EXTERIOR MATERIALS CHART

ADMINISTRATION FACILITIES VISUAL THEME

Building Design
Element
Permitted Material Type Notes
Base (primary) material Brick  
CMU, wainscot   
Secondary
Material
Pre-cast concrete sills and trim  

Sloped areas Standing seam metal 1
"Flat" areas Light colored reflective membrane 1

Doors Aluminum storefront at entries  
Steel insulated core  
Overhead Doors Steel insulated core; pre-finished  
Door & Window Frames Aluminum or steel and glass  
Storm window or sash Aluminum or steel and glass  
Window 1" insulated tinted exterior 2

Fascia Metal, factory pre-finished  
Soffit Metal, factory pre-finished  
Gutters and D.S. Metal, factory pre-finished  
Awnings and canopies Metal framework with fabric  
Stair or balcony railings, balusters and related trim/accessories Galvanized steel with factory finish or galvanized unfinished  
Handrails Galvanized steel with factory finish or galvanized unfinished  
Fire escapes Galvanized steel with factory finish or galvanized unfinished  
Grilles and louvers Painted  metal or aluminum  
Coping Metal factory pre-finished  
Precast concrete
Roof ventilators Galvanized metal, painted at sloped roofs  

Courtyard enclosure walls, retaining walls, fences, dumpster enclosures Brick and/or CMU to match building, metal slats for gates  
Porch crawl space enclosure CMU or pre-finished metal panel  

NOTES
Note 1 Combination of sloped and flat roofs are preferred
Note 2 See force protection requirements for laminated glazing
Note 3 "No-maintenance finish" = anodized aluminum, powder coated steel, baked enamel on steel, Kynar coated steel.  Where applicable and coordinated with the design, galvanized steel may be used as the final finish. 

 

 
 

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