A. General millwork and custom cabinetry unless specified herein or so noted on plans as included within this section.

SECTION 12 32 00 MANUFACTURED CASEWORK PART 1 GENERAL 1.1 SUMMARY A. Section includes: 1. Laminated Plastic Casework 2. Laminated Plastic Counter Tops. B. Description of Work: 1. Special and modified stock design pre-assembled units for installation as movable, fixed, or builtin, as indicated. 2. The use of dimensions and specific requirements set forth in Drawings and Specifications are not intended to preclude the use of other acceptable manufacturer s product or procedures which may be equivalent, but are given for purpose of establishing standard of design and quality for materials, construction, and workmanship. 3. Construct cabinets indicated to receive sinks to allow for installation of sinks for sizes indicated. Coordinate with Division 22 for sink sizes. 4. Plastic laminate countertops. C. Definitions: 1. Exposed Portions of Casework: Include surfaces visible when doors and drawers are closed. Bottoms of casework more than 4 feet above floor and tops less than 6 feet 6 inches above floor shall be considered as exposed. Visible members in open cases or behind glass doors also shall be considered as exposed portions. Any unit exterior side surface that is visible after installation. 2. Semi-Exposed Portions of Casework: Includes those members behind opaque doors, such as shelves, divisions, interior faces of ends, case back, drawer sides, backs and bottoms, and back face of doors. Tops of casework 6 feet 6 inches or more above floor shall be considered semiexposed. 3. Concealed Portions of Casework: Include sleepers, web frames, dust panels, and other surfaces not usually visible after installation. D. Related Sections: The provisions of the General Conditions, Supplementary Conditions and the sections included under Division 1, General Requirements, are included as a part of this section. Related work specified elsewhere: 1. Section 06 20 00: Finish Carpentry 1.2 RELATED WORK SPECIFIED ELSEWHERE A. General millwork and custom cabinetry unless specified herein or so noted on plans as included within this section. B. Rubber, vinyl or other finished toe base. C. Blocking within walls. MANUFACTURED CASEWORK 12 32 00-1

D. Sinks, faucets, fittings, traps, stops, tail pieces, vacuum breakers, and other fixtures, electrical and mechanical runs and connections. E. Fixture installation/services connections: Setting and installation of equipment and fixtures, and related utility connections, are provided under the other sections of the Project Specification governing that utility. 1.3 REFERENCES (Refer Section 01 42 00) A. Provide products and workmanship in accordance to: 1. National Electric Manufacturers Association (NEMA) 2. Architectural Woodwork Institute (AWI) 1.4 SUBMITTALS (Refer Section 01 30 00) A. Submit the following for approval: 1. Manufacturers Literature. 2. Shop Drawings: Show fabrication and installation details, including plans, elevations, sections, and attachments to other work. Include section drawings of typical and special casework, work surfaces and accessories. Indicate locations of plumbing and electrical service field connection by others. 3. Samples: 6-inch square samples for each type of finish, including top and edge material. 1.5 QUALITY ASSURANCE (Refer Section 01 40 00) A. Product designations, drawings indicate sizes, configurations, and finish material of educational casework by referencing designated manufacturer s catalog numbers. Other listed manufacturer s casework of similar sizes and door and drawer configurations, of same finish material, and complying with the Specifications will be acceptable. B. Manufactured casework systems must conform to design, quality of materials, workmanship and function as indicated. Minimum quality standards shall be custom grade in accordance with AWI Section 1600 with additional requirements herein. 