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CHAPEL HILL ORANGE COUNTY VISITORS BUREAU August 12, 2020 <br />308 WEST FRANKLIN, CHAPEL HILL, NC <br /> <br />THERMAL INSULATION 072100 - 1 <br />SECTION 072100 - THERMAL INSULATION <br />PART 1 - GENERAL <br />1.1 RELATED DOCUMENTS <br />A. Drawings and general provisions of the Contract, including General and Supplementary <br />Conditions and Division 01 Specification Sections, apply to this Section. <br />1.2 SUMMARY <br />A. This Section includes the following: <br />1. Cavity-wall insulation, Type 2 insulation, where required. <br />2. Sound attenuation insulation, Type 2 insulation. <br />B. Related Sections include the following: <br />1. Division 06 Section "Sheathing" for board sheathing over framing. <br />2. Division 07 Section "Self-Adhering Sheet Waterproofing, Elastomeric Sheet <br />Waterproofing, Thermoplastic Sheet Waterproofing, Cold Fluid-Applied Waterproofing, <br />Hot Fluid-Applied Rubberized Asphalt Waterproofing for insulation and insulated <br />drainage panels installed with waterproofing. <br />3. Division 07 Section[s] Roofing for insulation specified as part of roofing construction. <br />4. Division 21 Section "Fire-Suppression Systems Insulation." <br />5. Division 22 Section "Plumbing Insulation." <br />6. Division 23 Section "HVAC Insulation." <br />1.3 DEFINITIONS <br />A. Mineral-Fiber Insulation: Insulation composed of rock-wool fibers, slag-wool fibers, or glass <br />fibers; produced in boards and blanket with latter formed into batts (flat-cut lengths) or rolls. <br />1.4 PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS <br />A. Plenum Rating: Provide glass-fiber insulation where indicated in ceiling plenums whose test <br />performance is rated as follows for use in plenums as determined by testing identical products <br />per "Erosion Test" and "Mold Growth and Humidity Test" described in UL 181, or on <br />comparable tests from another standard acceptable to authorities having jurisdiction. <br />1. Erosion Test Results: Insulation shows no visible evidence of cracking, flaking, peeling, <br />or delamination of interior surface of duct assembly, after testing for 4 hours at 2500-fpm <br />(13-m/s) air velocity. <br />2. Mold Growth and Humidity Test Results: Insulation shows no evidence of mold growth, <br />delamination, or other deterioration due to the effects of high humidity, after inoculation <br />with Chaetomium globosium on all surfaces and storing for 60 days at 100 percent <br />relative humidity in the dark. <br />DocuSign Envelope ID: 775B89AF-3514-4D9E-B148-2FDE4EFF16C2