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Summary of BSD SpecLink Contents - Masterformat 1995

Division 15 - Mechanical

Sections in this Division = 90

Catalog Key: A=Architectural, S=Structural Engineering, C=Civil Engineering, L=Landscape Architecture, ME=Mechanical/Electrical, *=the Basics

Status Number Title Synopsis Author Catalogs Updated
Current 15012 Commissioning of HVAC Scope, objectives, procedures, Contractor's responsibilities. BSD AME Aug 10
Current 15015 HVAC Air Duct Cleaning ++ Duct and equipment cleaning; testing and inspection. BSD AME May 10
Current 15065 Motors for Mechanical Equipment Electric motors and accessories supplied as part of plumbing equipment. BSD ME* Apr 11
Current 15066 Common Motor Requirements for HVAC Equipment Electric motors and accessories normally supplied as part of HVAC equipment. BSD ME* Feb 11
REV 15072 Vibration Isolation Inertia bases and vibration isolators for equipment; seismic restraints. BSD ME* Nov 11
REV 15073 Vibration and Seismic Controls for HVAC Piping and Equipment Inertia bases and vibration isolators for equipment; seismic restraints. BSD ME* Nov 11
Current 15075 Mechanical Identification Field-installed nameplates, labels; piping identification. BSD ME* Apr 11
Current 15076 Identification for HVAC Piping and Equipment Field-installed nameplates, labels; piping identification. BSD ME* Jan 11
REV 15082 Piping Insulation Thermal insulation; jackets; accessories. BSD ME* Nov 11
REV 15083 HVAC Piping Insulation Thermal insulation; jackets; accessories. BSD ME* Nov 11
REV 15084 Equipment Insulation Thermal insulation; jackets; accessories. BSD ME* Nov 11
REV 15085 HVAC Equipment Insulation Thermal insulation; jackets; accessories. BSD ME* Nov 11
Current 15086 Duct Insulation Thermal and acoustic insulation; jackets; for ducts and air handling devices. BSD ME* Aug 11
Current 15122 Piping Expansion Compensation Fittings and methods; thermal expansion and movement. BSD ME Jul 11
Current 15123 Expansion Fittings and Loops for HVAC Piping Fittings and practices to compensate for thermal expansion and other movement. BSD ME Jul 11
Current 15128 Gages and Meters Fixed measuring devices showing local indication of conditions. BSD ME Feb 11
Current 15129 Meters and Gages for HVAC Piping Fixed measuring devices showing local indication of conditions. BSD ME Jul 11
REV 15145 Plumbing Piping Soil, waste, vent, domestic water, storm water, and natural gas piping; disinfection. BSD CME* Nov 11
REV 15146 Plumbing Specialties Roof and floor drains; cleanouts; hose bibs; hydrants; backflow preventers; etc. BSD ME* Nov 11
REV 15182 Hydronic Piping Heating, glycol, chilled water, condenser water, and engine exhaust piping systems. BSD ME Sep 11
Current 15183 Hydronic Specialties Expansion tanks; air vents; relief valves; strainers; flow indicators; air separators; etc. BSD ME Mar 11
Current 15184 Steam and Steam Condensate Piping Pipe materials, fittings, and valves normally encountered. BSD ME Aug 11
REV 15185 Steam and Steam Condensate Specialties Traps; air vents; tanks; boiler feed units; condensate return pumps; valves; etc. BSD ME Nov 11
Current 15186 Refrigerant Piping and Specialties Piping and piping specialties normally found in built-up refrigerant systems. BSD ME* Aug 11
REV 15188 HVAC Pumps Centrifugal pumps and accessories normally encountered in hydronic systems. BSD ME Nov 11
Current 15189 Chemical Water Treatment Equipment/materials for cleaning and treating HVAC hydronic and steam systems. BSD ME Nov 10
REV 15191 Fuel Oil Piping System Tanks, piping, fittings, pumps, and valves. BSD CME* Nov 11
Current 15212 Compressed Air System Non-medical; pipe and pipe fittings; compressor; equipment. BSD ME Jul 11
Current 15214 Medical Gas Systems The most common medical gas systems and components; specialized outlets. BSD ME Jul 11
