Classification: Internal Use

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Date: DEC 2017

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S.N. SES No.: B01-E03 Rev. No.: 3 Paragraph No.:

1 Original Text:

High Commission for Industrial Security, Ministry of Interior, K.S.A. (HCIS)

SAF-03 Plant Buildings
SAF-04 Fire Protection Systems
SAF-05 Industrial Drainage
SAF-06 Plant Layout, Spacing and Access
SAF-19 Electric Power Generating Plants and Associated Facilities
SEC-03 Security Gate
SEC-09 Security Doors
SEC-10 Security Locks

New Text:

High Commission for Industrial Security, Ministry of Interior, K.S.A. (HCIS)

SAF-03 Buildings for Industrial Facilities
SAF-04 Fire Protection Systems and Equipment
SAF-05 Industrial Drainage
SAF-06 Plant Layout, Spacing and Access
SAF-19 Power Plants and Associated Facilities
SEC-02 Security Fencing System
SEC-03 Security Gates
SEC-09 Structures Housing Security Equipment

S.N. SES No.: B01-E03 Rev. No.: 3 Paragraph No.:

2 Original Text:

N/A

New Text:

New item to be inserted between 3.2 and 3.3:

All critical elements and buildings intended for occupancy shall be located to maintain a minimum
clearance distance from the perimeter fence and any entrance gate in accordance with HCIS SEC-02.

New items to be inserted under 4.1.1:

4.1.1.
j. X-Ray & Inspection Building
k. Visitor Center

Notes:
1. Template shall be repeated for each addendum proposal
2. Separate forms shall be used for different standards.
Z01-X06-04 Rev 4 Mar 2016 SES Addendum Proposal Form (B01-E03)
Classification: Internal Use

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Addition to Table 1:

STRUCTURAL EXTERNAL
Sl# BUILDING GROUP FOUNDATION ROOF
SYSTEM (2) WALLS
X-Ray &
Inspection Building
1 A RCC (1) RCC or SS (1) CMU or RCC or MD (1)
Visitor Center PCCP (1)

Addition to Table 2:

Notes:
1. Template shall be repeated for each addendum proposal
2. Separate forms shall be used for different standards.
Z01-X06-04 Rev 4 Mar 2016 SES Addendum Proposal Form (B01-E03)
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Design of Buildings for Petrochemical Plants

This document is issued by ECoE, SABIC E&PM, Jubail Industrial City, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The information contained
in this document is the confidential property of SABIC. It cannot be disclosed, copied or used for any purpose without approval
from SABIC. If you are not authorized to possess this document, please destroy it immediately.
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CONTENTS
1. SCOPE ................................................................................................................................... 3
2. REFERENCES ....................................................................................................................... 3
3. GENERAL .............................................................................................................................. 4
4. CATEGORY AND TYPE OF CONSTRUCTION OF BUILDINGS AND SHELTERS ............. 5
4.1 Group A - General Buildings .......................................................................................... 5
4.2 Group B - Plant Buildings ............................................................................................... 5
4.3 Group C - Blast Resistant Plant Buildings ...................................................................... 6
4.4 Group D – General Warehouse and Equipment Shelter ................................................ 6
5. MATERIALS AND CONSTRUCTION .................................................................................... 8
5.1 Roof ................................................................................................................................ 8
5.2 Walls and Partitions ........................................................................................................ 8
5.3 Floors .............................................................................................................................. 8
5.4 Windows and Glazing ..................................................................................................... 9
5.5 Doors .............................................................................................................................. 9
5.6 Finish Materials for Floor, Wall and Ceiling .................................................................. 10
5.7 Miscellaneous .............................................................................................................. 11
6. MECHANICAL FACILITIES FOR BUILDINGS .................................................................... 12
6.1 Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Pressurizing ............................................................. 12
6.2 Plumbing....................................................................................................................... 12
7. ELECTRICAL FACILITIES FOR BUILDINGS ...................................................................... 12
7.1 General ......................................................................................................................... 12
7.2 Power and Process Control cables .............................................................................. 12
7.3 Fire Protection and Life Safety ..................................................................................... 12
8. COMMUNICATIONS ............................................................................................................ 13
9. SAFETY AND SECURITY.................................................................................................... 13
10. BUILDING SIGNS ................................................................................................................ 13
11. REVISION HISTORY ........................................................................................................... 13

TABLE
I Building Category and Type of Construction .......................................................................... 7
II Finish Materials for Floor, Wall, and Ceiling .......................................................................... 10
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1. Scope
This standard provides the criteria for the design of buildings and shelters, except temporary facilities,
for petrochemical plants.

