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SECTION 260523 - CONTROL-VOLTAGE ELECTRICAL POWER CABLES

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Revise this Section by deleting and inserting text to meet Project-specific requirements.

Verify that Section titles referenced in this Section are correct for this Project's Specifications; Section titles may have changed.

See "Sustainable Design Considerations" Article in the Evaluations for a discussion of sustainable design requirements that may impact the editing of this Section.

PART 1 - GENERAL

1.1RELATED DOCUMENTS

Retain or delete this article in all Sections of Project Manual.

  1. Drawings and general provisions of the Contract, including General and Supplementary Conditions and Division01 Specification Sections, apply to this Section.

1.2SUMMARY

  1. Section Includes:
  2. Backboards.
  3. Category 5e balanced twisted pair cable.
  4. Category 6 balanced twisted pair cable.
  5. Category 6a balanced twisted pair cable.
  6. Balanced twisted pair cabling hardware.
  7. RS-485 cabling.
  8. Low-voltage control cabling.
  9. Control-circuit conductors.
  10. Identification products.

1.3DEFINITIONS

Retain terms that remain after this Section has been edited for a project.

  1. EMI: Electromagnetic interference.
  2. Low Voltage: As defined in NFPA70 for circuits and equipment operating at less than 50V or for remote-control and signaling power-limited circuits.
  3. Plenum: A space forming part of the air distribution system to which one or more air ducts are connected. An air duct is a passageway, other than a plenum, for transporting air to or from heating, ventilating, or air-conditioning equipment.
  4. RCDD: Registered Communications Distribution Designer.

1.4ACTION SUBMITTALS

  1. Product Data: For each type of product.
  2. Sustainable Design Submittals:

"Product Data" Subparagraph below applies to LEEDv4 for HealthcareMRCredit, "PBT Source Reduction – Lead, Cadmium, and Copper."

  1. Product Data: For each conductor and cable indicating lead content.

Retain first three subparagraphs below to be eligible for LEEDv4 credit. See the Evaluations.

"Environmental Product Declaration" Subparagraph below applies to LEEDv4(all)MRCredit, "Building Product Disclosure and Optimization - Environmental Product Declarations." Confirm with manufacturer that EPDs are available for each product.

  1. Environmental Product Declaration: For each product.

"Health Product Declaration" Subparagraph below applies to LEEDv4(all)MRCredit, "Building Product Disclosure and Optimization - Material Ingredients, Option 1 - Material Ingredient Reporting." Confirm with manufacturer that HPDs are available and meet requirements of the HPD Open Standard or approved USGBC program.

  1. Health Product Declaration: For each product.

"Sourcing of Raw Materials" Subparagraph below applies to LEEDv4(all)MRCredit, "Building Project Disclosure and Optimization - Sourcing of Raw Materials, Option 1 - Raw Material Source and Extraction Reporting." Confirm with manufacturer that corporate sustainability reports are available, have been prepared within the last year or are applicable to the year of production, and are by an organization approved by the USGBC.

  1. Sourcing of Raw Materials: Corporate sustainability report for each manufacturer.

Retain "Environmental Product Declaration" Subparagraph below if products specified in the Section are required to have an EPD to meet the IgCC's requirement of 55percent recycled materials.

  1. Environmental Product Declaration: For each product.

"Environmental Product Declaration" Subparagraph below applies to ASHRAE189.1 if products specified in the Section are used to meet the requirements of paragraph 9.4.1.4, "Multiple-Attribute Product Declaration or Certification," which requires EPDs for a minimum of 10 products.

  1. Environmental Product Declaration: For each product.

Subparagraphs below apply to Green Globesv1.4 if products specified in the Section are used to meet the requirements of paragraph 3.5.1.2 "Path B: Prescriptive Path for Building Core and Shell" -which requires that a certain percentage of the materials used in the core and shell have EPDs, third-party certifications, and/or third-party life cycle assessments.

