UFC 3-130-07 16 JANUARY 2004
UNIFIED FACILITIES CRITERIA (UFC)
DESIGN: ARCTIC AND SUBARCTIC CONSTRUCTION - BUILDINGS
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UFC 3-130-07 16 JANUARY 2004
UNIFIED FACILITIES CRITERIA (UFC)
DESIGN: ARCTIC AND SUBARCTIC CONSTRUCTION - BUILDINGS
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______This UFC supersedes TM 5-852-9, dated 25 March 1988. The format of this UFC does not conform to UFC 1-300-01; however, the format will be adjusted to conform at the next revision. The body of this UFC is the previous TM 5-852-9, dated 25 March 1988.
UFC 3-130-07 16 JANUARY 2004
FOREWORD
The Unified Facilities Criteria (UFC) system is prescribed by MIL-STD 3007 and provides planning, design, construction, sustainment, restoration, and modernization criteria, and applies to the Military Departments, the Defense Agencies, and the DoD Field Activities in accordance with USD(AT&L) Memorandum dated 29 May 2002. UFC will be used for all DoD projects and work for other customers where appropriate.
UFC are living documents and will be periodically reviewed, updated, and made available to users as part of the Services’ responsibility for providing technical criteria for military construction. Headquarters, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (HQUSACE), Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC), and Air Force Civil Engineer Support Agency (AFCESA) are responsible for administration of the UFC system. Defense agencies should contact the preparing service for document interpretation and improvements. Technical content of UFC is the responsibility of the cognizant DoD working group. Recommended changes with supporting rationale should be sent to the respective service proponent office by the following electronic form: Criteria Change Request (CCR). The form is also accessible from the Internet sites listed below.
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AUTHORIZED BY:
______DONALD L. BASHAM, P.E. DR. JAMES W WRIGHT, P.E. Chief, Engineering and Construction Division Chief Engineer U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Naval Facilities Engineering Command
______KATHLEEN I. FERGUSON,INACTIVE P.E. Dr. GET W. MOY, P.E. The Deputy Civil Engineer Director, Installations Requirements and DCS/Installations & Logistics Management Department of the Air Force Office of the Deputy Under Secretary of Defense (Installations and Environment)
UFC 3-130-07 16 January 2004 FOREWORD \1\ The Unified Facilities Criteria (UFC) system is prescribed by MIL-STD 3007 and provides planning, design, construction, sustainment, restoration, and modernization criteria, and applies to the Military Departments, the Defense Agencies, and the DoD Field Activities in accordance with USD(AT&L) Memorandum dated 29 May 2002. UFC will be used for all DoD projects and work for other customers where appropriate. All construction outside of the United States is also governed by Status of forces Agreements (SOFA), Host Nation Funded Construction Agreements (HNFA), and in some instances, Bilateral Infrastructure Agreements (BIA.) Therefore, the acquisition team must ensure compliance with the more stringent of the UFC, the SOFA, the HNFA, and the BIA, as applicable.
UFC are living documents and will be periodically reviewed, updated, and made available to users as part of the Services’ responsibility for providing technical criteria for military construction. Headquarters, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (HQUSACE), Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC), and Air Force Civil Engineer Support Agency (AFCESA) are responsible for administration of the UFC system. Defense agencies should contact the preparing service for document interpretation and improvements. Technical content of UFC is the responsibility of the cognizant DoD working group. Recommended changes with supporting rationale should be sent to the respective service proponent office by the following electronic form: Criteria Change Request (CCR). The form is also accessible from the Internet sites listed below.
UFC are effective upon issuance and are distributed only in electronic media from the following source:
• Whole Building Design Guide web site http://dod.wbdg.org/.
Hard copies of UFC printed from electronic media should be checked against the current electronic version prior to use to ensure that they are current.
AUTHORIZED BY:
______DONALD L. BASHAM, P.E. DR. JAMES W WRIGHT, P.E. Chief, Engineering and Construction Chief Engineer U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Naval Facilities Engineering Command
______KATHLEEN I. FERGUSON, P.E. Dr. GET W. MOY, P.E. The Deputy Civil Engineer Director, Installations Requirements and DCS/Installations & Logistics Management Department of theINACTIVE Air Force Office of the Deputy Under Secretary of Defense (Installations and Environment)
2 ARMY TM 5-852-9 AIR FORCE AFR 88-19, Vol. IX
TECHNICAL MANUAL
ARCTIC AND SUBARCTIC CONSTRUCTION BUILDINGS
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DEPARTMENTS OF THE ARMY AND THE AIR FORCE MARCH 1988 TM 5-852-9/AFR 88-19, Vol, 9
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INACTIVE TM 5-852-9/AFR 88-19, Vol. IX TECHNICAL MANUAL HEADQUARTERS TM 5-852-9 DEPARTMENTS OF THE ARMY AIR FORCE MANUAL AND THE AIR FORCE AFR 88-19, VoL. IX WASHINGTON, DC, 25 March 1988
ARCTIC AND SUBARCTIC CONSTRUCTION: BUILDINGS Paragraph Page CHAPTER 1. GENERAL Purpose ...... 1-1 1-1 - Scope ...... 1-2 1-1 Conceptual planning considerations ...... 1-3 1-1 Environmental factors and considerations ...... 1-4 1-4 Cost factors ...... 1-5 1-6 Scheduling ...... 1-6 1-8 2. ARCHITECTURAL General ...... 2-1 2-1 Types of construction ...... 2-2 2-1 Roofing ...... 2-3 2-4 Roof slope ...... 2-4 2-6 Exterior painting ...... 2-5 2-6 Caulking ...... 2-6 2-6 Exterior doors ...... 2-7 2-7 Windows ...... 2-8 2-7 Condensation, vapor retarder insulation, and ventilation ...... 2-9 2-8 Miscellaneous architectural requirements ...... 2-10 2-14 3. STRUCTURAL General ...... 3-1 3-1 Structural design ...... 3-2 3-1 Special considerations ...... 3-3 3-1 Foundations ...... 3-4 3-2 4. MECHANICAL General ...... 4-1 4-1 Heating ...... 4-2 4-1 Ventilation ...... 4-3 4-4 Central heating and electric power plants ...... 4-4 4-9 Humidity ...... 4-5 4-9 Plumbing ...... 4-6 4-10 Refrigeration ...... 4-7 4-17 Miscellaneous ...... 4-8 4-17 5. ELECTRICAL General ...... 5-1 5-1 Grounding ...... 5-2 5-1 Lighting ...... 5-3 5-1 Wiring methods ...... 5-4 5-1 Vapor retarder penetrations ...... 5-5 5-1 Electrical insulation ...... 5-6 5-2 Switches ...... 5-7 5-2 Miscellaneous ...... 5-8 5-2 6. FIRE PREVENTION AND PROTECTION General ...... 6-1 6-1 Fire prevention ...... 6-2 6-1 Fire protection ...... 6-3 6-1 7. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE General ...... 7-1 7-1 Architectural ...... 7-2 7-1 Structural ...... 7-3 7-1 MechanicalINACTIVE...... 7-4 7-2 Electrical...... 7-5 7-2 Sample operation and maintenance manual ...... 7-6 7-3 APPENDIX A: REFERENCES A-1 APPENDIX B: SAMPLE OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE MANUAL B-1 BIBLIOGRAPHY BIBLIO-1 GLOSSARY GLOSS-1