SynC · Topic
These are the standards in the SynC Standards library that cover ADA. Each one is a complete, plain-language specification: the scope it applies to, the requirements that govern it, and a structured equipment datasheet listing the values a project has to decide — ratings, materials, setpoints, and the standards each is verified against. All of it is free to read without an account and published under CC BY-SA 4.0.
A standard usually carries several topics, so most of the entries below also appear under neighbouring subjects. The topics each one carries are listed on its own page.
Non-load-bearing extruded aluminum framing systems glazed with monolithic or insulating glass, and the aluminum stile-and-rail swing entrance doors integrated with them, at building perimeters and interior partitions. Covers framing depth, sightline, joinery, glazing pocket position, and thermal barrier construction; glass lite construction, insulating glass unit make-up, edge seal, and low-emissivity coatings; dry, wet, and structural silicone glazing methods; air infiltration, water penetration, structural wind load, thermal transmittance, solar heat gain, condensation, acoustic, windborne debris, and inter-story drift performance; entrance door leaf proportions, construction, hardware, thresholds, and weatherseals; anodic and organic finishes; perimeter anchorage, sill water management, and air and water control layer continuity; laboratory and field testing; installation, cleaning, protection, and warranty.
Tufted and woven carpet for commercial, institutional, healthcare, educational, hospitality, and multi-family interior applications — modular carpet tile and broadloom. Covers product format and construction, face fiber and dye method, face weight and pile, primary and secondary backing, flammability and smoke performance, static control, indoor-air-quality (IAQ) certification, accessories (adhesives, tackifier, separate cushion, transition strips), concrete and wood subfloor preparation, moisture and alkalinity acceptance and testing, direct glue-down, double-glue, free-lay, and stretch-in installation methods, seaming, transitions and accessibility, field quality, initial maintenance, and warranty.
Swinging door openings furnished as one combined package of hollow metal doors and frames, architectural wood flush doors, and finish hardware, in commercial, institutional, and light-industrial construction. Covers the opening schedule as the coordination instrument; hollow metal performance levels, models, face-sheet materials, cores, frame thickness, profile, construction method, anchorage, grout fill, and factory finish; wood door duty levels, appearance grades, cores, face materials, veneer selection and matching, edges, and finishing; fire-rated and smoke-rated listed assemblies under NFPA 80, NFPA 105, and UL 10C; hinges, locksets, exit devices, closers, stops, protection plates, thresholds, and gasketing; cylinders, keyways, and keying hierarchy; electrified hardware, fail modes, power transfer, and fire alarm release; accessible-opening obligations; installation tolerances and clearances; fire door inspection at turnover; and warranty.
Permanently installed entrance flooring and walk-off systems that capture moisture, soil, grit, and snowmelt from foot and rolling traffic at building entrances before it reaches the interior finish floor. Covers recessed and surface-mounted rail grilles with replaceable tread inserts in lift-out, hinged, and roll-up construction, recessed and surface-mounted link and modular mats, and walk-off carpet tile and broadloom in the interior wiper zone. Addresses the arrangement of the exterior scraper, threshold scraper-wiper, and interior wiper zones, walk-off length, rail and frame materials, recess depth and drainage, rolling load rating, tread inserts, accessibility of the walking surface, slip resistance, flammability and low-emitting requirements for textiles, installation, cleaning, warranty, and attic stock.
Factory-fabricated sheet-steel lockers and their doors, latching, locking, trim, interior equipment, and anchorage, in knocked-down or welded construction, for school corridors, athletic and team rooms, employee and industrial change rooms, public recreation, and day-use storage. Covers substrate selection and corrosion protection, component sheet thickness, tier and opening configuration, door ventilation, latching and locking including electronic locks, powder-coat finish performance, tops, bases and closure trim, accessible lockers under the ADA Standards and ICC A117.1, and floor, wall, and seismic anchorage.
Plumbing fixtures and their trim, carriers, supply stops, and exposed waste connections in commercial, institutional, and industrial buildings. Covers water closets, urinals, lavatories, service sinks and mop basins, hand-wash sinks, break room and office kitchen sinks, showers, drinking fountains and bottle fillers, and plumbed emergency eyewash and drench shower equipment. Establishes the fixture material and construction, the flush and flow technology, the consumption rates measured against the federal EPAct maximums and the EPA WaterSense specifications, the mounting and carrier requirements, the accessibility criteria, the scald-protection arrangement at the fixture, and the acceptance testing that proves each fixture performs at its rated volume or flow.
