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title: Operable Partitions
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When to use: top-hung manually or electrically operated movable wall systems used to subdivide assembly, educational, hospitality, and conference spaces into smaller rooms; includes individual-panel, paired-panel, continuously hinged accordion, and motorized vertical-fold systems with specified acoustic (STC) and fire-resistance ratings.
− Not intended for: fixed gypsum or framed partitions (see [[syncs/gypsum-board-assemblies]]), demountable office partition systems, sliding or coiling overhead doors, or interior glazed entrances and storefronts.
+ Not intended for: fixed gypsum or framed partitions (see [[sync/gypsum-board-assemblies]]), demountable office partition systems, sliding or coiling overhead doors, or interior glazed entrances and storefronts.
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- The supporting structure above the partition, including the support beam, embedded plates, and the deflection limit it must satisfy, which is provided under the structural work
−- Acoustic batt insulation installed in the plenum above the partition to control flanking, specified in [[syncs/acoustic-insulation]]
−- Hard ceiling and header construction above and adjacent to the partition, specified in [[syncs/gypsum-board-assemblies]]
−- Fire-rated pass doors and their hardware, where integrated into the partition, coordinated with [[syncs/doors-frames-and-hardware]] but furnished as part of the partition assembly
+- Acoustic batt insulation installed in the plenum above the partition to control flanking, specified in [[sync/acoustic-insulation]]
+- Hard ceiling and header construction above and adjacent to the partition, specified in [[sync/gypsum-board-assemblies]]
+- Fire-rated pass doors and their hardware, where integrated into the partition, coordinated with [[sync/doors-frames-and-hardware]] but furnished as part of the partition assembly
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