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1 UFC 4-440-01 01 October 2014 UNIFIED Facilities CRITERIA (UFC) APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE; DISTRIBUTION UNLIMITED Warehouses AND Storage Facilities UFC 4-440-01 01 October 2014 UNIFIED Facilities CRITERIA (UFC) Warehouses AND Storage Facilities Any copyrighted material included in this UFC is identified at its point of use. Use of the copyrighted material apart from this UFC must have the permission of the copyright holder. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS NAVAL Facilities ENGINEERING COMMAND (Preparing Activity) AIR FORCE CIVIL ENGINEER CENTER Record of Changes (changes are indicated by \1\ .. /1/) Change No. Date Location This UFC supersedes UFC 4-440-01A, dated March 1, 2005 and UFC 4-442-01N, dated January 16, 2004. UFC 4-440-01 01 October 2014 FOREWORD The Unified Facilities Criteria (UFC) system is prescribed by MIL-STD 3007 and provides planning, design, construction, sustainment, restoration, and modernization criteria, and applies to the Military Departments, the Defense Agencies, and the DoD Field Activities in accordance with USD (AT&L) Memorandum dated 29 May 2002.

2 UFC will be used for all DoD projects and work for other customers where appropriate. All construction outside of the United States is also governed by Status of Forces Agreements (SOFA), Host Nation Funded Construction Agreements (HNFA), and in some instances, Bilateral Infrastructure Agreements (BIA.) Therefore, the acquisition team must ensure compliance with the most stringent of the UFC, the SOFA, the HNFA, and the BIA, as applicable. UFC are living documents and will be periodically reviewed, updated, and made available to users as part of the Services responsibility for providing technical criteria for military construction. Headquarters, Army Corps of Engineers (HQUSACE), Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC), and the Air Force Civil Engineer Center (AFCEC) are responsible for administration of the UFC system. Defense agencies should contact the preparing service for document interpretation and improvements. Technical content of UFC is the responsibility of the cognizant DoD working group.

3 Recommended changes with supporting rationale should be sent to the respective service proponent office by the following electronic form: Criteria Change Request. The form is also accessible from the Internet sites listed below. UFC are effective upon issuance and are distributed only in electronic media from the following source: Whole Building Design Guide web site Hard copies of UFC printed from electronic media should be checked against the current electronic version prior to use to ensure that they are current. AUTHORIZED BY: JAMES C. DALTON, JOSEPH E. GOTT, Chief, Engineering and Construction Chief Engineer Army Corps of Engineers Naval Facilities Engineering Command JOE SCIABICA, SES MICHAEL McANDREW Director Director, Facilities Investment and Management Air Force Civil Engineer Center Office of the Deputy Under Secretary of Defense (Installations and Environment) UFC 4-440-01 01 October 2014 UNIFIED Facilities CRITERIA (UFC) NEW SUMMARY SHEET Document: UFC 4-440-01 , Warehouses AND Storage Facilities Superseding: UFC 4-440-01A Storage Depots and UFC 4-442-01N Design; Covered Storage .

4 Description: This new UFC, " Warehouses AND Storage Facilities " replaces UFC 4-440-01A, Storage Depots (Army) and UFC 4-442-01N, Design: Covered Storage (Navy). These existing UFCs are not unified. The Army document is former TM 5-840-02 dated October 7, 1994. The Navy document is former Military Handbook 1032/2 dated September 30, 1987. Reasons for Document: The new UFC will provide updated guidance for new Warehouses and covered Storage Facilities . Impact: The result of these changes is a document which can more practically be used as part of a construction contract and is more easily understood by the users, more relevant to current practice and is properly coordinated with other Government requirements documents. Non-Unified Items: Differing policies for Navy and Marine Corps, Army, and Air Force appear in paragraphs entitled Controlled Humidity warehouse , Flammable / Hazardous Storage Within Other Storage Facilities , and Flammable / Hazardous Materials Storage .