REV 15410 Plumbing Fixtures Typical commercial and residential plumbing fixtures and trim. BSD AME* Nov 11
Current 15412 Hospital Plumbing Fixtures Fixtures especially designed for medical and psychiatric facilities. BSD AME May 11
REV 15430 Plumbing Equipment Water heaters; heat exchangers; storage tanks; pumps for plumbing systems. BSD ME* Nov 11
Current 15495 Swimming Pool Equipment Piping and equipment that is normally installed by a single installer. BSD ME Jul 11
Current 15512 Cast-Iron Boilers Packaged boilers, controls, and boiler trim accessories; hot water/steam generation. BSD ME May 11
Current 15514 Finned Water-Tube Boilers Packaged hot water boilers, controls, and accessories. BSD ME Jan 11
Current 15516 Steel Water-Tube Boilers Packaged hot water/steam; power burners; controls; natural gas, propane, fuel oil. BSD ME May 11
Current 15518 Fire-Tube Boilers Oil/gas fire-tube boilers, boiler trim, and connections. BSD ME May 11
Current 15519 Electric Boilers Packaged hot water/steam boilers; controls. BSD ME Jan 11
REV 15535 Forced Air Furnaces Gas, oil, and electric; with optional economizer, humidifiers, air cleaners. BSD ME* Nov 11
Current 15542 Direct Fired Air Units Gas fired make-up air units; integrated air-cooled refrigeration; indoor and outdoor. BSD ME May 11
REV 15544 Fuel Fired Unit Heaters Unit heaters, industrial heaters, duct furnaces, infrared heaters; packaged units. BSD ME* Nov 11
Current 15550 Breechings, Chimneys, and Stacks Built-up and manufactured products; vent dampers; induced draft fans. BSD ME Aug 11
Current 15610 Refrigeration Compressors Packaged compressors; controls and motor starters. BSD ME Jan 11
Current 15621 Absorption Water Chillers Packaged; lithium bromide refrigerant; gas/oil/steam/hot water heat source; controls. BSD ME Jul 11
Current 15623 Centrifugal Water Chillers Packaged centrifugal compressor, water cooled condenser. BSD ME Aug 11
REV 15627 Scroll Water Chillers Packaged, water/air-cooled scroll type; for indoor and outdoor use. BSD ME Oct 11
REV 15628 Rotary-Screw Water Chillers Packaged, water/air-cooled rotary screw type; for indoor and outdoor use. BSD ME Oct 11
REV 15629 Modular Water Chillers Packaged, water/air-cooled modular type; for indoor and outdoor use. BSD ME Oct 11
Current 15641 Induced Draft Cooling Towers Wood, steel, fiberglass; fans, fill, controls; framework, safety railing, ladder. BSD ME Jul 11
Current 15642 Forced Draft Cooling Towers Steel, blow-through; fan, fill, controls; framework, safety railing, ladder. BSD ME Jul 11
Current 15643 Ejector Cooling Towers Packaged, steel, parallel flow, blow-through, water injection process; controls. BSD ME Jul 11
Current 15662 Liquid Coolers Packaged liquid coolers using evaporative cooling; circulating pump; accessories. BSD ME Jul 11
Current 15671 Air Cooled Condensing Units Outdoor; enclosure, refrigerant compressors, condensing coils and fans, controls. BSD ME* May 11
Current 15675 Air Cooled Refrigerant Condensers Packaged condensers, controls, starters, connections. BSD ME May 11
Current 15710 Heat Exchangers Shell and tube type; plate type; common accessories. BSD ME Feb 10
Current 15720 Air Handling Units Modular packaged units; coils, mixing boxes, filters, dampers, humidifiers. BSD ME Jan 11
REV 15731 Small Split-System Heating and Cooling ++ Matched indoor/outdoor units; furnace, AC, air-/water-source heat pumps. BSD ME* Nov 11
Current 15732 Variable Refrigerant Volume (VRV) HVAC System Highly efficient heat pump and heat recovery systems; long piping runs possible. BSD ME Aug 11
REV 15733 Basis of Design VRV Equipment - Daikin Daikin AC VRV Equipment; outdoor/condensers, indoor/evaporators. ARCAT ME Nov 11
Current 15735 Packaged Roof Top Air Conditioning Units Self-contained; electric cooling; gas, electric, or heat pump heating; controls. BSD Free Nov 10
