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Product: This category is divided into standard classifying subcategories used by designers when specifying materials. Try to figure out what category your product or process might fit into. For example: Are you looking for the most sustainable masonry type products? Maybe you are trying to determine if a certain component of concrete is more sustainable than another; you might look for these in both masonry and concrete subcategories. Select one or several of the following subcategories when specifying your search criteria.

General Requirements: This subcategory incorporates associated information regarding the construction delivered under a single or multiple contract, as well as a description of provisions for future construction. Also included under this division are components related to payment options, project coordination, information regarding regulatory requirements, temporary facilities, requirements for products used in construction, as well as execution requirements and requirements for commissioning facilities and facility systems.

  • 01100 Summary of Work

  • 01200 Price and Payment Procedures

  • 01300 Administrative Requirements

  • 01400 Quality Requirements

  • 01500 Temporary Facilities And Controls

  • 01600 Product Requirements

  • 01700 Execution Requirements

  • 01800 Facility Operation

Site Construction: This subcategory incorporates associated information on drainage; site improvements such as irrigation, planting, and retaining walls, stabilization, site restoration, base, ballast, paving and surfacing, utility structures; and related materials, including aggregate, asphalt cement, bituminous concrete, and joint material for site facilities and construction.

  • 02050 Basic Site Materials and Methods

  • 02100 Site Remediation

  • 02200 Site Preparation

  • 02300 Earthwork

  • 02400 Tunneling, Boring, and Jacking

  • 02450 Foundation and Load-Bearing Elements

  • 02500 Utility Services

  • 02600 Drainage and Containment

  • 02700 Bases, Ballasts, Pavements, and Appurtenances

  • 02800 Site Improvements and Amenities

  • 02900 Planting

  • 02950 Site Restoration and Rehabilitation

Concrete: This subcategory encompasses associated information regarding hot and cold weather products, admixtures/additives, aggregate, cement, concrete bonding agents, concrete curing agents, concrete surface treatments, curing compounds, epoxies, grout, and vapor retarder membranes.

  • 03050 Basic Concrete Materials And Methods

  • 03100 Concrete Forms and Accessories

  • 03200 Concrete Reinforcement

  • 03300 Cast-In-Place Concrete

  • 03400 Precast Concrete

  • 03500 Cementitious Decks and Underlayment

  • 03600 Grouts

  • 03700 Mass Concrete

  • 03900 Concrete Restoration and Cleaning

Masonry: This subcategory includes information regarding masonry units, stone, mortar materials, admixtures, grout, anchors, ties, reinforcing, cleaning, and restoration, as well as other accessories used in the installation of masonry.

  • 04050 Basic Masonry Materials and Methods

  • 04200 Masonry Units

  • 04400 Stone

  • 04500 Refractories

  • 04600 Corrosion-Resistant Masonry

  • 04700 Simulated Stone

  • 04800 Masonry Assemblies

  • 04900 Masonry Restoration and Cleaning

Metals: This subcategory encompasses associated information regarding metal materials, methods for fastening metals together, factory-applied coatings, and joining metals to other materials.

  • 05050 Basic Metal Materials and Methods

  • 05100 Structural Metal Framing

  • 05200 Metal Joists

  • 05300 Metal Deck

  • 05400 Cold-Formed Metal Framing

  • 05500 Metal Fabrications

  • 05600 Hydraulic Fabrications

  • 05650 Railroad Track and Accessories

  • 05700 Ornamental Metal

  • 05800 Expansion Control

  • 05900 Metal Restoration and Cleaning

Wood and Plastics: This subcategory covers information about wood materials, wood treatments, plastic materials, wood and plastic fastenings, and factory-applied wood coatings.

  • 06050 Basic Wood and Plastic Materials and Methods

  • 06100 Rough Carpentry

  • 06200 Finish Carpentry

  • 06400 Architectural Woodwork

  • 06500 Structural Plastics

  • 06900 Wood and Plastic Restoration and Cleaning

Thermal / Moisture Protection: This subcategory encompasses associated information about waterproofing, roofing shingles, dampproofing, fire and smoke protection, tiles and coverings, roofing and siding panels, membrane roofing, flashing and sheet metal roofing specialties, and sealers and sealing.