5 UFC 4-440-01 01 October 2014 TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION .. 1 1-1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE.. 1 1-2 APPLICABILITY.. 1 Conflicts in Criteria .. 1 1-3 GENERAL BUILDING REQUIREMENTS .. 1 1-4 TYPES OF Storage Facilities .. 2 General Purpose warehouse .. 2 Humidity Controlled warehouse .. 2 Shed Storage .. 3 Hazardous Materials Storage within Other Storage Facilities .. 3 1-5 EXCLUSIONS .. 3 Cold Storage .. 3 Liquid Storage .. 4 Ammunition Storage .. 4 Open Storage .. 4 Hazardous Waste Storage .. 4 1-6 APPENDICES .. 4 CHAPTER 2 PLANNING AND LAYOUT .. 5 2-1 PROJECT INITIATION AND PLANNING .. 5 Project Analysis and Engineering Phase .. 5 2-2 GEOGRAPHIC PLANNING .. 5 2-3 Storage / HANDLING SYSTEM .. 6 Design Parameters .. 6 Procedures .. 6 Material Handling Equipment .. 11 Storage Equipment .. 11 2-4 MATERIAL HANDLING SYSTEMS CONSIDERATIONS .. 13 Receiving Shipping Operations .. 13 Order Picking 13 2-5 SUPPORT AREAS .. 14 Supervisory Offices.

6 15 Receiving Office .. 15 i UFC 4-440-01 01 October 2014 Shipping Office .. 17 Rest Rooms .. 18 Employee Services .. 18 Crating Operations .. 18 Packing/Packaging Operations .. 18 Battery Charging Area .. 18 2-6 PARKING .. 19 2-7 TRAFFIC FLOW .. 19 2-8 SAFETY .. 19 CHAPTER 3 GENERAL DESIGN CRITERIA .. 21 3-1 GENERAL DESIGN FACTORS .. 21 Material Movement .. 21 Expansion Capability .. 21 Flexible Design .. 21 Requirements of Specific Buildings .. 21 3-2 BUILDING SHAPE AND PROPORTIONS .. 23 Travel Distance .. 23 Irregular Shapes .. 23 Height .. 23 Area .. 23 3-3 BUILDING SPACING .. 23 Rail Side .. 23 Truck Side .. 23 Warehouses In-Line .. 24 Hazardous Materials Facilities .. 24 3-4 DOCKING Facilities .. 24 Truck Dock .. 27 Rail Docks .. 33 Ramp Access .. 34 Dock Levelers .. 34 Dock and Platform Weather Protection .. 35 Safety Equipment .. 37 3-5 STRUCTURAL .. 39 ii UFC 4-440-01 01 October 2014 Ground Floors.

7 39 Superstructure .. 39 3-6 EXTERIOR DESIGN .. 43 Surface Treatment .. 43 Roofing Systems .. 43 Exterior Walls .. 44 Dock Doors .. 44 Fire Doors .. 45 Windows .. 45 Doors and Hardware .. 45 46 3-7 INTERIOR DESIGN .. 46 Interior Walls .. 46 Doors and Windows .. 46 47 warehouse Storage Area .. 47 Shops And Storage Rooms .. 50 Administration and Office Spaces .. 50 Toilet and Locker Rooms .. 51 Corridors and Stairs .. 51 Support Spaces .. 52 Battery Charging and Handling Operations .. 52 Pallet Racks .. 57 Aisle Dimensions .. 64 Building Bay Dimensions .. 66 Telecommunication Systems .. 70 Alarm Systems .. 70 Casework .. 70 Elevators and Lifts .. 71 Furniture 71 Equipment Considerations .. 71 3-8 PEST CONTROL .. 71 3-9 ACCESSIBILITY FOR THE DISABLED .. 72 iii UFC 4-440-01 01 October 2014 3-10 ACOUSTICS .. 72 3-11 CONVEYING SYSTEMS .. 72 Overhead Bridge Cranes .. 72 3-12 MOTOR AND CONTROLS .. 73 3-13 PLUMBING.

