Project Name
Project Number
UEPH Complex
Statement of Work
26 November 2001
2-2.4.4
Interior Stairs. Provide as required to allow circulation to upper floors of the
building, and to comply with applicable code egress requirements. Due to security, climate, and
force protection concerns, interior stairs are preferred over exterior stairs.
2-2.4.4.1 Function: Circulation and means of egress.
2-2.4.4.2 Adjacency requirements: Adjacent to corridors or breezeways. Connects all floors of
the building.
2-2.4.4.3 Furnishings/Fixtures/Equipment (FFE): Stairs shall be steel construction with
concrete-filled treads, or cast-in-place concrete construction. Open risers are prohibited.
Provide mechanical and electrical systems to comply with applicable codes.
2-2.4.4.4 Finishes:
Landing floor: porcelain tile, quarry tile, resilient tile, vinyl composition tile, or sealed concrete.
Base: porcelain tile, quarry tile, or resilient cove base.
Treads: porcelain tile, quarry tile, resilient treads, or sealed concrete. Provide slip-resistant nosing
if tile is used.
Risers: painted steel, porcelain tile, quarry tile, or sealed concrete.
Walls: painted impact resistant gypsum wallboard, or painted concrete masonry units.
Ceiling: suspended acoustical panel ceiling, painted gypsum wallboard, painted veneer plaster,
painted Portland cement plaster, or painted underside of precast concrete structural floor planks
2-2.4.4.5 Other requirements: Stairs shall comply with handicap accessibility requirements of
applicable codes. Railings shall be painted galvanized steel, or prefinished aluminum.
2-2.4.5
Exterior Stairs. Provide as required to allow circulation to upper floors of the building,
and to comply with applicable code egress requirements. Due to security, climate, and force
protection concerns, interior stairs are preferred over exterior stairs. Exterior stairs shall be covered.
2-2.4.5.1 Function: Circulation and means of egress.
2-2.4.5.2 Adjacency requirements: Adjacent to corridors or breezeways. Connects all floors of the
building.
2-2.4.5.3 Furnishings/Fixtures/Equipment (FFE): Exterior stairs shall be cast-in-place concrete
construction (preferred), or galvanized steel construction with concrete-filled treads. Open risers
and metal grating treads are prohibited.
2-2.4.5.4 Finishes: Landing floor: sealed concrete with slip-resistant finish texture.
Base: none
Treads: Sealed concrete with slip-resistant finish texture. Provide slip-resistant nosing.
Risers: painted steel, or sealed concrete.
Walls: exterior wall materials
Ceiling: painted exterior gypsum soffit board, painted Portland cement plaster, or painted underside
of concrete structure above
2-2.4.5.5 Other requirements: Stairs shall comply with handicap accessibility requirements of
applicable codes. Railings shall be painted galvanized steel, or prefinished aluminum. Refer to
Chapter 5 for hardware and security requirements for exterior doors.
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