2. References
Reference is made in this standard to the following documents. The latest issues, amendments, and
supplements to these documents shall apply unless otherwise indicated.

Any conflict(s) between this standard/specification, SES and industry standards, engineering
drawings, and contract documents shall be resolved at the discretion of SABIC.

SABIC Engineering Standards (SES)

A01-F01-07Architectural Standard Drawings – Toilet Details
A03-E01 Masonry Wall Joint Type and Locations
A04-S01 Built-up Roofing
A05-S01 Steel Doors, Windows and Frames
A05-S02 Aluminum Doors, Windows and Frames
A06-S01 Glass and Glazing
A12-S01 Steel Siding and Roofing
A15-S01 Finish Door Hardware and Weatherstipping
B01-E01 Design Criteria for Concrete and Steel Structures
B01-E02 Design Criteria for Blast Resistant Buildings
B01-E06 Design of Concrete Masonry Buildings
B01-S01 Blast Resistant Doors
B02-S04 Pre-Engineered Metal Buildings Specification
B02-S05 Fabricated Steel Grating
B04-F01 Fabricated Ladders and Cages
B04-F02 Fixed Industrial Stairs
E05-E01 Plant Buildings Electrical Design
E14-E01 Main Substation Design
E14-S02 Design Requirements for Unit Substations
F01-G01 Fire and Gas Detection System
F03-G01 Fire Protection of Buildings
K01-E01 Communication Systems Design Criteria
H01-E01 HVAC Systems Design Criteria
P01-E21 Fire Protection Water System
P01-E36 Design of Plumbing System
P04-S01 Piping Material Specification for Utility Piping
X07-E01 Control Buildings Design Criteria
S02-E03 Safety and Loss prevention for Capital projects
B01-X03 Building Data Sheet

American Society of Testing Materials (ASTM)

A 185 Standard Specification for Steel Welded Wire Fabric, Plain for Concrete Reinforcement
A 497 Standard Specification for Welded Deformed Steel Wire Fabric for Concrete Reinforcement
C 90 Standard Specification for Load Bearing Concrete Masonry Units
C 129 Standard Specification for Non-load Bearing Concrete Masonry Units

High Commission for Industrial Security, Ministry of Interior, K.S.A. (HCIS)

SAF-03 Plant Buildings
SAF-04 Fire Protection Systems
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SAF-05 Industrial Drainage

SAF-06 Plant Layout, Spacing and Access
SAF-19 Electric Power Generating Plants and Associated Facilities
SEC-03 Security Gate
SEC-09 Security Doors
SEC-10 Security Locks

Royal Commission Environmental Regulation - 2010

International Code Council (ICC)
International Building Code ( IBC)
American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE)
90.1 Energy Standard for Buildings Except Low Rise Residential Buildings
National Fire Protection Association (NFPA)
72 National Fire Alarm Code
101 Code for Safety to Life from Fire in Buildings and Structures
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) s
29CFR Part 1910 OSHA Standards and Compliance Guidelines
Saudi Arabian Standards Organization (SASO)
SSA 145 Concrete (Cement) Hollow Blocks for Building
American Petroleum Institute
API 752 Management of Hazards Associated with Location of Process Plant Permanent building
API 753 Management of Hazards Associated with Location of Process Plant Portable building

3. General
3.1 Buildings design shall comply with IBC and HCIS SAF-03 requirements with respect to
functionality, safety and durability.

