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  1. James Davis

    Unisex sinks in Katy Texas

    am I missing something here? a unisex sink?
  2. James Davis

    2nd Floor of Police Training Building Accessible

    if this not a public area then no the code gives an exception for Police and FireFighters as the nature of the job requires them to be able bodied
  3. James Davis

    Sprinkler head clearance

    sprinkler heads at 4 inches from a wall or ceiling must have a deflector to minimize damage from spraying water
  4. James Davis

    California ADA Handrail Radius Requirement

    been an inspector in California for over 25 years and never heard of that requirement
  5. James Davis

    Minimum Roof Curb Height?

    fire code 7.8.2.1 requires a minimum 18" from roof surface
  6. James Davis

    number of fixture units

    this is in California it is in a county park, it is a two story building with an A3 and a single restroom upstair accessible via an elevator occupant load for the building is 229 they have 5 rest rooms all single usage. one of our inspectors ask (what I thought was a good question for this...
  7. James Davis

    number of fixture units

    nice spelling
  8. James Davis

    number of fixture units

    so the plumbing code tells us how manny toilets we need for a Womens and Mans restrooms but where does it tell us how manny toilets you need per occupant for gender nutral?
  9. James Davis

    Conduit run in stairs

    PV panels
  10. James Davis

    Conduit run in stairs

    if the conduit is encased in a chase made to same fire rating I.E.double layer of 5/8 type X for 1 hour rated stair will this be considered compliant.
  11. James Davis

    Conduit run in stairs

    In California (southern) a PV contractor wants to run the PV power conduit from the roof through the stairs to the main panel and switch gear on the first floor. this is a local government 4 story office building.
  12. James Davis

    Electronic plan review

    we require both and use BlueBeam this minimizes the need to scan paper plans
  13. James Davis

    Water Hammer - What is it?

    very cool
  14. James Davis

    Remote locking door hardware

    if the locking of the doors is after posted hours of park operation there is no issue.
  15. James Davis

    How to vent a floor sink when the nearest wall is ~10' away?

    the majority of inspectors don`t like/allow AAV`s
  16. James Davis

    Elevator venting

    Three floors
  17. James Davis

    Elevator venting

    CBC is based on IBC so pretty close with some differences, CBC has an L occupancy and C occupancy IBC does not.
  18. James Davis

    Elevator venting

    can anyone tell me where in the CBC section 3004 that venting has been eliminated
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