  1. Environmental Product Declaration: For each product.
  2. Third-Party Certifications: For each product.
  3. Third-Party Certified Life Cycle Assessment: For each product.

1.5INFORMATIONAL SUBMITTALS

Coordinate "Qualification Data" Paragraph below with qualification requirements in Section014000 "Quality Requirements" and as may be supplemented in "Quality Assurance" Article. See "Standards and Best Practice" Article in the Evaluations for discussion of RCDD.

  1. Qualification Data: For testing agency, RCDD, layout technician, installation supervisor, and field inspector.
  2. Source quality-control reports.

Retain "Field quality-control reports" Paragraph below if Contractor is responsible for field quality-control testing and inspecting.

  1. Field quality-control reports.

1.6QUALITY ASSURANCE

Retain "Testing Agency Qualifications" Paragraph below if Contractor or manufacturer selects testing agency or if Contractor is required to provide services of a qualified testing agency in "Field Quality Control" Article.

  1. Testing Agency Qualifications: Accredited by NETA.

Retain subparagraph below for balanced twisted pair cabling.

  1. Testing Agency's Field Supervisor: Currently certified by BICSI as an RCDD to supervise on-site testing.

PART 2 - PRODUCTS

Manufacturers and products listed in SpecAgent and MasterWorks Paragraph Builder are neither recommended nor endorsed by the AIA or Avitru. Before inserting names, verify that manufacturers and products listed there comply with requirements retained or revised in descriptions and are both available and suitable for the intended applications. For definitions of terms and requirements for Contractor's product selection, see Section016000 "Product Requirements."

Coordinate products in this Section with other Sections; for instance, if Division 27 cabling Sections are being included, delete duplicate cabling articles in this Section.

2.1PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS

  1. Electrical Components, Devices, and Accessories: Listed and labeled as defined in NFPA70, by a qualified testing agency, and marked for intended location and application.

See the Evaluations for discussion of flame travel and smoke density.

  1. Flame Travel and Smoke Density in Plenums: As determined by testing identical products according to NFPA262, by a qualified testing agency. Identify products for installation in plenums with appropriate markings of applicable testing agency.
  2. Flame Travel Distance: 60 inches (1520 mm) or less.
  3. Peak Optical Smoke Density: 0.5 or less.
  4. Average Optical Smoke Density: 0.15 or less.
  5. Flame Travel and Smoke Density for Riser Cables in Non-Plenum Building Spaces: As determined by testing identical products according to UL1666.
  6. Flame Travel and Smoke Density for Cables in Non-Riser Applications and Non-Plenum Building Spaces: As determined by testing identical products according to UL1685.
  7. RoHS compliant.

2.2BACKBOARDS

  1. Description: Plywood, [fire-retardant treated,]3/4 by 48 by 96 inches (19 by 1220 by 2440 mm). Comply with requirements for plywood backing panels in Section061000 "Rough Carpentry."
  2. Painting: Paint plywood on all sides and edges with [flat] [eggshell] [black] <Insert color> [latex] [alkyd] paint. Comply with requirements in Section099123 "Interior Painting."

"Lead Content" Subparagraph below applies to LEEDv4 for HealthcareMRCredit "PBT Source Reduction-Lead, Cadmium, and Copper."

  1. Lead Content: Less than 300 parts per million.

2.3CATEGORY 5e BALANCED TWISTED PAIR CABLE

See the Evaluations for a discussion of cable types. Specify shielding or screening in "Shielding/Screening" Paragraph below.

  1. Description: Four-pair, balanced-twisted pair cable, certified to meet transmission characteristics of Category 5e cable at frequencies up to 100 MHz.

Retain "Manufacturers" Paragraph and list of manufacturers below to require products from manufacturers listed or a comparable product from other manufacturers.

