SECTION 08517
                    HOT ROLLED STEEL ¾ HOUR FIRE RATED WINDOWS
 *****  Optimum Window Manufacturing Corporation manufactures a diverse series of steel, window units including fire rated fixed and operable types.  This guide specification section can be used to specify Series FR4700 fixed and operable windows from solid hot rolled steel sections.  Hot rolled windows provide high quality and strength with thin sight lines.   *****
 PART 1 - GENERAL
 1.1     SUMMARY
          A.  Section includes:  ¾ Hour Fire-rated [fixed] [and] [operable] windows fabricated from hot rolled steel sections.
          B.   Related sections:
 *****  List other specification sections dealing with work directly related to this section such as the following.  *****
                1.   Section 07900 - Joint Sealers:  Sealants and backing material for perimeter window joints.
 *****  Window units can be factory or field glazed.  Include the following paragraph if units are field glazed.  *****
                  2.   Section 08800 - Glazing:  Glass for steel windows [and doors].

 1.2     REFERENCES
 *****  List by number and full title reference standards referred to in remainder of specification section.  Delete non-applicable references.  *****
           A.  American National Standards Institute (ANSI):  ANSI Z97.1 - Safety Performance Specifications and Methods of Test for Safety Glazing Material Used in Buildings.
           B.   American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM):
                1.   ASTM C864 - Dense Elastomeric Compression Seal Gaskets, Setting Blocks, and Spacers.
                2.   ASTM C1281 - Preformed Tape Sealants for Glazing Applications.
                3.   ASTM E283 - Rate of Air Leakage Through Exterior Windows, Curtain Walls, and Doors Under Specified Pressure Difference Across Specimen.
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