1.6 PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS A. Countertops: Maximum deflection of 1/4 inch when a 100 lb/ft. load is applied. B. Shelving: Capable of supporting 25 pounds/sq.ft. 1.7 DESIGN REQUIREMENTS A. Design: Door/drawer: Flush between extended cabinet end panels for increased lateral door strength, safety, and security. Door/drawer and all leading cabinet body, shelf, and divider edges: 3mm PVC/ABS as specified herein. Overlay door designs and edgings other than specified are not acceptable. B. Lamination System: Doors, finished end panels, and other decorative exterior laminate surfaces: Laminated exterior with.028 inch high-pressure plastic laminate, and interior with.020 inch highpressure cabinet liner. Lamination with hybrid P.V.A. Type III water resistant adhesive. C. Structural Drawer Body: Drawer body: Recessed, fully bound (dadoed) and joint-glued all four sides. Provide under body stiffeners as specified herein. MANUFACTURED CASEWORK 12 32 00-2

D. Drawer Suspension: Standard drawer slides: Self-closing design, epoxy powder coated, with positive instop, outstop, and out-keeper. E. Structural Cabinet Support: Cabinet sub-base: Separate and continuous ladder-type platform design, leveled and floor mounted prior to cabinet body placement. Cabinet sides-to-floor are not permitted. 1.8 ACCESSIBILITY REQUIREMENTS A. Conform to the Americans with Disabilities Act Accessibility Guidelines (ADAAG) and State and Local Regulations. These requirements supersede Specifications in this Section. Meet the following special requirements where indicated as ADA, or by General Note: 1. Countertop Height: With or without cabinet below, not to exceed a height of 34-inches A.F.F, at a surface depth of 24-inches. 2. Knee-Space Clearance: Minimum 29-inches A.F.F. at apron, and 30-inches clear span width. 3. 12 inch Deep Shelving, Adjustable or Fixed: Not to exceed 9-inches AFF to 54-inches A.F.F. 4. Wardrobe Cabinets: Furnished with rod/shelf adjustable to 48-inches A.F.F. at a maximum 21- inch shelf depth. 5. Sink Cabinet Clearances: In addition to above, upper knee-space frontal depth no less than 8 inches, and lower toe frontal depth no less than 11 inches, at a point 9 inches A.F.F., and as further described in ADAAG, Volume 56, Section 4.19. 1.9 PROJECT CONDITIONS A. Where field measurements cannot be made without delaying the work, establish dimensions and proceed with fabricating casework without field measurements. Coordinate construction to ensure that actual field dimensions correspond to established dimensions of shop drawings. B. HVAC system must be operating and maintaining temperature and relative humidity at occupancy levels during installation and for the remainder of the construction period. C. Coordinate layout and installation of metal framing and reinforcements in gypsum board assemblies for support of casework where required. 1.10 WARRANTY A. Manufacturer agrees to repair or replace components of casework that fail in materials or workmanship within specified warranty period. Failures include, but are not limited to, the following: 1. De-lamination of components or other failures of glue bond. 2. Warping of components. 3. Failure of operating hardware. 4. Deterioration of finishes. B. Warranty Period: Five years from date of Final Inspection and Acceptance. 1.11 DELIVERY, STORAGE, HANDLING A. Do not deliver or install casework until building is enclosed, wet work is completed, and HVAC system is operating and will maintain temperature and relative humidity at occupancy level through remainder of construction period. MANUFACTURED CASEWORK 12 32 00-3

B. Deliver casework only after painting, utility roughing-in, and similar operations have been completed in installation areas. If casework must be stored in other than installation areas, store only in areas where environmental conditions meet requirements specified by manufacturer. C. Take precautions to protect casework against damage during handling, storage, installation, until final acceptance. PART 2 PRODUCTS 2.1 COMPLIANCE A. All manufacturers listed herein without a designated product must comply with the requirements of the specification, and, additionally, with the requirements of a specific manufacturer s product if indicated. Products of other manufacturers will be considered for acceptance provided they equal or exceed the material requirements and functional qualities of the specification. Furnish the Substitution Request Form with complete technical data for evaluation for Architect s approval. Additional approved manufacturers will be issued by Addendum. Refer to Division 1. 