  1. Manufacturers: Subject to compliance with requirements, provide products by one of the following:
  2. AMP NETCONNECT; a TE Connectivity Ltd. company.
  3. Belden Inc.
  4. Berk-Tek Leviton; a Nexans/Leviton alliance.
  5. CommScope, Inc.
  6. General Cable; General Cable Corporation.
  7. Hitachi Cable America Inc.
  8. Mohawk; a division of Belden Networking, Inc.
  9. SYSTIMAX Solutions; a CommScope Inc. brand.
  10. West Penn Wire.
  11. Insert manufacturer's name>.
  12. Standard: Comply with ICEAS-90-661, NEMAWC 63.1, and TIA-568-C.2 for Category5e cables.
  13. Conductors: 100-ohm, 24 AWG solid copper.

"Lead Content" Subparagraph below applies to LEEDv4 for HealthcareMRCredit "PBT Source Reduction-Lead, Cadmium, and Copper."

  1. Lead Content: Less than 300 parts per million.
  1. Shielding/Screening: [Unshielded twisted pairs (UTP)] [Shielded twisted pairs (FTP)] [Screened twisted pairs (F/UTP)] [Screened and shielded twisted pairs (F/FTP)].
  2. Cable Rating: [Riser] [Plenum].
  3. Jacket: [White] [Gray] <Insert color> thermoplastic.

2.4CATEGORY 6 BALANCED TWISTED PAIR CABLE

See the Evaluations for a discussion of cable types. Specify shielding or screening in "Shielding/Screening" Paragraph below.

  1. Description: Four-pair, balanced-twisted pair cable,[with internal spline,] certified to meet transmission characteristics of Category 6 cable at frequencies up to 250MHz.

Retain "Manufacturers" Paragraph and list of manufacturers below to require products from manufacturers listed or a comparable product from other manufacturers.

  1. Manufacturers: Subject to compliance with requirements, provide products by one of the following:
  2. 3M.
  3. AMP NETCONNECT; a TE Connectivity Ltd. company.
  4. Belden CDT Networking Division/NORDX.
  5. Berk-Tek Leviton; a Nexans/Leviton alliance.
  6. CommScope, Inc.
  7. Draka USA.
  8. General Cable; General Cable Corporation.
  9. Genesis Cable Products; Honeywell International, Inc.
  10. Hitachi Cable America Inc.
  11. Mohawk; a division of Belden Networking, Inc.
  12. Superior Essex Inc.
  13. SYSTIMAX Solutions; a CommScope Inc. brand.
  14. Insert manufacturer's name>.
  15. Standard: Comply with NEMAWC66/ICEAS-116-732 and TIA-568-C.2 for Category 6 cables.
  16. Conductors: 100-ohm, 23 AWG solid copper.

"Lead Content" Subparagraph below applies to LEEDv4 for HealthcareMRCredit "PBT Source Reduction-Lead, Cadmium, and Copper."

  1. Lead Content: Less than 300 parts per million.
  1. Shielding/Screening: [Unshielded twisted pairs (UTP)] [Shielded twisted pairs (FTP)] [Screened twisted pairs (F/UTP)] [Screened and shielded twisted pairs (F/FTP)].
  2. Cable Rating: [Riser] [Plenum].
  3. Jacket: [White] [Gray] [Blue] [Yellow] <Insert color> thermoplastic.

2.5CATEGORY 6a BALANCED TWISTED PAIR CABLE

See the Evaluations for a discussion of cable types. Specify shielding or screening in "Shielding/Screening" Paragraph below.

  1. Description: Four-pair, balanced-twisted pair cable,[with internal spline,] certified to meet transmission characteristics of Category 6a cable at frequencies up to 500MHz.

Retain "Manufacturers" Paragraph and list of manufacturers below to require products from manufacturers listed or a comparable product from other manufacturers.

