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NU Master Specifications - Issuances Record and Summary of Changes
Division 1: General Requirements
- 01 1000 SUMMARY
- 01 1200 MULTIPLE CONTRACT SUMMARY
- 01 2100 ALLOWANCES
- 01 2200 UNIT PRICES
- 01 2300 ALTERNATES
- 01 2500 SUBSTITUTION PROCEDURES
- 01 2501 SUBSTITUTION REQUEST FORM
- 01 2600 CONTRACT MODIFICATION PROCEDURES
- 01 2900 PAYMENT PROCEDURES
- 01 3100 PROJECT MANAGEMENT AND COORDINATION
- 01 3200 CONSTRUCTION PROGRESS DOCUMENTATION
- 01 3233 PHOTOGRAPHIC DOCUMENTATION
- 01 3300 SUBMITTAL PROCEDURES
- 01 3513 SPECIAL PROJECT PROCEDURES
- 01 3513.1 SPECIAL PROJECT PROCEDURES MOP TEMPLATE
- 01 3513.2 CONTRACTORS PARKING REQUEST FORM
- 01 3513 NEW EQUIPMENT TEMPLATE
- 01 3513 NU ASSET TAG CHECKLIST
- 01 4000 QUALITY REQUIREMENTS
- 01 4200 REFERENCES
- 01 5000 TEMPORARY FACILITIES AND CONTROLS
- 01 5050 CONSTRUCTION FENCING / COVERED WALKWAYS / TREE PROTECTION
- 01 6000 PRODUCT REQUIREMENTS
- 01 7300 EXECUTION
- 01 7419 CONSTRUCTION WASTE MANAGEMENT AND DISPOSAL
- 01 7700 CLOSEOUT PROCEDURES
- 01 7823 OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE DATA
- 01 7839 PROJECT RECORD DOCUMENTATION
- 01 7900 DEMONSTRATION AND TRAINING
- 01 8113.13 SUSTAINABLE DESIGN REQUIREMENTS – LEED FOR NEW CONSTRUCTION AND MAJOR RENOVATIONS
- 01 8113.53 SUSTAINABLE DESIGN REQUIREMENTS - GREEN GLOBES
- 01 9113 GENERAL COMMISSIONING REQUIREMENTS
Division 7: Thermal and Moisture Protection
- 07 2100 THERMAL INSULATION
- 07 5213 ATACTIC-POLYPROPYLENE (APP) MODIFIED BITUMINOUS MEMBRANE ROOFING
- 07 5323 ETHYLENE-PROPYLENE-DIENE-MONOMER (EPDM) ROOFING
- 07 5419 POLYVINYL-CHLORIDE (PVC) ROOFING
- 07 6200 SHEET METAL FLASHING AND TRIM
- 07 7200 ROOF ACCESSORIES
- 07 8413 PENETRATION FIRESTOPPING
- 07 9200 JOINT SEALANTS
Division 8: Openings
- 08 1113 HOLLOW METAL DOORS AND FRAMES
- 08 1119 STAINLESS STEEL DOORS AND FRAMES
- 08 1416 FLUSH WOOD DOORS
- 08 1433 THERMAL FUSED STILE AND RAIL WOOD DOORS
- 08 3113 ACCESS DOORS AND FRAMES
- 08 4113 ALUMINUM-FRAMED ENTRANCES AND STOREFRONTS
- 08 4413 GLAZED ALUMINUM CURTAIN WALLS
- 08 5113 ALUMINUM WINDOWS
- 08 7100 DOOR HARDWARE
- 08 8000 GLAZING
Division 9: Finishes
- 09 2216 NON-STRUCTURAL METAL FRAMING
- 09 2900 GYPSUM BOARD
- 09 3013 CERAMIC TILING
- 09 6340 STONE FLOORING
- 09 6513 RESILIENT BASE AND ACCESSORIES
- 09 6519 RESILIENT TILE FLOORING
- 09 6613 PORTLAND CEMENT TERRAZZO FLOORING
- 09 6623 RESINOUS MATRIX TERRAZZO FLOORING
- 09 6813 TILE CARPETING
- 09 6816 SHEET CARPETING
- 09 9000 PAINTING AND COATING
Division 10: Specialties
- 10 1100 VISUAL DISPLAY UNITS
- 10 2113.15 STAINLESS-STEEL TOILET COMPARTMENTS
- 10 2113.19 PLASTIC TOILET COMPARTMENTS
