This is a general question.
I am looking at a Historic Building project.
This is a 100.000 sqft Museum which will undergo Level 3 Alteration and an addition of another 200.000 sqft area.
The addition will be a basement of sorts.
Which ICC codes would apply? I am thinking IEBC for the existing part and IBC for the addition, but some questions arise.
If the IBC requirements for addition lead to a significantly different architectural and aesthetic approach, what do we do? How do we...
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In California, are there any requirements to have an electrical room be fire rated in a single-story medical office building?
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Newbie here, trying to muddle my way through the code on my own before I present it to a lead. I have a 99,628 bakery addition which I have assigned an F-1 occupancy to. When I did my occupant load the first time around I used "group h-5 fabrication and manufacturing areas" with 200 sf allowance. Now I'm questioning myself if it meant "group h-5 manufacturing" or just "manufacturing". After a look in here, I think I was wrong and should have used "industrial" with 100 sf allowance. So this...
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I have a car dealership project with a service drive canopy attached to the service building on one side, then open on the other 3 sides. The sales building is ~5' from the opposite side of the canopy. We have confirmed the canopy complies with Section 3105. The AHJ is contending this canopy is an extension of the service building and we must "demonstrate compliance with Section 705.3". I do not consider this as a reasonable intepretation of the code. There are no walls to the canopy...
2018 IBC
Is a warehouse overhead door dock seal governed by the IBC as an Exterior Wall Projection or Combustible Materials on the Exterior Side of Exterior Walls?
705.2 Projections. Cornices, eave overhangs, exterior balconies and similar projections extending beyond the exterior wall shall conform to the requirements of this section and Section 1405. Exterior egress balconies and exterior exit stairways and ramps shall comply with Sections 1021 and 1027, respectively. Projections...
I had an internal code review of a project and there was a comment on an exterior ramp that is part of the Exit Discharge route noting that we needed to provide 10' between the property line and the edge of our ramp and 10' between the ramp and our building per the 2021 edition of the IBC Chapter 10 Exterior Exit Stairways and Ramps Section 1027.5. My understanding is that this section of the code is in reference to stairs and ramps that are Exit Components ie "That portion of the egress...
A building that I am working on has an existing mezzanine that was permitted. The mezzanine is used only for storage. The existing common path of travel exceeds 100'. Are there any exceptions in the code that allow the common path of travel to be disregarded for storage mezzanines? I understand that for equipment and mechanical platforms that the common path of travel does not apply. Does this also include storage mezzanines? Also, if the mezzanine was previously permitted and approved...
at my current job, we do commercial work in restaurants. We've had a discussion at my office concerning the requirements of draft curtains. I was told that they are only required in NYC. This is usually behind the front counter and are used to mount the menuboard on. Sometimes in a remodel of the store we have to modify this. In NYC we have to make sure it matches the existing construction which in NYC is usually onw or 2 layers of gyp board. We had a discussion about if this is required...
In Type I or II construction, other than a plenum space, what are the limitations of using PVC or PEX in Type I or II buildings?
IBC 2018 - 2902.5 Drinking Fountain Location
Drinking fountains shall not be required to be located in individual tenant spaces provided that public drinking fountains are located within a distance of travel of 500 feet (152 m) of the most remote location in the tenant space and not more than one story above or below the tenant space. Where the tenant space is in a covered or open mall, such distance shall not exceed 300 feet (91 440 mm). Drinking fountains shall be located on an accessible...
I have a client that wants to use a wood "pergola like" element suspended by airplane cable or threaded rod over areas of a retail space. I am trying to determine where this falls in the code to provide their millworker with direction on the flame spread and other code requirements. They intend to do this in various locations throughout the country, so I don't have a specific version of the code that I will reference. In some cases this will be suspended below a ceiling and other times it...
I am working on an existing landmarked building from the 50's that is being converted into a Daycare facility. The distance between the building and the property line to the north is 17'-8". There are several doors that egress through this Yard/Egress Court.
