Plenum Integrity Guides

Access Floor Air Plenum Best Practice Guides Tate Access Floors, Inc. is proud to provide three best practices guides to aid in the proper design and construction of an underfloor air distribution (UFAD) system. Trade specific guides have been created for the Architect, General Contractor, and Commissioning Agent extracted from lessons learned through Tate’s experience working on a wide range of UFAD projects. These guides will help to ensure the proper sealing and reduction of underfloor air leakage in an access floor air plenum. Furthermore, Tate believes a holistic approach to design and construction should be used and recommends regular consultation be held with key individuals on the construction team throughout the entire design process.
Architect’s Guide for Detailing & Specifying Access Floor Air Plenums This guide is designed to help an architect designing a building with a UFAD system, provide specifications and construction details to ensure the plenum is constructed with proper sealing to reduce underfloor air leakage. The Architects Guide Provides: • Recommended steps to success • General Construction Specifications • Specification language for each division • Construction Sealing Details CSI Specification Language (Word 77 KB) Drawings	Download PDF (2.3 MB)
GC’s Guide for Constructing & Sealing Access Floor Air Plenums The general contractor guide will aid in the coordination of subcontractors and provide methods to ensure they are informed of, and perform to the sealing requirements as described in the specifications and details provided by the architect. This guide will help you ensure every contractor working in the plenum space is aware of their responsibilities before they submit their bids or begin construction and that they are equipped with the information needed to successfully complete their work while maintaining plenum integrity and reducing underfloor air leakage. The GC’s Guide Provides: • Recommended steps to success • Recommended Construction sequence • Inspection Checklist Plenum Inspection & Reporting Checklist General Contractor Guidelines	Dowload PDF (546 KB)
Commissioning Agent’s Guide for Inspecting & Testing Access Floor Air Plenums This guide was created to provide commissioning agents with proper guidelines for the review, inspection, testing, and reporting of any plenum integrity sealing deficiencies that may result in underfloor air leakage. The recommendations contained within this guide are provided to help the commissioning agent perform the responsibilities required to ensure plenum integrity. The Commissioning Guide Provides: • Recommended steps to success • A plenum inspection Checklist • Definitions of types of air leakage • Air leakage test procedures • A sample test report Plenum Inspection & Reporting Checklist	Download PDF(523 KB)