- 10 2239 FOLDING PANEL PARTITION
- 10 2800 TOILET, BATH, AND LAUNDARY ACCESSORIES
Division 11: Equipment
- 11 5213 PROJECTION SCREENS
Division 12: Furnishings
- 12 2113 HORIZONTAL LOUVER BLINDS
- 12 2413 ROLLER WINDOW SHADES
Division 14: Conveying Equipment
- 14 2000 ELEVATOR COMMON WORK RESULTS
- 14 2100 ELECTRIC TRACTION ELEVATORS
- 14 2110 ELECTRIC TRACTION FREIGHT ELEVATORS
- 14 2120 MACHINE ROOM-LESS (MRL) TRACTION ELEVATORS
- 14 2400 HYDRAULIC PASSENGER ELEVATORS
- 14 2410 HYDRAULIC FREIGHT ELEVATORS
- 14 2442 LIMITED USE LIMITED APPLICATION ELEVATORS
Division 21: Fire Suppression
Division 22: Plumbing
- 22 0000 COMMON WORK RESULTS FOR PLUMBING
- 22 0513 COMMON MOTOR REQUIREMENTS FOR PLUMBING EQUIPMENT
- 22 0516 EXPANSION FITTINGS AND LOOPS FOR PLUMBING PIPING
- 22 0517 SLEEVES AND SLEEVE SEALS FOR PLUMBING PIPING
- 22 0518 ESCUTCHEONS FOR PLUMBING PIPING
- 22 0519 METERS AND GAGES FOR PLUMBING PIPING
- 22 0523 GENERAL-DUTY VALVES FOR PLUMBING PIPING
- 22 0529 HANGERS AND SUPPORTS FOR PLUMBING PIPING AND EQUIPMENT
- 22 0548 VIBRATION CONTROLS FOR PLUMBING PIPING AND EQUIPMENT
- 22 0553 IDENTIFICATION FOR PLUMBING PIPING AND EQUIPMENT
- 22 0700 PLUMBING INSULATION
- 22 0800 PLUMBING SYSTEM COMMISSIONING
- 22 1000 PLUMBING EQUIPMENT
- 22 1118 DOMESTIC WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM
- 22 1119 PLUMBING SPECIALTIES
- 22 1316 SANITARY WASTE AND VENT PIPING
- 22 1319 SANITARY WASTE PIPING SPECIALTIES
- 22 1413 FACILITY STORM DRAINAGE PIPING
- 22 1423 STORM DRAINAGE PIPING SPECIALTIES
- 22 1616 NATURAL GAS PIPING
- 22 3100 DOMESTIC WATER SOFTENERS
- 22 3300 ELECTRIC, DOMESTIC-WATER HEATERS
- 22 3400 FUEL-FIRED, DOMESTIC-WATER HEATERS
- 22 3500 DOMESTIC-WATER HEAT EXCHANGERS
- 22 4000 PLUMBING FIXTURES
- 22 4500 EMERGENCY PLUMBING FIXTURES
Division 23: HVAC
- 23 0000 COMMON WORK RESULTS FOR HVAC
- 23 0513 MOTORS
- 23 0514 VARIABLE FREQUENCY DRIVES (VFD)
- 23 0516 EXPANSION FITTINGS AND LOOPS FOR HVAC PIPING
- 23 0517 SLEEVES AND SLEEVE SEALS FOR HVAC PIPING
- 23 0518 ESCUTCHEONS FOR HVAC PIPING
- 23 0519 METERS AND GAGES FOR HVAC PIPING
- 23 0523 GENERAL DUTY VALVES FOR HVAC
- 23 0529 MECHANICAL SUPPORTING DEVICES
- 23 0550 VIBRATION ISOLATION
- 23 0553 MECHANICAL SYSTEMS IDENTIFICATION
- 23 0594 TESTING, ADJUSTING, AND BALANCING (TAB)
- 23 0700 MECHANICAL SYSTEM INSULATION
- 23 0800 COMMISSIONING OF HVAC SYSTEMS
- 23 2113 HYDRONIC PIPING
- 23 2116 HYDRONIC PIPING SPECIALTIES
- 23 2123 PUMPS
- 23 2213 STEAM PIPING
- 23 2216 STEAM PIPING SPECIALTIES
- 23 2300 REFRIGERANT PIPING
- 23 2500 PIPE CLEANING, FLUSHING, AND CHEMICAL TREATMENT
- 23 3114 DUCTWORK
- 23 3314 DUCTWORK SPECIALTIES
- 23 3400 FANS
- 23 3600 AIR TERMINAL DEVICES
- 23 4114 FILTERS