2.2 MANUFACTURERS A. Reveal overlay series cabinets manufactured by: 1. TMI Systems Design Corp. (216) 831-2266. 2. Polyvision Corp. (724) 254-8549 3. Stevens Cabinet Company (216) 449-7900. 4. LSI Corporation of America, Inc. (216) 899-9555. 2.3 PLASTIC LAMINATE A. General: ANSI/NEMA LD3-1995, high pressure laminate with Density of 90 pounds per cubic foot minimum for all grades. Colors selected from manufacturer's standard color list. Colors selected from full range of solid colors, patterns, or textured finish. Limit of one (1) color per cabinet face and five (5) colors per project. 1. Wilsonart International, Temple, Texas 2. Formica Corporation, Cincinnati, Ohio 3. Laminart, Elk Grove Village, Illinois 4. Nevamar Corp., Odenton, Maryland 5. Pionite Plastics Corp., Auburn, Maine 6. Arborite Forbo, Quebec, Canada B. Exposed Interior and Exterior Vertical Surfaces, and Shelves: GP28 (.028") with low lustre textured finish and conforming to NEMA VGS standards. C. Counter Top Plastic Laminate: NEMA GP-50 (.048 ) textured finish and conforming to NEMA HGS standards, balanced with backing sheet. D. Backing Sheet for Countertops: NEMA BKH, BK-20, (.020") E. Horizontals other than Countertops: GP28 (.028") with low lustre textured finish and conforming to NEMA HGS standards. F. Cabinet Liner: NEMA CL-20 (.020") cabinet liner. G. Backing Sheets for Semi-Exposed Surfaces: NEMA CL-20 (.020") cabinet liner. MANUFACTURED CASEWORK 12 32 00-4

H. Backing Sheets for Concealed Surfaces: NEMA CLS (.020 ) cabinet liner. Use to balance face laminate. I. Semi-exposed surfaces, except shelves:.020-inch thick CLS cabinet liner conforming to NEMA standards or melamine. J. Shelves:.028 inch thick minimum with low lustre textured finish and conforming to NEMA HGS standards. K. Melamine: NEMA LD3-1995, VGS standards (.028) and complying with ALA 1992. L. Melamine Faced Particleboard: Medium density particleboard complying with ANSI A208.1, Grade M- 2, with decorative surface of thermally fused, melamine impregnated web complying with ALA 1992. M. Particleboard: Industrial Grade, ANSI A208.1-1993, type M-2, made with no urea formaldehyde. For countertops with sinks, provide shop sanded exterior grade veneer core plywood, or phenolic resin particleboard Type 2-M-2 or 2-M-3. N. Edge Banding for Plastic Laminate Surfaces: Rigid PVC extrusions, machine applied edging, applied with hot-melt adhesive, through-color with satin finish, 3mm thick at doors and drawer fronts and countertops, and 1mm on other exposed and semi-exposed cabinet edges. O. Hardboard: Exposed or semi-exposed, ANSI A135.4, Class 1 tempered, smooth 2 sides. P. Hardwoods: Red oak, free of defects, selected for compatible grain and color and kiln dried to 7 percent moisture content. Concealed members hardwood, kiln-dried to 7%, mill option lumber. Q. Plywood: Hardwood plywood of selected species similar in color and grain to exposed wood. HPVA HP-1, 7-ply, Grade C faces and Grade J crossbands. Provide semi-exposed backs of plywood with exposed faces same species as faces. 2.4 MISCELLANIOUS MATERIALS A. Particleboard: Industrial Grade, ANSI A208.1-1993, type M-2. For countertops with sinks, provide shop sanded exterior grade veneer core plywood, or phenolic resin particleboard Type 2-M-2 or 2-M-3. B. Hardboard: Exposed or semi-exposed, AHA A135.4, Class 1 tempered, smooth 2 sides. C. Plastic Edging: 1. Edge all Door and drawer fronts shall be edged with a nominal 3mm thick high impact PVC extrusion, with satin finish, machine applied with waterproof hot melt adhesive. 2. Edge all Horizontal and vertical front cabinet members with a flat edge 1mm thick high impact PVC extrusion, with a satin finish. 3. Barbed T-edging will not be acceptable. D. Plywood, Hardwoods: Solid lumber or plywood concealed members. Solid wood to be hardwood, kilndried, select Poplar, Fir, or mill option lumber, and plywood to be Baltic Birch 7-ply. 2.5 HARDWARE A. General: Manufacturer s standard, commercial-quality, heavy-duty hardware complying with BHMA A156.9. Use threaded metal or plastic inserts with machine screws for fastening to particleboard except where hardware is through-bolted from backside. Conform to requirements of ADAAG. MANUFACTURED CASEWORK 12 32 00-5