Thermal insulation, jacketing, vapor retarders, and ADA protective covers for plumbing piping inside buildings — domestic hot water and recirculation (energy conservation), domestic cold water (condensation control), and storm and roof-drainage bodies and overflow piping (condensation on cold rainwater). Covers material selection by service (mineral/glass fiber with all-service jacket for hot lines, closed-cell elastomeric for cold and condensation control, phenolic where space is limited), insulation thickness by the adopted energy code, continuous vapor-retarder construction on cold and storm piping, jacketing by exposure (all-service jacket concealed, PVC fitting covers, metal jacket in mechanical rooms and outdoors), insulation inserts and shields at hangers, and molded protective covers on the hot, cold, and waste/trap piping below accessible lavatories and sinks.
Resilient floor coverings for commercial, institutional, healthcare, educational, and multi-family interior applications — luxury vinyl tile and plank (LVT/LVP), vinyl composition tile (VCT), sheet vinyl with and without backing, rubber tile and sheet, and sheet linoleum. Covers product type and construction, wear-layer and gauge selection, flammability and smoke performance, slip resistance, indoor-air-quality (VOC) certification, accessories (adhesives, transition strips, resilient base), concrete and wood subfloor preparation, moisture testing and mitigation, full-spread glue-down and floating installation methods, heat- and chemical-welded seaming for sheet goods, field testing, initial maintenance, and warranty.
Interior and building-mounted architectural and code-required signage for commercial, institutional, and light-industrial buildings — tactile room-identification signs, directional and overhead wayfinding signs, regulatory and informational panel signs, dimensional letters and logos, code-required egress and accessibility signage (exit, stairway identification, floor-level, area-of-refuge), and both non-illuminated and electrically illuminated signs. Covers accessibility requirements for tactile characters and Braille, visual character legibility, contrast and finish, mounting height and location, substrate and copy methods, the sign and message schedule, and installation.
Factory-fabricated toilet compartments, urinal screens, and dressing screens for commercial, institutional, educational, healthcare, transit, assembly, and correctional restrooms. Covers panel material families including plastic-laminate-faced, solid plastic HDPE, solid phenolic core, powder-coated steel, and stainless steel; panel, door, and pilaster thickness; interior-finish fire performance; mounting styles including floor-anchored and overhead-braced, floor-to-ceiling, ceiling-hung, and floor-anchored without headrail; headrails, pilaster shoes, brackets, hinges, latches, coat hooks, and fasteners; compartment dimensions, panel height, floor clearance, and sightline treatment; and wheelchair accessible and ambulatory accessible compartments under the 2010 ADA Standards and ICC A117.1.
Commercial, institutional, and light-industrial toilet rooms and bathing facilities requiring furnished and installed washroom accessories — grab bars, mirrors, paper towel dispensers, soap dispensers, sanitary-napkin dispensers and disposals, waste receptacles, toilet-paper holders, seat-cover dispensers, baby-changing stations, robe hooks, and shelves. Covers material and finish requirements, recessed/semi-recessed/surface mounting, accessibility mounting heights and reach ranges, grab bar structural requirements, fire-rated wall coordination, and blocking/backing coordination.
Factory-fabricated architectural casework graded under the Architectural Woodwork Standards for commercial, institutional, educational, and healthcare buildings: plastic-laminate, thermally fused laminate, wood-veneer, and solid-wood base, wall, and tall cabinets; reception desks, nurse stations, service and transaction counters, and built-in millwork cabinetry; the plastic-laminate countertops and backsplashes that top them; and the cabinet hardware that operates them. Covers the quality grade, installation grade, and structural duty level; construction type and door and drawer-front interface style; core materials by moisture exposure; exposed and semi-exposed surface materials and laminate grades; veneer species, cut, and matching; edge treatment; plastic-laminate countertop construction; hinges, drawer slides, pulls, locks, and shelf supports; factory finishing; interior finish fire classification; composite-wood formaldehyde and adhesive emissions; accessible stations; blocking, anchorage, and seismic restraint; installation; warranty; and spare parts.