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Plenum Integrity Guides

Preventing Underfloor Air Leakage

For Architects

The Architect’s Guide for Detailing & Specifying Access Floor Air Plenum Guide is designed to help an architect designing a building with a UFAD system, provide specifications and construction details to ensure the plenum is constructed with proper sealing to reduce underfloor air leakage.

The Architects Guide Provides:

  • Recommended steps to success
  • General Construction Specifications
  • Specification language for each division
  • Construction Sealing Details
CSI Specification Language 77 KB Word

Drawings


Download Architect's Guide
2.3 MB PDF

For General Contractors

The GC’s Guide for Constructing & Sealing Access Floor Air Plenums will aid in the coordination of subcontractors and provide methods to ensure they are informed of, and perform to the sealing requirements as described in the specifications and details provided by the architect. This guide will help you ensure every contractor working in the plenum space is aware of their responsibilities before they submit their bids or begin construction and that they are equipped with the information needed to successfully complete their work while maintaining plenum integrity and reducing underfloor air leakage.

The GC’s Guide Provides:

  • Recommended steps to success
  • Recommended Construction sequence
  • Inspection Checklist
Inspection List 80 KB Word

General Contractor Guidelines 70 KB Word


Download GC Guide
550 KB PDF

For Commissioning Agents

Commissioning Agent’s Guide for Inspecting & Testing Access Floor Air Plenums was created to provide commissioning agents with proper guidelines for the review, inspection, testing, and reporting of any plenum integrity sealing deficiencies that may result in underfloor air leakage. The recommendations contained within this guide are provided to help the commissioning agent perform the responsibilities required to ensure plenum integrity.

The Commissioning Guide Provides:

  • Recommended steps to success
  • A plenum inspection Checklist
  • Definitions of types of air leakage
  • Air leakage test procedures
  • A sample test report
Plenum Inspection & Reporting Checklist 130 KB Word


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Commissioning Guide
520 KB PDF

 
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