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c. Mechanical equipment rooms
d. Engineering shop buildings
e. Warehouse buildings or rooms
f. Garages
Conceal piping and ducts in other spaces unless
impractical.
Locate vertical runs in pipe spaces, pipe spaces, pipe
chases, furred in spaces.
Do not locate pipes and ducts where they will be
subject to damage or rupture.
D. COORDINATION: Coordinate and make provisions
for all necessary stairs, cat walks, platforms, steps
over roof mounted piping and ducts, etc., that will be
required for access, operation and maintenance.
Access to roofs by portable ladder is not acceptable.
6.
APPLICABLE PUBLICATIONS:
6.1
GENERAL: The HVAC Design Criteria is to be used in
conjunction with referenced material listed below. The
information in referenced material in not duplicated in the
Design Criteria.
A.
Department of Veterans Affairs Program Guides:
1.
PG-18-1, Master Construction Specifications
2.
PG-18-4, Standard Details, Volume 3, Section II
(HVAC)
4.
PG-18-15, Volume D, A/E Submission
Instructions for Master Plan, Schematic, Design
Development, and Construction Documents, and
As-Built Drawings, National Cemetery Projects.
B.
ASHRAE Handbooks (All Volumes), Latest Editions
C. National Fire Codes-NFPA, Latest Editions
HVAC STANDARD DETAIL INDEX: Obtain a copy of the
7.
Standard Details, Mechanical Engineering, and use the applicable
details for the project after doing the necessary editing work.
APPLICABLE HVAC MASTER SPECIFICATIONS INDEX: Use
8.
the latest edition of VA Master Specifications.
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