REV 15736 Packaged Terminal Air Conditioning Units Free standing or through-the-wall; air conditioning and heat pump units; controls. BSD ME* Nov 11
Current 15737 Unitary Air Conditioners Packaged indoor refrigerant units; water cooled or external air cooled condenser. BSD ME Jun 11
Current 15738 Computer Room Air Conditioning Units Floor mounted units specifically designed for computer rooms. BSD ME Jun 11
Current 15739 Computer Room AC Units - Unitary Ceiling Ceiling mounted units specifically designed for computer rooms. BSD ME Jun 11
Current 15741 Water-to-Water Heat Pumps ++ Water source heat pumps with refrigerant-to-water condensers and evaporators. BSD ME Jul 11
Current 15753 Evaporative Humidifiers Wetted media humidifiers and evaporative coolers; for installation in equipment. BSD ME Nov 10
Current 15754 Evaporative Pan Humidifiers Heated pan humidifiers using hot water, steam, or electricity for heat source. BSD ME Nov 10
Current 15755 Steam Humidifiers External steam sources are any steam generating system. BSD ME Nov 10
Current 15756 Sprayed Coil Dehumidifiers Packaged; for central air handling units; optional spray pumps. BSD ME Nov 10
REV 15762 Terminal Heat Transfer Units For hydronic and steam heating systems; electric heaters. BSD ME Nov 11
Current 15765 Air Coils Air system coils; water, glycol/water, steam, and halon; electric heating coils. BSD ME Jan 11
Current 15771 Radiant-Heating Electric Cables Electric; for snow melting, heat tracing, etc. BSD ME* Mar 10
Current 15785 Packaged Air-to-Air Energy Recovery Units Dessicant wheel type. BSD ME Jul 11
REV 15810 Ducts Materials, construction, supports, cleaning; no seismic requirements. BSD ME* Nov 11
REV 15820 Duct Accessories Control, smoke, and fire dampers; access doors, test holes, air turning devices. BSD ME* Nov 11
REV 15822 Sound Attenuators Duct and cross-talk silencers, acoustic housings, duct lagging, acoustical louvers. BSD ME Nov 11
Current 15831 Air Curtains For door and window openings to reduce heating/cooling losses, wind gusts, pests. BSD ME* Feb 10
Current 15833 Centrifugal Fans Backward inclined, forward curved, airfoil, radial, tubular, inline; motors and drives. BSD ME Jan 11
Current 15834 Axial Fans Vaneaxial, tubeaxial, propeller; motors and drives. BSD ME Jan 11
Current 15835 Power Ventilators Roof and wall exhausters; cabinet and ceiling exhaust fans. BSD ME* Jan 11
Current 15838 Carbon Monoxide Exhaust Systems Ductwork, fittings and equipment; complete system. BSD ME Aug 11
Current 15840 Air Terminal Units Constant and variable volume duct units; dual duct units with diffusers; controls. BSD ME Feb 11
Current 15850 Air Outlets and Inlets Roof, wall, floor diffusers; registers, grilles, louvers; louvered penthouses; roof hoods. BSD ME* Aug 11
Current 15860 Air Cleaning Devices Air filters and air cleaning devices. BSD ME* Nov 10
Current 15865 Dust Collection Systems Equipment, ducts, and accessories; complete system. BSD ME Aug 11
Current 15924 Analog Control Equipment All types of devices normally found in a complete pneumatic control system. BSD ME Jan 11
Current 15926 Digital Control Equipment Components and software for a direct digital HVAC control system. BSD ME Jan 11
Current 15928 Instruments and Control Elements Devices normally found in pneumatic, digital, and electric control systems. BSD ME* May 11
Current 15940 HVAC Sequence of Operation To be used for description of overall operation, coordinating all HVAC sections. BSD ME* Nov 08
Current 15950 Testing, Adjusting, and Balancing ++ Air and water systems testing, adjusting, and balancing. BSD ME May 10

Section numbers and titles conform to MasterFormat™, 1995 edition, copyright CSI/CSC, The Construction Specifications Institute.
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