Per1029.3:
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I am working on a cottage cluster development in Oregon. There will be 8 detached single family homes on their own lots. There are 2 detached garages, each with 4 enclosed bays on a common lot. Each bay is small, occupant load of 1 or 2. Garages are type U - private garage. I am wondering if it will be possible to use the overhead garage doors as egress door?
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What do you think of this? Is this compliant or a violation?
You need a key fob to enter or exit the pool area via gates like these.
Let's say you're using an induction range to cook things that don't produce grease vapors.
Does this condition always require a Type 2 hood?
Or are there scenarios, in addition to the exception listed below, where a Type 2 is not required?
exception: except where the heat and moisture loads from such appliances are incorporated into the HVAC system design or into the design of a separate removal system.
https://up.codes/viewer/wisconsin/imc-2015/chapter/5/exhaust-systems#507.3
I just rented a building with the emergency exit in a private area. The Fire Marshall said that I will have to delineate the exit. The frog eye exit sign and lights are already installed on both doors. What else needs to be done in order to delineate the emergency exit?
This pertains to a small, three-story building. The proposal is to convert the upper two stories into separate R-3 units (that is, one dwelling unit per level). To do this we are doing a performance evaluation per chapter 13 of the IEBC.
We can attain the necessary points with no sprinklers. But, if no sprinklers, the question is whether we need two exits per dwelling unit.
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In a proposed VB 2 story above grade building with F-1/B occupancies (non-separated and non-sprinklered), is the building limited to 1 story per Table 504.4? The main floor has half F-1, half B and the second story is B only.
Most examples I see have occupancies where separation is called out in Table 508.4, but where separation is not required by the table do you simply say, “since the F-1 is not actually on the second story, it is allowed”?
2021 IBC and thanks for looking.
I apologies in advanced for what seems like the ramblings of a madman. NFPA turns my brain to mush and this is the result.
I have a multistory R-2 building, 5 stories above grade sprinklered.
From what I understand NFPA allows the entire floor to be considered an area of refuge if sprinklered. Does that mean 7.2.12 still needs to be followed for Areas of Refuge?
When you get to 7.2.12.12:
"...in other than a building that is protected..." The way I am interpreting this is that...
I am working on a base building plan for a future retail tenant, which includes two egress stairs and one elevator serving the 2nd floor. I received the following comment:
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Michigan building code 2015
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The owner wants to place a passage door separating the bank from the toilet rooms. This would not be locked. However i feel this triggers the...
I've been doing it wrong for 50 years!
In looking up the code trail for something, I happened to look (again, for about the ten thousandth time) at IBC section 1005.7.1, which applies to doors opening into exit access corridors. I don't know how many times I have read that section, but it's a lot. And I have always assumed doors flush with the corridor walls, so I viewed it as requiring that when a door is swung (almost) 180 degrees open, it can't rest more than 7 inches off the wall. And...
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Project is a 3 story, NFPA 13R sprinkled, Construction Type VB, R-2 Apartment in North Carolina. 5 total units sharing 1 stair. The stair is an exterior stair. During plan review the AHJ is saying this is a stair shaft and needs to be treated as such. We have a 1 hour fire barrier separating the stair from the dwelling units. The entire roof of the building is a 1 hour rated roof per UL P531. When plans were submitted I showed the 1 hour fire barrier stopping at the 1 hour...
If you have a (i-4) on the 1st floor of a 3 story, sprinklered, Type VB building with (B)'s on the 2nd and 3rd stories, is the floor rating 1 or 2 hours?
Does this one apply..
https://up.codes/viewer/wisconsin/ibc-2015/chapter/5/general-building-heights-and-areas#508.4
or does this one apply...
https://up.codes/viewer/wisconsin/ibc-2015/chapter/7/fire-and-smoke-protection-features#707.3.10