B. Hinges: Semi-concealed institutional 2-3/4, 5-knuckle, with interlaying leaves capable of 270 degree swing, nominal.090 inch minimum thickness steel, hospital-tipped with non-removable pins. One pair per door to 48 inch height, One and one-half pair over 48 inches in height. Brushed chrome, US26D. C. Pulls: Bent wire type, Brushed Chrome US26D finish, through fastened with machine screws. D. Drawer Guides: Zinc-plated steel channel, self-closing drawer guides, rebound-proof, positive in-stop and out-stop, epoxy-coated steel and nylon roller bearing slides with detent (to prevent rebound when drawers are closed, full or over-travel extension), full extension slides for file drawers, side or rail mounted, complying with BHMA A156.9, Type B05091, heavy duty (Grade 1HD-100 and Grade 1HD- 200) for the following loads: 1. Box Drawer Slides: 100 lbf up to 24 inches wide. 2. File Drawer Slides: 150 lbf up to 27 inches wide. 3. Lateral File Drawer: 200 lbf up to 42 inches wide. E. Adjustable Shelf Supports: Molded nylon or nickel, 2 pin, anti-lift, minimum 200-pound capacity support clip. F. Catches: Zinc plated or powder coated, nylon roller spring catch or dual, self-aligning, permanent magnet catch, meeting ADA requirements for pounds of pull required to open doors, two required for doors over 48 inches in height, positioned at top and bottom. Provide chain catch for tall units to allow doors to open 90 degrees minimum. Provide roller catches for mobile cabinets. G. Bumper Pads: Provide adhesive mounted felt or rubber bumper pads on drawer and door corners to eliminate noise of closing against cabinet body. H. Locks: Cylindrical (cam) type, 5 pin tumbler, brass with chrome plated finish, complying with BHMA A156.11, Grade 1. 1. Provide minimum of 2 keys per lock and 6 master keys. 2. Each room or area keyed alike unless otherwise indicated. 3. Provide locks as indicated on drawings. 4. Master key locks using the casework manufacturer s keying system. (Independent of the building master keying system.) 2.6 ACCESSORIES A. Support Members: Furniture grade, epoxy powder coated steel, with exposed welds ground smooth. 1. Steel Support Legs: 2 inch by 2 inch 12 gauge steel with welded top or side plate and 3/8 inch diameter leveler and non-rusting foot pad and leg shoe. 2. Angular Work Top Support: Factory welded 1-1/2 inch by 1/4 inch flat steel of vertical, horizontal, and angular design. 3. Cantilevered Work Top Support: 1-1/2 inch by 1-1/2 inch 12 gauge steel vertical, welded and ground smooth to 1-1/2 inch wide by 2-1/2 inch deep 12 gauge horizontal, with molded cap inserts at wall and countertop fastener holes. B. Leveling Guides: Threaded hydraulically operated glide with silicone putty.. C. Work Surfaces: Plastic Laminate countertop with grommets for cord access to receptacles and computer ports below. Place surface at height designated on drawings, with kneespace under and structural supports to floor. MANUFACTURED CASEWORK 12 32 00-6

2.7 CABINET FABRICATION A. General: 1. Comply with AWI Section 400 and its Division 400B "Laminate Clad Cabinets," Custom Grade, reveal overlay, 1/2-inch reveal dimension. 2. Finish exposed exterior and interior surfaces with high-pressure plastic laminate, unless otherwise indicated on Drawings. Fuse exterior surfaces to core using a minimum average high pressure of 360 PSI and average 300 degrees F. temperature. Bond interior surfaces and edges receiving laminate to substrate with Contact Adhesive. 3. Pre-drill all screw holes in factory to control accuracy. 4. Horizontal work surfaces: Solid 1 or 1-1/4 thick. 5. Machine parts for accurate fit and assemble with appropriate fastenings and adhesives to result in true, square, level, and plumb units. 