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Fire Separation Distance Between New and Existing Building with Windows From the 2021 IBC Commentary: The Commentary says: Fire separation distance is the distance from the exterior wall of the building to one of the three following locations, measured perpendicular to the exterior wall face: an interior lot line [see Commentary Figure 202 (19)]; the centerline of a street or public way [see
Occupant Load for an Indoor Sports Facility - The Building Code Forum I am trying to determine the occupant load from table 1004 1 1 for an indoor sports facility (Using the 2009 IBC) The facility will be a 180' x 300' (54,000 s f ) clear span metal building used for indoor sports activities such as a soccer field
Area Calculation Clarification - The Building Code Forum I have a somewhat basic (dumb?) question about area calculations - Reading through the 2009 IBC it defines building area as: 502 1AREA, BUILDING The area included within surrounding exterior walls (or exterior walls and fire walls) exclusive of vent shafts and courts Areas of the building
New Building One Exit - The Building Code Forum Yes, Sections 1006 3 3 (2018 IBC) and 1006 3 4 (2021 IBC) Although the sections refer to single exits from a story, each story of a building can use the same single exit
When does a stair require a handrail? | The Building Code Forum IBC 2018 1011 11 requires handrails on "Flights of Stairways", both flight and stairways are defined in chapter 2 A single change in elevation is not a flight nor a stairway as defined by the model IBC, thus single changes in elevation do not require handrails, the IBC even has an exception that says so, not sure why, but it does
Break Room Occupancy Load Factor - The Building Code Forum For the purposes of determining egress requirements, is there an IBC code-defined description limit of when an office "break room" ceases to be calculated with the "business area" load factor and is subject to the "unconcentrated" assembly area load factor? Some cities like the City of Boise
Low Ceiling or Protruding Object? | The Building Code Forum 2009 IBC Group R-2, college apartment building Type B unit [regarding accessibility] dwelling unit The dwelling unit ceiling height is 8' The dwelling unit hallway is 3 ft wide and also has a ceiling height of 8 ft Ductwork, hidden by an enclosure, passes beneath the 8 ft ceiling The
Fire-separation between units of multi-unit commercial building I have seem some AHJ apply IBC Section 402 4 2 1 for separation of tenant suites; however, I strongly disagree with this practice, as Section 402 only applies to mall buildings 402 4 2 1 Tenant Separations Each tenant space shall be separated from other tenant spaces by a fire partition complying with Section 708 A tenant separation wall is not required between any tenant space and the mall
Two-way communications at elevator | The Building Code Forum IBC section 1009 is Accessible Means of Egress, so if an elevator isn't part of a required accessible means of egress nothing in 1009 would apply That said, I'm an old man and I can't recall ever being in an elevator that didn't have two-way communication (Whether it worked or not is an open question ) IBC 3008 6 6 requires a two-way communication system in each occupant evacuation elevator
Define: Monumental Stair - The Building Code Forum I am having a hard time finding what defines a "monumental stair"? Are there any code interpretations that I am missing regarding this? Specifically having to do with the handrail requirements? Thanks in advance,