3.2 The spacing for the buildings shall be in accordance with HCIS SAF-06.

3.3 Gate house shall be designed in accordance with HCIS SEC-03.

3.4 Substation design shall be in accordance with HCIS SAF-19, SES E14-E01 and E14-S02.

3.5 Laboratory building layout shall be designed by specialist company supplying the laboratory
equipment and furniture.

3.6 Pre-engineered metal buildings shall comply with SES B02-S04.

3.7 Structural design of concrete and steel buildings shall be in accordance with SES B01-E01.

3.8 Structural design of reinforced masonry (concrete hollow block) construction shall be in
accordance with SES B01-E06.

3.9 For maintenance purposes, platforms with ladders and stairs shall be provided where required.
Ladders, stairs and gratings shall be fabricated as per SES B04-F01, B04-F02 and B02-S05
respectively.
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3.10 Specific control system requirements in control buildings shall be in accordance with
SES X07-E01.

3.11 All building specifications shall be in accordance with B01-X03 shall contain architectural, HVAC,
electrical, fire protection, plumbing, and communication information. Building data sheets may be
provided by the SABIC or developed by the contractor and approved by the SABIC.

4. Category and Type of Construction of Buildings and Shelters

Every building or shelter shall be classified as group A, B, C or D, according to its use or occupancy.
Refer Table I for the type of construction for each group of buildings.

4.1 Group A - General Buildings

4.1.1 Typical General Buildings are as follows:

a. Administration building
b. Engineering building
c. Clinic
d. Training center
e. Mosque
f. Cafeteria
g. Garage and driver’s rest house
h. Fire station with fire fighters’ accommodation
i. Safety /Security building

4.2 Group B - Plant Buildings

4.2.1 Typical Plant Buildings are as follows:

a. Substation
b. Control building (non-blast resistant)
c. Generator house
d. Analyzer shelter
e. RIB (Remote instrument building)
f. Operator shelter (non-blast resistant)
g. Laboratory
h. Maintenance shop/office
i. Warehouse for storage of dangerous/ combustible material)
j. Gate House
k. Truck scale office
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4.3 Group C - Blast Resistant Plant Buildings

If located in a blast hazardous zone identified in Quantitive Risk Assessment (QRA) study as
specified in SES S02-E03 and if identified in building siting evaluation process as per API 752 and
API 753, the buildings shall be designed to be blast resistant in accordance with SES B01-E02.

4.4 Group D – General Warehouse and Equipment Shelter

4.4.1 The buildings in group D shall be as follows but not limited to,

a. Warehouse for general use

b. Maintenance shop
c. Compressor shelter
d. Lube oil shelter
e. Chlorination shelter
f. Pump shelter
g. Gas Station shelter
h. Parking shelter
i. Smoking shelter
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Table I
Building Category and Type of Construction

Sl STRUCTURAL EXTERNAL
BUILDING GROUP FOUNDATION ROOF
# SYSTEM (2) WALLS
Administration
Building
Engineering Office
Security Office
Clinic
1 Training Center A RCC (1) RCC or SS (1) CMU or RCC or MD (1)
PCCP (1)
Mosque (3)
Cafeteria
Garage and
Driver’s rest house
Fire Station
Substation
Control Building
Generator House
Analyzer Shelter CMU or
RCC or MD
RIB PCCP
Remote Inst. Bld.
Operator Shelter
2 Laboratory B RCC RCC or SS
Central
Maintenance RCC or MD
CMU or
Shop/ Office (4)
Metal Siding
RCC or MD or
Warehouse (4)
Metal Roofing
Gate House RCC or CMU
CMU or RCC or MD
Truck Scale Office Insulated
Metal Siding
All Blast Resistant
3 C Refer to SES B01-E02 for Specific Requirement and Details.
Buildings

Warehouse (4) Metal Metal

4 D RCC SS
Shelters (4) Siding Roofing

Notes:
(1) RCC: Reinforced Cement Concrete ; SS: Structural Steel Frame ; MD: Metal Deck with Concrete on Top ;
CMU: Concrete Masonry Unit; PCCP: Precast Cement Concrete Panel
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(2) RCC frame structure is preferred for Group A, B, C buildings. Structural steel frame could be used if
advantageous from cost or schedule.
(3) Roof may be arched or flat.
(4) Air conditioned metal buildings shall be provided with Sandwich panel metal siding and roofing as per
SES A12-S01.