  • 07050 Basic Thermal and Moisture Protection Materials and Methods

  • 07100 Dampproofing and Waterproofing

  • 07200 Thermal Protection

  • 07300 Shingles, Roof Tiles, and Roof Coverings

  • 07400 Roofing and Siding Panels

  • 07500 Membrane Roofing

  • 07600 Flashing and Sheet Metal

  • 07700 Roof Specialties and Accessories

  • 07800 Fire and Smoke Protection

  • 07900 Joint Sealers

Doors and Windows: This subcategory contains information about different types and materials associated with doors and windows. Also, skylights, hardware, glazing, entrances, and storefronts, as well as curtain walls.

  • 08050 Basic Door and Window Materials and Methods

  • 08100 Metal Doors and Frames

  • 08200 Wood and Plastic Doors

  • 08300 Specialty Doors

  • 08400 Entrances and Storefronts

  • 08500 Windows

  • 08600 Skylights

  • 08700 Hardware

  • 08800 Glazing

  • 08900 Glazed Curtain Wall

Finishes: This subcategory contains information regarding finish materials, including metal framing systems, plaster and gypsum board, terrazzo, tile, ceilings, flooring, wall finishes, acoustical treatment, paints and coatings.

  • 09050 Basic Finish Materials and Methods

  • 09100 Metal Support Assemblies

  • 09200 Plaster and Gypsum Board

  • 09300 Tile

  • 09400 Terrazzo

  • 09500 Ceilings

  • 09600 Flooring

  • 09700 Wall Finishes

  • 09800 Acoustical Treatment

  • 09900 Paints and Coatings

Specialties: This subcategory includes items such as visual display boards, compartments and cubicles, louvers and vents, grilles and screens, service walls, wall and corner guards, access flooring, pest control, fireplaces and stoves, manufactured exterior specialties, flagpoles, identification devices, pedestrian control devices, lockers, fire protection specialties, protective covers, postal specialties, partitions, storage shelving, exterior protection, telephone specialties; toilet, bath, and laundry accessories; scales, and wardrobe and closet specialties.

  • 10100 Visual Display Boards

  • 10150 Compartments and Cubicles

  • 10200 Louvers and Vents

  • 10240 Grilles and Screens

  • 10250 Service Walls

  • 10260 Wall and Corner Guards

  • 10270 Access Flooring

  • 10290 Pest Control

  • 10300 Fireplaces and Stoves

  • 10340 Manufactured Exterior Specialties

  • 10350 Flagpoles

  • 10400 Identification Devices

  • 10450 Pedestrian Control Devices

  • 10500 Lockers

  • 10520 Fire Protection Specialties

  • 10530 Protective Covers

  • 10550 Postal Specialties

  • 10600 Partitions

  • 10670 Storage Shelving

  • 10700 Exterior Protection

  • 10750 Telephone Specialties

  • 10800 Toilet, Bath, and Laundry Accessories

  • 10880 Scales

  • 10900 Wardrobe

Equipment: This subcategory includes items such as maintenance equipment, security and vault equipment, teller and service equipment, ecclesiastical equipment, library equipment, theater and stage equipment, instrumental equipment, registration equipment, checkroom equipment, mercantile equipment, commercial laundry and dry cleaning equipment, vending equipment, audio-visual equipment, vehicle service equipment, parking control equipment, loading dock equipment, solid waste handling equipment, and detention equipment.

  • 11010 Maintenance Equipment

  • 11020 Security and Vault Equipment

  • 11030 Teller and Service Equipment

  • 11040 Ecclesiastical Equipment

  • 11050 Library Equipment

  • 11060 Theater and Stage Equipment

  • 11070 Instrumental Equipment

  • 11080 Registration Equipment

  • 11090 Checkroom Equipment

  • 11100 Mercantile Equipment

  • 11110 Commercial Laundry and Dry Cleaning Equipment

  • 11120 Vending Equipment

  • 11130 Audio-Visual Equipment

  • 11140 Vehicle Service Equipment

  • 11150 Parking Control Equipment

  • 11160 Loading Dock Equipment

  • 11170 Solid Waste Handling Equipment

  • 11190 Detention Equipment

  • 11200 Water Supply and Treatment Equipment

  • 11280 Hydraulic Gates and Valves

  • 11300 Fluid Waste Treatment and Disposal Equipment

  • 11400 Food Service Equipment

  • 11450 Residential Equipment

  • 11460 Unit Kitchens

  • 11470 Darkroom Equipment

  • 11480 Athletic, Recreational, and Therapeutic Equipment

  • 11500 Industrial and Process Equipment

  • 11600 Laboratory Equipment

  • 11650 Planetarium Equipment

  • 11660 Observatory Equipment

  • 11680 Office Equipment

  • 11700 Medical Equipment

  • 11780 Mortuary Equipment

  • 11850 Navigation Equipment

  • 11870 Agricultural Equipment

  • 11900 Exhibit Equipment

Furnishings: This subcategory includes items such as fabrics, art, manufactured casework, furnishings and accessories, furniture, multiple seating, systems furniture, interior plants and planters, and furnishings restoration and repair.