  1. Manufacturers: Subject to compliance with requirements, provide products by one of the following:
  2. 3M.
  3. AMP NETCONNECT; a TE Connectivity Ltd. company.
  4. Belden CDT Networking Division/NORDX.
  5. Berk-Tek Leviton; a Nexans/Leviton alliance.
  6. CommScope, Inc.
  7. Draka USA.
  8. General Cable; General Cable Corporation.
  9. Genesis Cable Products; Honeywell International, Inc.
  10. Hitachi Cable America Inc.
  11. Mohawk; a division of Belden Networking, Inc.
  12. Superior Essex Inc.
  13. SYSTIMAX Solutions; a CommScope Inc. brand.
  14. Insert manufacturer's name>.
  15. Standard: Comply with TIA-568-C.2 for Category6a cables.
  16. Conductors: 100-ohm, 23 AWG solid copper.

"Lead Content" Subparagraph below applies to LEEDv4 for HealthcareMRCredit "PBT Source Reduction-Lead, Cadmium, and Copper."

  1. Lead Content: Less than 300 parts per million.
  1. Shielding/Screening: [Unshielded twisted pairs (UTP)] [Shielded twisted pairs (FTP)] [Screened twisted pairs (F/UTP)] [Screened and shielded twisted pairs (F/FTP)].
  2. Cable Rating: [Riser] [Plenum].
  3. Jacket: [White] [Gray] [Blue] [Yellow] <Insert color> thermoplastic.

2.6BALANCED TWISTED PAIR CABLE HARDWARE

  1. Description: Hardware designed to connect, splice, and terminate balanced twisted pair copper communications cable.

Retain "Manufacturers" Paragraph and list of manufacturers below to require products from manufacturers listed or a comparable product from other manufacturers.

  1. Manufacturers:Subject to compliance with requirements, provide products by one of the following:
  2. 3M.
  3. American Technology Systems Industries, Inc.
  4. AMP NETCONNECT; a TE Connectivity Ltd. company.
  5. Belden CDT Networking Division/NORDX.
  6. Berk-Tek Leviton; a Nexans/Leviton alliance.
  7. CommScope, Inc.
  8. Draka USA.
  9. Dynacom Corporation.
  10. General Cable; General Cable Corporation.
  11. Genesis Cable Products; Honeywell International, Inc.
  12. Hubbell Premise Wiring.
  13. KRONE Incorporated.
  14. Leviton Manufacturing Co., Inc.
  15. Mohawk; a division of Belden Networking, Inc.
  16. Molex Premise Networks.
  17. Panduit Corp.
  18. Siemon Co. (The).
  19. Superior Essex Inc.
  20. SYSTIMAX Solutions; a CommScope Inc. brand.
  21. Insert manufacturer's name>.

Retain "General Requirements for Cable Connecting Hardware" Paragraph below to specify performance requirements for all balanced twisted pair hardware specified in this article.

  1. General Requirements for Balanced Twisted Pair Cable Hardware:
  2. Comply with the performance requirements of [Category5e] [Category6] [Category6a] [Category7].
  3. Comply with TIA-568-C.2, IDC type, with modules designed for punch-down caps or tools.
  4. Cables shall be terminated with connecting hardware of same category or higher.

Retain first option in first paragraph below to allow balanced twisted pair cable and hardware from different manufacturers. Retain second option to require that balanced twisted pair cable and hardware from the same manufacturer.

  1. Source Limitations: [Obtain balanced twisted pair cable hardware from single source from single manufacturer] [Obtain balanced twisted pair cable hardware from same manufacturer as balanced twisted pair cable, from single source].

See discussion in the Evaluations about 110-style IDC connectors and connector blocks.

  1. Connecting Blocks: [110-style IDC for Category5e] [110-style IDC for Category6] [66-style IDC for Category5e]. Provide blocks for the number of cables terminated on the block, plus [25] <Insert number> percent spare, integral with connector bodies, including plugs and jacks where indicated.

Delete "Cross-Connect" Paragraph below if cross-connection is accomplished exclusively on patch panels.

  1. Cross-Connect: Modular array of connecting blocks arranged to terminate building cables and permit interconnection between cables.

Coordinate "Number of Terminals per Field" Subparagraph below with Drawings for quantity of fields.

