Glass curtain wall ?

[SCBO1]

Plan review did not note tempered glass on all the walls, are they required to be tempered?

Even in a curtain wall should the glass above and around a sliding door be tempered? Plans did not indicate tempered glass above or to the side of the slider, is this usually a given or do I need to make note on review?

Do you use a special inspector durning construction?

 

[north star]

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PC,

Which codes & edition are you using ?

Have you read Ch. 24 in the IBC regarding glass requirements ?

Is there a Project Specifications Book with your project ?

Usually, there are notes on the plans, or a section in the

Spec. Book detailing Specialty Glass \ Glazing.



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[SCBO1]

North Star,

2012 IBC, no pic book has been submitted, just went through site plan approval, already got an addendum changing about 20 sheets on the plans.

Not too whippie on glass wall construction, I would thick glass above a slider would require temp glass!

Not sure I should be inspecting the wall during construction so I think I'm get a special 3 party

 

[RLGA]

Plan review did not note tempered glass on all the walls, are they required to be tempered?

The short answer: it depends. If the glass meets all of the conditions in Section 2406.4.3 (2012 IBC), then it is required to be safety glazing, unless one of the exceptions apply

Even in a curtain wall should the glass above and around a sliding door be tempered?

Per Section 2406.4.2, glass within 24 inches of the vertical edge of a door must be safety glazing. There is no distinction between a swinging or sliding door, so it will be applicable to sliding doors. Glass above a door (called a transom) is not required to be safety glazing.

Plans did not indicate tempered glass above or to the side of the slider, is this usually a given or do I need to make note on review?

This has been an item of debate among architects and specifiers: should locations be indicated on the documents or should design professionals rely on the expertise of the glazing subcontractor? There are arguments supporting both positions. However, a surefire way of getting what is required is, at a minimum, to show safety glazing on the drawings and in the correct locations (the design professional can go above and beyond the code and require safety glazing everywhere if they want).

Do you use a special inspector durning construction?

Not required by the IBC.

 

[SCBO1]

Sorry for the typo's, Ipad changing the words

 

[steveray]

I usually ask for it on the plans...Have seen it missed in the field too many times...

 

[JBI]

"... or should design professionals rely on the expertise of the glazing subcontractor?"

As a Code Official I'd prefer to let the glazing subcontractor rely on the expertise of the DPR...

 

[Paul Sweet]

As a design professional I would show safety glass on the drawings where I interpreted the code as requiring it, but I would still depend on the glazing sub. Subs usually find out (the hard way) about code changes and new interpretations long before design professionals hear of them.