MIL-HDBK-1027/4A
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, Uniform Federal
Accessibility Standards and Americans with Disabilities Act Accessibility
Guidelines (ADAAG).
j) Additional Guidelines. Refer to NFGS-10440, Signs, for
additional guidelines. Also, Air Force Pamphlet AFP 88-40, Sign Standards,
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.
2.2.2.7
Windows. Comply with NFPA 101 and MIL-HDBK-1008C for special
requirements such as sprinklers and emergency lighting for windowless
buildings and with NFPA 101 for window size and mounting heights. Natural
light is desirable, but certain rooms will require blackout shades or
draperies for visual aids. 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. operable windows for natural light and ventilation where
permitted by security provisions. Provide windowless spaces where security
regulations apply. Do not use eye level windows which can be a distraction
for trainees in classroom settings. Provide clerestory windows in the
classrooms where practical for natural light and ventilation unless security
criteria is prohibitive.
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, Safety Standard for Architectural Glazing Materials, issued by
the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission.
2.2.2.8
Doors and Hardware. 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
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. Provide inactive leafs and removable transoms where equipment moves
are infrequent. Allow for maneuverability in tight corridors.
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