5. Materials and Construction

5.1 Roof

5.1.1 Flat roofs shall consist of reinforced concrete. The minimum slope shall be 1:100.

5.1.2 Roofs and parapets shall be made completely waterproof by water proofing system as
specified in SES A04-S01.

5.1.3 Composite roofs shall be thermally insulated in order not to exceed overall heat
transmission coefficient (U value) as specified in ASHRAE 90.1

5.1.4 Pitched roofs shall be made of corrugated metal sheet panels or metal sandwich panels
with a minimum slope of 1:5 or as approved by SABIC.

5.1.5 Material and Installation of roof drains, downspout, and splash proof gutters shall be in
accordance with SES B02-S04.

5.2 Walls and Partitions

5.2.1 Concrete block masonry for exterior walls, shall be of hollow load-bearing concrete
masonry units conforming to SASO SSA 145, ASTM C 90 and shall be as specified in SES A03-
E01. Horizontal and vertical reinforcing shall be provided for concrete block masonry walls.

5.2.2 Interior wall shall be non-load bearing concrete masonry units conforming to ASTM C 129
or gypsum board or removable partition walls depending on the functional requirement.

5.2.3 Exterior and interior masonry walls shall be finished by plastering and painting.

5.2.4 Building’s exterior walls shall be thermally insulated in order not to exceed overall heat
transmission coefficient (U value) as specified in ASHRAE 90.1.

5.2.5 Lintels and sills for doors, windows, and other openings in block masonry shall be precast
or cast-in-place reinforced concrete.

5.3 Floors

5.3.1 Concrete floor slabs resting on ground shall have a minimum thickness of 100 mm except
for blast resistant buildings and shall be reinforced with welded wire fabric 6 mm x 150 mm X
150 mm conforming to ASTM A 185 for plain mesh and ASTM A 497 for deformed mesh.

5.3.2 Concrete floor slabs for warehouse or maintenance shop shall have a minimum thickness
of 150 mm and shall be designed for the imposed loading.

5.3.3 Elevation of ground floor of building shall be minimum 300 mm above the finished grade
level.

5.3.4 Termite treatment shall be applied on the soil for all Category A buildings.
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5.3.5 Concrete floors storing or handling chemicals shall be treated with chemical resistant
coating or tiles.

5.3.6 Walkways and traffic routes in warehouses and maintenance shop shall be identified with
epoxy coating suitable for traffic impact of vehicles or fork-lifts.

5.3.7 Raised floor shall be installed in the control room, RIB, computer rooms, communication
equipment rooms for laying the instrument and control cables under the floor. Height of raised
floor shall be minimum 600 mm. Refer to SES-X07-E01 for additional requirements.

5.4 Windows and Glazing

5.4.1 Buildings shall be provided with fixed aluminum windows.

5.4.2 Material and installation details of windows and glazing shall be in accordance with SES
A05-S02 and SES A06-S01 respectively. Insulating glass shall be used for all Air conditioned
buildings. Insulating glass shall be thermally insulated in order not to exceed overall heat
transmission coefficient (U value) as specified in ASHRAE 90.1.

5.4.3 For rooms to be pressurized, windows are not recommended. If windows are required,
they shall be fixed, airtight type and able to withstand internal pressure.

5.4.4 Windows shall not be provided for a blast resistant building.

5.4.5 Insect screens made of stainless steel wire mesh shall be installed on louvers.

5.5 Doors

5.5.1 Exterior doors and frames for plant buildings (Category B and C) shall be made of steel.

5.5.2 Exterior doors for general buildings (Category A) shall be made of aluminum or steel.

5.5.3 Material and installation details of steel and aluminum doors shall comply with SES A05-
S01 and SES A05-S02 respectively.