  1. Number of Terminals per Field: [One] <Insert number> for each conductor in assigned cables.
  1. Patch Panel: Modular panels housing numbered jack units with IDC-type connectors at each jack location for permanent termination of pair groups of installed cables.
  2. Features:
  3. Universal T568A and T568B wiring labels.
  4. Labeling areas adjacent to conductors.

Feature in first subparagraph below allows for swapping out a connector.

  1. Replaceable connectors.
  2. 24 or 48 ports.
  1. Construction: 16-gauge steel and mountable on 19-inch (483 mm) equipment racks.

Coordinate "Number of Jacks per Field" Subparagraph below with Drawings for quantity of fields.

  1. Number of Jacks per Field: One for each four-pair [cable indicated] [conductor group of indicated cables, plus spares and blank positions adequate to suit specified expansion criteria].

Cords are generally available in lengths of up to 20 feet (6m) and longer in 24-inch (600-mm) increments.

  1. Patch Cords: Factory-made, four-pair cables in [36-inch (900-mm)] [48-inch (1200-mm)] <Insert length>lengths; terminated with an eight-position modular plug at each end.

Retain one of two subparagraphs below. Retain first for Category6 or Category6a; retain second for Category5e patch cords.

  1. Patch cords shall have bend-relief-compliant boots and color-coded icons to ensure performance. Patch cords shall have latch guards to protect against snagging.
  2. Patch cords shall have color-coded boots for circuit identification.
  1. Plugs and Plug Assemblies:
  2. Male; eight position; color-coded modular telecommunications connector designed for termination of a single four-pair 100-ohm unshielded or shielded balanced twisted pair cable.
  3. Comply with IEC60603-7-1, IEC60603-7-2, IEC60603-7-3, IEC60603-7-4, and IEC60603-7.5.

Requirement below is optional in TIA-568-C.1.

  1. Marked to indicate transmission performance.
  1. Jacks and Jack Assemblies:
  2. Female; eight position; modular; fixed telecommunications connector designed for termination of a single four-pair 100-ohm unshielded or shielded balanced twisted pair cable.
  3. Designed to snap-in to a patch panel or faceplate.
  4. Standards:
  5. Category 5e, unshielded balanced twisted pair cable shall comply with IEC60603-7-2.
  6. Category 5e, shielded balanced twisted pair cable shall comply with IEC60603-7-3.
  7. Category 6, unshielded balanced twisted pair cable shall comply with IEC60603-7-4.
  8. Category 6, shielded balanced twisted pair cable shall comply with IEC60603-7.5.
  9. Category 6a, unshielded balanced twisted pair cable shall comply with IEC60603-7-41.
  10. Category 6a, shielded balanced twisted pair cable shall comply with IEC60603-7.51.

Requirement below is optional in TIA-568-C.1.

  1. Marked to indicate transmission performance.

Coordinate "Faceplate" Paragraph below with other items specified to be mounted in workstation faceplates. Revise paragraph if faceplate elevations are on Drawings.

  1. Faceplate:
  2. [Two][Four] [Six] port, vertical single-gang faceplates designed to mount to single-gang wall boxes.
  3. [Eight] [Ten] [Twelve] port, vertical double-gang faceplates designed to mount to double-gang wall boxes.

Retain "Plastic Faceplate" or "Metal Faceplate" Subparagraph below, or retain both as required to match Section262726 "Wiring Devices."

  1. Plastic Faceplate: High-impact plastic. Coordinate color with Section262726 "Wiring Devices."
  2. Metal Faceplate: [Stainless steel] [Brass] <Insert description>, complying with requirements in Section262726 "Wiring Devices."
  3. For use with snap-in jacks accommodating any combination of balanced twisted pair, optical fiber, and coaxial work area cords.
  4. Flush mounting jacks, positioning the cord at a 45-degree angle.
  1. Legend:
  2. Machine printed, in the field, using adhesive-tape label.
  3. Snap-in, clear-label covers and machine-printed paper inserts.

2.7TWIN-AXIAL DATA HIGHWAY CABLE