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h) Notice/Bulletin Boards. These are especially important in
training facilities to control clutter and readily accommodate changing
information throughout the building. Provide tack board surfaces or similar
surface management systems to accommodate unanticipated messages, signs,
counters, columns, drinking fountains, public telephones, lounges, etc.
i) Handicapped Criteria. Coordinate all signs with the
handicapped requirements of Federal Standard 795 and ADAAG.
j) Additional Guidelines. Refer to NFGS-10440G for additional
guidelines. Also, Air Force Pamphlet AFP 88-40 provides excellent guidelines
for Department of Defense facilities in general. The information is
nonproprietary and easily modified to match specific facility designs and
Base Exterior Architectural Plan (BEAP) standards.
4.2.2.7
Windows. Consider monitors and clerestories for internal natural
light. Natural light is desirable, in general, but is prohibited in
classrooms. Sun screens, roof overhangs, and recessed windows can
effectively control direct light penetration. Provide window head details to
accommodate installation of window coverings and ease of operations. Provide
operable windows for natural light and ventilation where permitted by
security provisions. Comply with NFPA 101 for window size and mounting
heights.
Provide non-obtrusive observation glass panels where desired by the
user in classrooms, laboratories and other non-private trainee occupied
areas. Glazed openings that are subject to accidental human impact due to
location, such as sidelights that extend to the floor, should comply with 16
CFR Part 1201 issued by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission.
4.2.2.8
Doors and Hardware. Passage doors should be 3 feet wide minimum.
Exterior wall overhead doors can be a critical source of extreme heat
gain/loss and air and moisture infiltration into lab/ classroom settings
where temperature and humidity conditions must be maintained. Overhead
coiling doors to the exterior are not acceptable for environmentally
conditioned spaces. Provide weathersealed insulated vertical lift or
sectional doors or insulated removable panels with lifting eyes. Insulated
panels must be easily removable by facility personnel. Provide inactive
leafs and removable transoms where equipment moves are infrequent. Provide
four hinges where required on heavy use doors. Avoid panic hardware except
where specifically required by criteria, since the Navy does not classify
training facilities as schools.
a) Provide adequately sized interior corridor doors for classrooms
with oversized equipment, where possible, in lieu of exterior openings into
each classroom, to minimize exposure to exterior elements. Size all doors to
accommodate the path of oversized equipment from loading areas to destination
and between rooms. Allow for maneuverability in tight corridors. Classrooms
and other areas where classified information is used should not have doors
with viewing windows.
b) Trainer spaces housing those trainers which require no
scheduled or expected removal and replacement should have insulated removable
panels in lieu of operating type door. Provide 4 feet wide door at the
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