8 73 General .. 73 Compressed Air .. 73 3-14 ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL .. 74 General .. 74 Heating .. 74 Ventilation .. 75 Humidity Control .. 76 Air Conditioning .. 76 Energy Conservation .. 76 Insulation .. 76 Mechanical Equipment Requirements .. 76 Noise and Vibration Control .. 77 3-15 FIRE PROTECTION .. 77 Fire Protection Sprinkler Systems .. 77 Fire Alarm Systems .. 80 Smoke Detectors .. 80 3-16 ELECTRICAL .. 80 80 Emergency Power .. 81 Lighting .. 81 Receptacles .. 81 Battery Chargers .. 81 Lightning Protection .. 81 3-17 81 Siting .. 82 Utilities .. 82 Utility Metering .. 82 3-18 SUSTAINABLE DESIGN .. 83 iv UFC 4-440-01 01 October 2014 CHAPTER 4 HAZARDOUS MATERIALS Storage GENERAL DESIGN CRITERIA .. 84 4-1 GENERAL .. 84 4-2 HAZARDOUS MATERIALS Storage .. 84 Compliance Standards .. 84 Hazardous Materials Storage .. 84 Design Criteria .. 85 Storage Requirements .. 85 Material Handling Equipment.

9 85 4-3 SEGREGATION OF MATERIALS .. 86 Categories of Materials .. 86 Segregation Requirements .. 87 Combined Shed 89 4-4 SPILL CONTAINMENT AND CONTROL .. 89 Exterior Containment .. 89 Interior Containment .. 89 Dikes .. 90 Floor Trenches and Capture Systems .. 90 Recessed Floor .. 93 Containment .. 93 Drainage .. 93 APPENDIX A REFERENCES .. 94 APPENDIX B BEST PRACTICES .. 100 B-1 GENERAL .. 100 B-2 WHOLE BUILDING DESIGN GUIDE .. 100 B-3 FACITILTY DESIGN .. 100 APPENDIX C GLOSSARY .. 102 v UFC 4-440-01 01 October 2014 FIGURES Figure 2-1 System Selection Flowchart .. 7 Figure 2-2 Standard Pallet Rack Elevation / Parameters .. 9 Figure 2-3 Typical Receiving Office Layout - Functional Dimensions .. 16 Figure 2-4 Typical Shipping Office Layout - Functional Dimensions .. 17 Figure 2-5 Typical Safety Markings .. 20 Figure 3-1 Truck Apron Criteria (Functional Dimensions) .. 25 Figure 3-2 Building Protection Devices .. 26 Figure 3-3 Truck Dock Configurations.

10 29 Figure 3-4 Typical Truck Dock .. 30 Figure 3-5 Truck Apron Section .. 31 Figure 3-6 Door Size Characteristics .. 32 Figure 3-7 Rail Car Characteristics .. 33 Figure 3-8 Truck Dock Weather Seals .. 36 Figure 3-9 Truck Dock Canopy .. 37 Figure 3-10 Trailer Restraint System .. 38 Figure 3-11 Battery Charging Area (Open Locations) .. 53 Figure 3-12 Battery Charging Area (One-Entrance Room) .. 54 Figure 3-13 Typical Battery Charger Installation .. 56 Figure 3-14 Pallet Rack Terminology .. 58 Figure 3-15 DoD Pallet Arrangement .. 59 Figure 3-16 Pallet Rack Fire Protection Terminology .. 61 Figure 3-17 Pickup and Delivery (P&D) Stations .. 63 Figure 3-18 Typical Rail Guidance System .. 64 Figure 3-19 Typical Wire Guidance System .. 65 Figure 3-20 Building Column Spacing Parameters .. 66 Figure 3-21 Standard Face and Longitudinal Flue Sprinkler Mounting .. 79 Figure 4-1 Hazardous Materials Storage Segregation Layouts .. 88 Figure 4-2 Spill Capture/Containment System.