6. Verify dimensions of other trades to be built into casework. 7. Provide removable or false backs for access or concealment of heating or plumbing items. 8. Scribe tops and backsplashes to walls and other adjoining vertical surfaces. 9. Provide a 1-1/2 inch maximum scribe with cabinets at end walls unless shown otherwise. 10. Filler Strips: Provide as needed to close spaces between cabinets and walls, ceilings, and indicated equipment. Fabricate from same material and with same finish as cabinets. B. Cabinet Bases: 4-inch high, water-repellent treated, 3/4-inch plywood or industrial grade particleboard. Recess base 3 at front and 1/4-inch at exposed ends. Provide additional center support for cabinets over 24 inches wide. C. Base, Wall, and Tall Cabinet Boxes: 1. Sides and top: Glued and spline-doweled 3/4-inch particleboard, balanced construction, surfaced with cabinet liner CL20 or melamine for semi-exposed locations and GP28 vertical grade laminate for exposed locations. 2. Bottom: 1 Particle Board. 3. Back Panel: Minimum 3/8-inch particleboard or 1/4-inch pre-finished tempered hard board, surfaced with cabinet liner CL20 or melamine for semi-exposed locations and GP28vertical grade laminate for exposed locations, inset and glued into sides, bottom, and top. 4. Exposed Backs: Constructed of 3/4-inch particleboard, surfaced with vertical grade laminate of balanced construction, glued and spline doweled, and mechanically attached if required. 5. Intermediate support rail: Minimum 3/4-inch particleboard, surfaced with GP28 vertical grade laminate of balanced construction, glued and doweled into cabinet sides. 6. Hanger rails: Two located at top and bottom of cabinet back, 3 on tall cabinets, locate at top, bottom, and center; 3/4 inch particleboard. 7. Clear inside depth of wall cabinets shall be 12 inches, minimum. D. Fixed and Adjustable Shelves: One-inch particleboard shelves, GP28 laminated plastic both sides. Color to match cabinet exterior. Edge front and back leading edges with flat 1mm thick high impact PVC edging to match shelf color. E. Adjustable Dividers: 1/4-inch minimum thickness, pre-finished tempered hardboard or plywood, smooth both faces, retained by molded plastic support clip. F. Fixed Dividers: 3/4-inch particleboard, surfaced with vertical grade laminate for exposed locations and cabinet liner CL20 or melamine for semi-exposed locations, glued and spline-doweled. PVC edged to match laminate or adjacent PVC edging. MANUFACTURED CASEWORK 12 32 00-7

G. Cabinet Doors: Reveal overlay style, 3/4-inch particleboard with GP28 high-pressure laminate exterior and CL20 cabinet liner interior surface. Provide 2 hinges per door for doors 48 inches and less in eight, and 3 hinges per door for doors over 48 inches in height. Provide square corners with radius edges, and PVC edging. H. Drawers: 3/4-inch particleboard fronts, 1/2 particleboard sides and backs, glued and doweled or dovetail jointed, all surfaced with GP28 laminate and CL20 cabinet liner on back, 1/4-inch tempered hardboard bottoms, fully captured, surfaced to match drawer sides, inset and glued to four sides. 1. File Drawers: Front-to-back and side-to-side hanger file capability with hanger channel for letter size files integral with file drawer sides, and removable steel channel to span side-to-side for legal size hanging files. I. Wall Shelving: Plastic-laminate sheet, Type HGL or HGP, shop bonded with waterproof glue to both sides of 1 inch particleboard. Finish both edges with rigid PVC extrusions, 3-mm thick. Provide Zincplated or powder-coated steel standards and shelf brackets, complying with BHMA A156.9, Types B04102 and B04112, surface mounted. 2.8 COUNTER TOPS AND SPLASHES A. Square Edge Configurations: 1 to 1-1/8 thick particleboard with 1-1/4 edge face including top and bottom laminates. Top and matching front edge to be GP50 plastic laminate factory bonded, continuous in practical lengths. Provide balancing sheet on opposite face. When requiring splice joints, use spines or dowels for alignment and tite-joint fasteners as required for a uniform and gapless joint. 