  • 12050 Fabrics

  • 12100 Art

  • 12300 Manufactured Casework

  • 12400 Furnishings and Accessories

  • 12500 Furniture

  • 12600 Multiple Seating

  • 12700 Systems Furniture

  • 12800 Interior Plants and Planters

  • 12900 Furnishings Restoration and Repair

Special Construction: This subcategory includes items such as air-supported structures, building modules, special purpose rooms; sound, vibration, and seismic control; radiation protection, lightning protection, cathodic protection, pre-engineered structures, swimming pools, aquariums, aquatic park facilities, tubs and pools, ice rinks, kennels and animal shelters, site-constructed incinerators, storage tanks, filter underdrains and media, digester covers and appurtenances, oxygenation systems, sludge conditioning systems, hazardous material remediation, measurement and control instrumentation, recording instrumentation, transportation control instrumentation, solar and wind energy equipment, security access and surveillance, building automation and control, detection and alarm, and fire suppression.

  • 13010 Air-Supported Structures

  • 13020 Building Modules

  • 13030 Special Purpose Rooms

  • 13080 Sound, Vibration, and Seismic Control

  • 13090 Radiation Protection

  • 13100 Lightning Protection

  • 13110 Cathodic Protection

  • 13120 Pre-Engineered Structures

  • 13150 Swimming Pools

  • 13160 Aquariums

  • 13165 Aquatic Park Facilities

  • 13170 Tubs and Pools

  • 13175 Ice Rinks

  • 13185 Kennels and Animal Shelters

  • 13190 Site-Constructed Incinerators

  • 13200 Storage Tanks

  • 13220 Filter Underdrains and Media

  • 13230 Digester Covers and Appurtenances

  • 13240 Oxygenation Systems

  • 13260 Sludge Conditioning Systems

  • 13280 Hazardous Material Remediation

  • 13400 Measurement and Control Instrumentation

  • 13500 Recording Instrumentation

  • 13550 Transportation Control Instrumentation

  • 13600 Solar and Wind Energy Equipment

  • 13700 Security Access and Surveillance

  • 13800 Building Automation and Control

  • 13850 Detection and Alarm

  • 13900 Fire Suppression

Conveying Systems: This subcategory encompasses dumbwaiters, elevators, escalators and moving walks, lifts, material handling, hoists and cranes, turntables, scaffolding, and transportation.

  • 14100 Dumbwaiters

  • 14200 Elevators

  • 14300 Escalators and Moving Walks

  • 14400 Lifts

  • 14500 Material Handling

  • 14600 Hoists and Cranes

  • 14700 Turntables

  • 14800 Scaffolding

  • 14900 Transportation

Mechanical: This subcategory incorporates information regarding activities and products that apply to building service piping, refrigeration, heating, ventilating, air conditioning, process piping, fire protection piping, plumbing fixtures and equipment, heat generation, HVAC instrumentation and control, testing, adjusting and balancing.

  • 15050 Basic Mechanical Materials and Methods

  • 15100 Building Services Piping

  • 15200 Process Piping

  • 15300 Fire Protection Piping

  • 15400 Plumbing Fixtures And Equipment

  • 15500 Heat-Generation Equipment

  • 15600 Refrigeration Equipment

  • 15700 Heating, Ventilating, and Air Conditioning Equipment

  • 15800 Air Distribution

  • 15900 HVAC Instrumentation and Controls

  • 15950 Testing, Adjusting, and Balancing

Electrical: This subcategory covers associated information on products and activities related to wiring, transmission and distribution, low-voltage distribution, electrical power, lighting, and communications.

  • 16050 Basic Electrical Materials and Methods

  • 16100 Wiring Methods

  • 16200 Electrical Power

  • 16270 Transformers

  • 16300 Transmission and Distribution

  • 16400 Low-Voltage Distribution

  • 16500 Lighting

  • 16700 Communications

  • 16800 Sound and Video