5.5.4 Security doors and locks shall comply with HCIS SEC-09 and SEC-10 respectively.

5.5.5 Exterior doors and frames for blast resistant buildings (Category C) shall comply with SES
B01-S01.

5.5.6 Interior doors for offices and similar locations can be made of wooden or steel or
aluminum.

5.5.7 Buildings shall be provided with not less than two outward opening exterior doors located
preferably on opposite sides of the building.

5.5.8 Buildings housing equipment shall have personnel doors and a dedicated door for
equipment entry. Doors for the equipment shall generally be of sufficient size to provide access to
the largest piece of equipment to be housed in the building. Minimum size of doors used for
personnel only shall be 0.9 meter in clear width and 2.1 meters in height.

5.5.9 Main entry doors shall be equipped with air lock.

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5.5.10 Hardware for doors and windows shall be made of stainless steel or corrosion-proof
aluminum alloy, complying with SES A15-S01.

5.5.11 Unless otherwise indicated on drawings, main entry doors to common facilities shall be
glazed with a minimum size of 300 mm x 300 mm of wired glass to ensure visibility.

5.6 Finish Materials for Floor, Wall and Ceiling

5.6.1 The finish schedule of rooms in various buildings shall be as shown in Table II.

5.6.2 First class quality materials shall be used for the buildings internal floor, walls, ceiling and
external walls.

5.6.3 The finishing materials shall be from SABIC approved manufacturers.

5.6.4 Suspended ceilings shall be installed in the buildings as indicated in the Table II.

TABLE II
Finish Materials for Floor, Wall, and Ceiling

NAME OF ROOM FLOOR (2) WALL (2) CEILING (2)


Quarry Tile
Office Room 
PVC Tile

Carpet 

PGB (1) 
Quarry Tile  SAB (1)

Plastered and Painted
Conference Room Marble
Meeting Room 
PVC Tile (composite)

Carpet

Marble 
 SAB
Granite 
Lobby and Corridor  PGB
Quarry Tile 
 Plastered and Painted
PVC Tile (composite)
Mosque  
Carpet SAB
Prayer Room

Control Room
 
Access Floor with PGB
Computer Room  
Antistatic Rubber or PVC Plastered and Painted SAB
Tile
Rack Room

Antistatic Epoxy Coating
Switchgear Room
(2-3mm thk) on Concrete
Generator Room 
Fair-Faced and
Floor Steel Trowel Finish

Painted
Acid Resistant Coating
Battery Room 
Acid Resistant Tiles
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Table II (Continuation)
Finish Materials for Floor, Wall and Ceiling

NAME OF ROOM FLOOR (2) WALL (2) CEILING (2)


  SAB
Laboratory Porcelain (unglazed) Plastered and Painted 
PGB
 
Porcelain (unglazed) Plastered and Painted
Cafeteria  
Quarry Tile with Semi-Porcelain SAB
Mess Room 
Granite Tile Glazed Tile

Water/ Moisture Proof
Kitchen
Mineral Fiber Tile
Kitchen Storage 
  Gypsum Board.
Ceramic Tile (unglazed) Ceramic Glazed Tile
 
Wash Room Porcelain (unglazed) Porcelain (glazed)
Shower Room 
Plastered and Painted
Toilet Room

Mosaic Tile 
  Plastered and Painted
Locker Room Quarry Tile Plastered and Painted 
 SAB
PVC Tile (composite)

Plastered and Painted
Maintenance Shop 
Steel Trowel Concrete with Washable Non-

Glare Paint Fair-Faced and
Finish with Metallic Floor
Painted
Warehouse Hardener

Plastered and Painted
Storage Room

 Heavy Gauge Mesh 
Transformer Yard Gravel on Concrete Slab  Metal Sheet
Fair-Faced Concrete

Cable Basement   
Clean Sand Heavy Gauge Mesh Fair-Faced Concrete

Notes:
(1) PGB: Painted Gypsum Board; SAB: Suspended Acoustical Board.
(2) Interior finish material shall comply with Chapter 8 of IBC 2009 in terms of flammability and smoke
development.