1. Provide continuous top for counter cabinets fixed in a line. 2. Provide 4 high scribe-able, square set, and mechanically attached square-type backsplash with end splashes. Provide end splashes fitted to top. Provide backsplashes at all locations where countertops abut walls. 3. Provide one grommet hole and cover per 6-linear feet of countertop. Architect will field verify exact locations. 4. Provide support for cantilevered and unsupported spans greater than 30 inches in countertops. 5. Apply silicone sealant to joint between HPL top and backsplash. PART 3 EXECUTION 3.1 INSTALLATION A. General: 1. Strictly adhere to shop drawings and installation instructions furnished by the manufacturer. 2. Provide all connecting and attaching devices, closures, braces, supports, spacers, fillers and trim required for a finished installation. 3. Set casework properly in place, plumb and level, true to line. Shim as required, using concealed shims. 4. Where casework abuts other finish work, apply filler strips and scribe for accurate fit, with fasteners concealed where practical and scribed accurately. Provide concealed fastenings for cabinet cases, tops, splashes, and aprons. B. Base Cabinets: 1. Set cabinets straight, level, and plumb. Adjust sub-top within 1/16 inch of a single plane. Fasten cabinets to partition framing, wood blocking, or reinforcements in partitions with fasteners spaced 24 inches oc. 2. Bolt adjacent cabinets together with joints flush, tight, and uniform. MANUFACTURED CASEWORK 12 32 00-8

3. Align similar adjoining doors and drawers to a tolerance of 1/16 inch. C. Wall Cabinets: 1. Hang cabinet s straight, level, and plumb. Adjust fronts and bottoms within 1/16 inch of a single plane. Fasten to hanging strips, masonry, partition framing, blocking, or reinforcements in partitions. Align similar adjoining doors to a tolerance of 1/16 inch. 2. Fasten through back, near top and bottom, at ends, and not more than 16 inches o.c. with No. 10 wafer head screws sized for 1 inch penetration into wood blocking or hanging strips, or No. 10 wafer head sheet metal screws through metal backing or metal framing behind wall finish. D. Hardware: Install uniformly and precisely. Set hinges snug and flat in mortises. Adjust and align hardware so moving parts operate freely and contact point s meet accurately. Allow for final adjustment after installation. E. Tops and Backsplashes: 1. Secure top to cabinets with Z-type fasteners or equivalent, using 2 or more fasteners at each front, end, and back. 2. Abut top and edge surfaces in one true plane, with internal supports placed to prevent deflection. 3. Provide clear mildew resistant silicone sealant at top and around ends of countertops, endsplashes, and backsplashes where they meet wall surfaces. 4. Cut all openings in countertops for sinks or other items required. Cut to size from template furnished by supplier of sinks or use the designated sinks on job. 5. Field Jointing: Where possible make in the same manner as shop joining, using dowels, splines, adhesive, and fasteners recommended by manufacturer. Prepare edges to be joined in shop so project site processing of top and edge surfaces is not required. Locate field joints where shown on shop drawings. 6. Secure field joints with concealed clamping devices located within 6 inches of front and back edges and at intervals not exceeding 24 inches. Tighten according to manufacturer s written instructions to exert a constant, heavy clamping pressure at joints. 3.2 CLEANING AND ADJUSTMENT A. Adjust door catches, drawer slides, and other moving parts after installation for proper operation. B. Clean exposed surfaces, edges, and cabinet interiors and remove construction and installation marks prior to acceptance by Owner. C. Repair or remove and replace defective work as directed on completion of installation. D. Provide 6-mil plastic or other suitable water resistant covering over countertop surfaces taped to underside of countertop. Remove when directed by Architect. END OF SECTION 12 32 00 MANUFACTURED CASEWORK 12 32 00-9