Standard Guide for Specifying and Testing Field-Constructed Exterior Building Wall System Mockups in New Construction

Importancia y uso:

4.1 This guide is intended to assist the construction team in evaluating the constructability, functionality, sequence of construction, interference, tolerances, component performance, and assembled system performance of the exterior wall systems.

4.2 This guide does not establish specific roles for the parties involved during construction or the contractual obligations of those parties. The role of each party within any specific project should be established and documented before the start of the project.

4.3 This guide is intended for use when specifying construction mockups that are either integrated mockups or off-structure mockups.

4.4 This guide is intended to aid the specifier in the development of a QA mockup program for assessing the performance of exterior walls. It is not intended to provide a comprehensive list of applicable test methods for QA testing available or applicable to a mockup program.

4.5 This guide does not address preconstruction laboratory testing of a wall system.

4.6 This guide is intended to address technical issues with the performance of the wall system and the interconnection of the various components and systems. A mockup may or may not be used as an aesthetic mockup; however, this guide is not intended to address aesthetic issues with the wall system.

4.7 This guide is not intended to provide guidance for construction observation services. However, the mockup may be useful to inform inspectors of the intended construction, sequence, materials, and interface conditions encountered on the project and serve as a standard of quality to which the remainder of construction can be compared.

Subcomité:

E06.55

Volúmen:

04.12

Número ICS:

91.060.10 (Walls. Partitions. Facades)

Palabras clave:

mockup; quality assurance; testing;