant Council
1627 K Street Northwest, Suite 1000
Washington, DC 20006-1707
(202) 452-1500
ASHRAEAmerican Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air Conditioning Engineers
1791 Tullie Circle Northeast
Atlanta, GA 30329
(404) 636-8400
ASMEAmerican Society of Mechanical Engineers
345 East 47th Street
New York, NY 10017
(212) 705-7722
ASTMAmerican Society for Testing and Materials
1916 Race Street
Philadelphia, PA 19103-1187
(215) 977-9679
AWIArchitectural Woodwork Institute
P. O. Box 1550
13924 Braddock Road, Suite 100
Centreville, VA 22020
(703) 222-1100
AWSAmerican Welding Society
550 LeJeune Road Northwest
P. O. Box 351040
Miami, FL 33135
(305) 443-9353
BHMABuilders’ Hardware Manufacturers Association
355 Lexington Avenue, 17th Floor
New York, NY 10017
(212) 661-4261
BIABrick Institute of America
11490 Commerce Park Drive
Reston, VA 22091
(703) 620-0010
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CRSIConcrete Reinforcing Steel Institute
933 Plum Grove Road
Schaumburg, IL 60173
(708) 517-1200
CTICeramic Tile Institute of America
700 North Virgil Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90029
(213) 660-1911
DHIDoor and Hardware Institute
14170 New Brook Drive
Chantilly, VA 22022
(703) 222-2010
ILIIndiana Limestone Institute of America
StoneCityBankBuilding, Suite 400
Bedford, IN 47421
(812) 275-4426
NECNational Electrical Code (from NFPA)
NEIINational Elevator Industry, Inc.
185 Bridge Plaza North
Fort Lee, NJ 07024
(201) 944-3211
NEMANational Electrical Manufacturers Association
2101 L Street Northwest, Suite 300
Washington, DC 20037
(202) 457-8400
NFPANational Fire Protection Association
One BatterymarchPark
P. O. Box 9101
Quincy, MA 02269-9101
(617) 770-3000
(800) 344-3555
NWMANational Woodwork Manufacturers Association
(Now NWWDA)
NWWDANational Wood Window and Door Association
1400 East Touhy Avenue, #G54
Des Plaines, IL 60018
(708) 299-5200
(800) 223-2301
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PCAPortland Cement Association
5420 Old Orchard Road
Skokie, IL 60077
(708) 966-6200
PCIPrecast/Prestressed Concrete Institute
175 West Jackson Boulevard
Chicago, IL 60604
(312) 786-0300
RFCIResilient Floor Covering Institute
966 Hungerford Drive, Suite 12-B
Rockville, MD 20805
(301) 340-8580
SDISteel Deck Institute
P. O. Box 9506
Canton, OH 44711
(216) 493-7886
SDISteel Door Institute
30200 Detroit Road
Cleveland, OH 44145
(216) 889-0010
SGCCSafety Glazing Certification Council
c/o ETL Testing Laboratories
Route 11, Industrial Park
Cortland, NY 13045
(607) 753-6711
SIGMASealed Insulating Glass Manufacturers Association
401 North Michigan
Chicago, IL 60611
(312) 644-6610
SMACNASheet Metal and Air Conditioning Contractors National Association
4201 Lafayette Center Drive
Chantilly, VA 22021
(703) 803-2980
TCATile Council of America
P. O. Box 326
Princeton, NJ 08542
(609) 921-7050
ULUnderwriters’ Laboratories, Inc.
333 Pfingsten Road
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Northbrook, IL 60062
(708) 272-8800
Federal Government Agencies: Names and titles of federal government standard or specificationproducing agencies are often abbreviated. The following acronyms or abbreviations referenced in the Contract Documents indicate names of standard or specificationproducing agencies of the federal government. Names and addresses are subject to change, but are believed to be, but are not assured to be, accurate and up to date as of the date of the Contract Documents.
EPAEnvironmental Protection Agency
401 M Street Southwest
Washington, DC 20460
(202) 382-2090
FSFederal Specification (from GSA)
Specifications Unit (WFSIS)
7th and D Street Southwest
Washington, DC 20407
(202) 708-9205
OSHAOccupational Safety and Health Administration(U.S. Department of Labor)
N3647
200 Constitution Avenue Northwest
Washington, DC 20210
(202) 219-8148
SUBMITTALS
Permits, Licenses, and Certificates: See Section 01 33 00 Submittals.
PART 2 - PRODUCTSNot Used
PART 3 - EXECUTIONNot Used
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