5.7 Miscellaneous

5.7.1 An overhead crane or hoist shall be installed in the buildings housing electrical equipment
and in maintenance shops. The requirement of crane or hoist in a building shall be decided by
SABIC.

5.7.2 If sound sources are located indoors or outdoors adjacent to buildings, soundproofing
shall be considered in the design and in selecting materials for the wall, roof ceiling, or other parts
of buildings.
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6. Mechanical Facilities for Buildings

6.1 Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Pressurizing

6.1.1 Design of Heating, Ventilating and Air Conditioning of buildings shall be in accordance
with SES H01-E01.

6.2 Plumbing

6.2.1 The plumbing design and materials shall be in accordance with SES P01-E36, SES P04-
S01.

6.2.2 Buildings shall be provided with toilet facilities unless the occupancy of building is 4 or
less and the distance to the closest building with toilet does not exceed 50 m.

6.2.3 Sanitary fixtures and its’ arrangement shall be provided in accordance with SES P01-E36
and A01-F01-07.

6.2.4 Ablution facility shall be provided adjacent to prayer room or mosque.

6.2.5 Plant buildings with occupancy of 10 or more shall be provided with shower and lockers.

6.2.6 Buildings with occupancy of 10 or more shall be provided with kitchen/ tea room, water
coolers and hot and cold water supply.

6.2.7 Workshop buildings shall be provided with a utility station and wash bay for equipment
just outside the building. Utility station and wash bay drains shall be connected to oily water sewer.

6.2.8 Where chemical contact to personnel is possible such as in battery room, laboratory etc,
eyewash and safety shower shall be provided with the drainage system.

6.2.9 Buildings having toilet shall be equipped with a Septic tank; the functional design of the
septic tank shall be in accordance with SES P01-E36 and Royal Commission Environmental
Regulation.

7. Electrical Facilities for Buildings

7.1 General

7.1.1 Electrical design of buildings shall be in accordance with SES E05-E01.

7.2 Power and Process Control cables

7.2.1 Power conduits and cables shall be routed underground in trenches for Generator
Building. Openings shall be sealed.

7.2.2 Process control cables shall be routed to buildings in accordance with SES X05-E01.

7.3 Fire Protection and Life Safety

7.3.1 Fire protection of buildings shall conform to SES F03-G01 and F01-G01.

7.3.2 Life safety from fire in buildings and structures shall conform to NFPA 101.
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8. Communications
8.1 Telephone, data systems and security alarms shall be in accordance with SES K01-E01.

9. Safety and Security

9.1 Buildings shall be designed to conform to applicable requirements of HCIS directives and
OSHA 29CFR 1910.

9.2 Building design shall address the safety of the occupants and provide an evacuation plan.

9.3 The following systems shall be incorporated to the building design where their use is required.
a. Public address system
b. Security monitoring system

9.4 Security system shall be designed in accordance with HCIS SEC-05 and SEC-06

10. Building Signs

10.1 Buildings shall be provided with the appropriate directional safety and identity signs.

10.2 Signs shall be clearly visible, contrasting from the immediate environment and follow established
international principles.

10.3 Signs shall be clearly identifiable, simple and be in the form of both graphic and written.

10.4 Written signage shall be in Arabic language first followed by English language.

10.5 Identity signs shall be located at the eye level on the entrance door or on the wall adjacent to it.

11. Revision History

Revision 3 Sept 2016 All addendums are incorporated.

Briefed process discipline and API requirements for Group C -
building category and provided references accordingly.
Typical list of buildings is deleted from Section 4.2
Building Data Sheet is separated from standard and moved to
B01-X03.

Revision 2 Dec 2012
Replaced the old SSD with the new HCIS directives.
Deleted the other discipline requirements in section 6, 7, 8 and 9 by
making reference to respective discipline SES.
Added new table for material of construction.
Updated existing table for finish materials.