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  1. CityKin

    2015 IECC/IRC Mandatory Blower Door Testing

    I would make it optional if I could. We've been requiring the duct-tightness test and blower door test for a couple of years here now. There are several companies that have sprouted up that make a report to be submitted with the permit and conduct the tests. I'm not sure how much it adds to...
  2. CityKin

    First year CBC required contrasting stripes on stair nosings?

    I'm guessing this is a California only requirement. It has never been a code requirement in Ohio. Is it required on all accessible stairs? If so, it seems like overkill IMO.
  3. CityKin

    Building collapse// concert fire // History repeats, repeats, repeats

    ATF believes overloaded electrical lines caused fire Also: NYT has diagrams of the building and stairs etc http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2016/12/12/us/oakland-warehouse-ghost-ship-fire.html
  4. CityKin

    Escape Rooms / SPECIAL AMUSEMENT BUILDING.

    Special Amusement section is definitely enforced in SW Ohio for Haunted Houses. That is why many of them now are switching to haunted cornfields and other non-regulated spaces that are fully outdoors.
  5. CityKin

    Will Trump weaken the Americans With Disabilities Act?

    ^California already pays more to the Feds than other states and gets least in return ... a disproportionate amount of per capita federal spending and benefits now flow down to the low-density states. ...for every dollar New Jersey pays in federal taxes, it receives 61 cents in benefits and...
  6. CityKin

    Building collapse// concert fire // History repeats, repeats, repeats

    Streetview from Googlemaps in 2014 shows this change of use had been going on for at least 2 years. https://goo.gl/maps/bRVN26WKiN92 And they just knocked on the door last month?
  7. CityKin

    WELCOME NEW Members!

    I am new to the upgraded forum but was here in the past under another name. I think I was a sawhorse, but not 100% sure.
  8. CityKin

    Clearance @ fire stair tread and door

    If the stair is ascending or descending perpendicular to the door, and the door is out-swinging, the required handrail extension may determine the minimum distance.
  9. CityKin

    2015 IBC Section 1014.6 Handrail Extensions

    The 12" horizontal at the top is clearly required on a single run new stair. Howerver, from your description, the horizontal extension as designed is 7". Will 5 more inches really make a difference?
  10. CityKin

    what do you think of PVDF ACP Panel

    To answer whether they should be considered "green", I would ask are they recyclable? The aluminum portion maybe, but what about the PVF layer? What is the difference between these panels and the ones that catch fire on highrises in Dubai...
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