Division 08 — Openings: how to specify products in it

Every opening in the building envelope and interior partitions: swinging, sliding and overhead doors and their frames; door hardware; windows and skylights; aluminum entrances, storefront and curtain wall; glazing; and louvers and vents. It is where fire ratings, egress hardware, air and water infiltration, thermal performance and accessibility all converge on single products.

• 08 11 13 Hollow Metal Doors and Frames
• 08 14 16 Flush Wood Doors
• 08 31 13 Access Doors and Frames
• 08 33 23 Overhead Coiling Doors
• 08 41 13 Aluminum-Framed Entrances and Storefronts
• 08 44 13 Glazed Aluminum Curtain Walls
• 08 51 13 Aluminum Windows
• 08 71 00 Door Hardware
• 08 80 00 Glazing
• 08 91 19 Fixed Louvers

1. 01Fire rating and the listing behind it — the door, frame and hardware set must be listed together for the opening’s required rating.
2. 02Egress and accessibility — panic hardware where required, opening force, clearances and closer settings per the applicable code and accessibility standard.
3. 03Air, water and structural performance — test standards and values for storefront, curtain wall and windows, matched to the project’s design pressures.
4. 04Thermal and solar performance — U-factor, SHGC and condensation resistance for glazing and frames, from the manufacturer’s tested data.
5. 05Hardware coordination — every opening’s hardware set matched to its door type, rating, function and the keying schedule.
6. 06Glazing safety — impact-safety glazing where required, with the marking standard on the data sheet.

Describe the opening the way you’d describe it to a hardware consultant: “ninety-minute rated hollow metal door with panic hardware for a stair enclosure.” Gaudi Pro returns the products that fit, grouped by category, each cited to the manufacturer’s data sheet or listing, with a confidence indicator on each result. Start free