Taller single egress buildings?

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So if I am reading this right Nashville can up to 6floor with a single exit. The travel distance is now defined as going from the furthest point all the way to the exit discharge. How on earth are you going to have a travel distance of 125ft with 6 stories. With the stairs being 25ft of travel per floor that already exceeds the 125ft limit, let alone the furthest distance on that floor. Are they allowing the door into a two-hour rated stair tower as an exit discharge from that floor.

I don't believe they have changed that...Some of them say 25' from the unit door to the exit enclosure...

 

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I don't think I fully understand this:

6.20 Emergency escape & rescue openings served from a yard or court shall be afforded a 5’x 5’ unobstructed area at ground level.

Splat area from the 5th story?

And still no emergency lighting freaks me out especially after the Grenfell phone call audio...

 

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I don't think I fully understand this:


Splat area from the 5th story?

And still no emergency lighting freaks me out especially after the Grenfell phone call audio...

I’m guessing it relates to setting up a ground ladder for rescue, to afford occupants on lower floors more options?

See this thread from a couple of years ago on the forum.

 

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I’m guessing it relates to setting up a ground ladder for rescue, to afford occupants on lower floors more options?

See this thread from a couple of years ago on the forum.

So one for each window on each floor? Good luck with a ground ladder to the 5th floor and it doesn't give ladder pitch/ vs. location...