CHAPTER 3: BUILDING ENVELOPE
3.1
ENERGY CONSERVATION
3.1.1
GOVERNING REGULATIONS
3.1.2
ARCHITECTURAL REQUIREMENTS
3.2
EXTERIOR ENTRANCES AND PLATFORMS
3.2.1
AMBULANCE ENTRANCES
3.2.2
OTHER PATIENT ENTRANCES
3.2.3
MORGUE ENTRANCES/EXITS
3.2.4
LOADING DOCKS
3.2.5
3.2.6
MAINTENANCE-SHOP ENTRANCE PLATFORMS
3.2.7
ENTRANCE AND EXIT ACCESSIBILITY
3.3
EXIT AND EGRESS DOOR LOCKS
3.3.1
BUILDING ACCESS AND EGRESS DOORS (EXTERIOR)
3.3.2
STAIRWAY DOORS
3.4
AUTOMATIC DOORS
3.4.1
GENERAL
3.4.2
TYPES AND LOCATIONS
3.5
EXTERIOR WINDOWS
3.5.1
IN HISTORIC BUILDINGS
3.5.2
ENERGY CONSERVATION
3.5.3
INTEGRAL VENETIAN BLINDS
3.5.4
SILL HEIGHTS
3.5.5
OPERABLE WINDOWS
3.5.6
SAFETY GLAZING
3.6
SCREENS
3.6.1
WINDOW SCREENS
3.6.2
VENTILATION SYSTEM SCREENS
3.7
LOUVERS
3.8
PARAPET WALLS, ROOF STRUCTURES, AND WALKWAYS
3.8.1
PARAPET WALLS
3.8.2
ROOF STRUCTURES
3.8.3
ROOF WALKWAYS
3.8.4
ATTIC WALKWAYS
3.8.5
ROOFTOP GUARDRAILS
3.9
LOW-SLOPE ROOF SYSTEMS
3.9.1
GENERAL
3.9.2
POLICY
3.9.3
DESIGN LAYOUT OF LOW-SLOPE ROOFS
3.9.4
ROOFING SELECTION
3.9.5
ANCHORAGE OF INSULATION
3.9.6
3.9.7
BASE FLASHING AND PENETRATION
3.9.8
SCUPPERS
3.9.9
PROVISION FOR FUTURE VERTICAL EXPANSION
3.10
EXTERIOR INSULATION FINISH SYSTEM
3.11
STRUCTURAL STEEL ANGLE GUARDS
ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN MANUAL
3-i
BUILDING ENVELOPE