- 23 5214 PRIMARY HEATING EQUIPMENT
- 23 6423 SCREW WATER CHILLERS
- 23 6500 COOLING TOWERS
- 23 7313 PACKAGED AIR HANDLING UNITS
- 23 7323 FACTORY FABRICATED CUSTOM AIR HANDLING UNITS
- 23 0800 Commissioning of HVAC Systems
- 23 8126 DUCT FREE SPLIT SYSTEM AIR CONDITIONERS
- 23 8216 COILS
- 23 8413 HUMIDIFIERS
Division 25: Integrated Automation
- 25 0000 INTEGRATED AUTOMATION
- 25 0800 COMMISSIONING OF INTEGRATED AUTOMATION
Division 26: Electrical
- 26 0500 COMMON WORK RESULTS FOR ELECTRICAL
- 26 0501 GENERAL ELECTRICAL REQUIREMENTS FOR RENOVATION AND DEMOLITION
- 26 0513 MEDIUM VOLTAGE CABLES
- 26 0519 LOW VOLTAGE ELECTRICAL POWER CONDUCTORS AND CABLES
- 26 0526 GROUNDING AND BONDING FOR ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS
- 26 0529 HANGERS AND SUPPORTS FOR ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS
- 26 0533 RACEWAYS AND BOXES FOR ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS
- 26 0543 UNDERGROUND DUCTS AND RACEWAYS FOR ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS
- 26 0553 IDENTIFICATION FOR ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS
- 26 0800 COMMISSIONING OF ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS
- 26 1200 MEDIUM VOLTAGE TRANSFORMERS
- 26 2200 LOW VOLTAGE TRANSFORMERS
- 26 2300 LOW VOLTAGE SWITCHGEAR
- 26 2413 SWITCHBOARDS
- 26 2416 PANELBOARDS
- 26 2713 ELECTRICITY METERING
- 26 2726 WIRING DEVICES
- 26 2813 FUSES
- 26 2816 ENCLOSED SWITCHES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS
- 26 2913 ENCLOSED CONTROLLERS
- 26 3213 ENGINE GENERATORS
- 26 3323 CENTRAL BATTERY EQUIPMENT
- 26 3353 UNINTERRUPTIBLE POWER SUPPLY
- 26 3600 TRANSFER SWITCHES
- 26 4313 SURGE PROTECTIVE DEVICES
- 26 5100 INTERIOR LIGHTING
- 26 5600 EXTERIOR LIGHTING
Division 27: Communications Systems
- 27 0500 COMMON WORK RESULTS FOR COMMUNICATIONS
- 27 0526 TECHNOLOGY GROUNDING SYSTEMS
- 27 0528 PATHWAYS FOR COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS
- 27 1000 STRUCTURED CABLING SYSTEMS
- 27 3600 EMERGENCY BLUE LIGHT PHONES
Division 28: Security & Fire Alarm
- 28 0000 SECURITY DESIGN CRITERIA
- 28 0500 COMMON WORK RESULTS FOR SECURITY SYSTEMS
- 28 1000 SECURITY ACCESS CONTROL
- 28 1300 ACCESS CONTROL
- 28 3113 DIGITAL ADDRESSABLE FIRE DETECTION AND ALARM SYSTEM
Division 31: Earthworks
- 31 1000 SITE CLEARING
- 31 2000 EARTH MOVING
Division 32: Exterior Improvements
- 32 1216 ASPHALT PAVING
- 32 1313 CONCRETE PAVING
- 32 1400 UNIT PAVERS
- 32 8400 PLANTING IRRIGATION
- 32 9200 TURF AND NATIVE/ADAPTIVE PLANTINGS
- 32 9300 PLANTS
Division 33: Utilities
- 33 1000 WATER DISTRIBUTION
- 33 3000 FACILITY SANITARY SEWERS
- 33 4000 STORM UTILITY DRAINAGE PIPING
- 33 6300 STEAM ENERGY DISTRIBUTION