indyarchyguy
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I have a project that is a 4-story, multi-family project, fully sprinklered, Type VA, R-Occupancy. (2012 IBC). Travel distance is 250-lf. The designer is telling me the number of egress stairs he would have to add is absurd because of the distance in the egress stair alone from the 4th floor (Stair towers are rated 2-hour). All stair egress to the exterior. I explained the travel distance is from the door to the exterior exit door and there isn't really much leeway in this. He has now made me question my sanity. The only thing I can even partially come up with is pushing the stair tower to 4-hours to restart the travel distance, but that seems a bit much as well.