11.
AUTOMATIC DOORS:
11.1
Design automatic doors to comply with the "Fire Protection Design
Manual" and Program Guide PG-18-14 "Room Finishes and Door
Schedule" and to operate manually in event of power failure.
Equip controls with safety devices for pedestrian protection.
Provide door operator controls and equipment that are easily
accessible for maintenance. Design automatic doors to open from
both sides.
11.2
Automatic doors are required at the following locations:
a.
Sliding doors operated by motion detectors and an electric eye
safety device with emergency breakaway features are required
at Nursing Home Care Unit main entrances.
b.
Swinging doors with remote push plate operation are required
at NHCU entrance doors to courtyards and patios, and for doors
into NHCU dining and recreation rooms.
12.
EXTERIOR WINDOWS:
12.1
HISTORIC BUILDINGS: While designing to meet the project goals,
use the Secretary of the Interior's "Standards for Rehabilitation
and Guidelines for Rehabilitating Historic Buildings" as a guide
for projects affecting windows of historic buildings. Copies of
this booklet are available from the Historic Preservation Officer.
12.2
ENERGY CONSERVATION:
a.
Design windows in accordance with energy requirements in HVAC
Design Manual."
b.
Energy-conservation requirements will result in double-glazed
windows for many locations. For double-glazed windows, provide
a continuous thermal break between inner and outer sash; also
between inner and outer frame components including window
sill.
12.3
INTEGRAL VENETIAN BLINDS: Where double-glazed windows are used,
enclose horizontal venetian blinds between the two glazed surfaces
wherever the type of window will accommodate this feature.
12.4
SILL HEIGHT: Window sills/stools shall be a minimum of 450 mm (18
inches) above the finished floor.
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