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  1. M

    Is panic hardware required in accessory A occupancies?

    There was a project we had in a city sticking close to the code and we we removed the latch and put signs on the doors "Push to Exit" and they allowed this. Per code, it works. We even did this on a card reader doors.
  2. M

    Poke thru question

    That's good to know. I haven't dealt with UL, or any other safety performing companies, very much so i had thought it was not a requirement like this. It seems like reasonable expectations, but i know I've seen it in the field where poke-thrus were definitely closer than 2' apart and over the...
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    Poke thru question

    The work we do is commercial interior design and a lot of jobs under $500k. We make a lot of notes stating, "...refer to manufacturer's requirements." because we don't always know what the sub is actually going to pull unless we specify a specific device to be installed. I'm assuming this...
  4. M

    Poke thru question

    ok, thanks for the explanation here. That helps.
  5. M

    Poke thru question

    So this comes down to whether a product will be warrantied.
  6. M

    Poke thru question

    If i'm reading this correctly, this is only for partitions, not floor slab. Am I wrong on my interpretation?
  7. M

    Poke thru question

    Sure, I've seen these but I want to know where it is in code so I know more where to point to if I have anyone question me besides a picture.
  8. M

    Poke thru question

    We had a CEU by Legrand yesterday and they mentioned poke-thru outlets are required to be 24 inches CTC from another poke-thru and no more than 1 per 65 square feet. I'm not going to question this. I just want to know where this is in code? I havent received a clear answer from the instructor...
  9. M

    1008.1.10

    So why does it matter if a space is 200 occupants of concentrated business and a space of 200 occupants that is 50 occupants of assembly and 150 occupants of concentrated business? Why does one require panic hardware and another doesn't? They're both pretty concentrated though 1:15 is...
  10. M

    1008.1.10

    The code is 2018, 1010.1.10 but similar to 1008.1.10. What is classified as main exit? Exit of the tenant space or main exit out of a building?
  11. M

    Occupant Load - Do You or Don't You?

    is there not an edit button in here? I messed up the last post again.
  12. M

    Occupant Load - Do You or Don't You?

  13. M

    IBC 2018 Concentrated Business Occupancy

    That is what I was assuming. I think the first city I had to use the 2018 code for confused me on how to interpret. Texas allows cities to choose the code. There is actually one city we deal with still on 2006 codes.
  14. M

    IBC 2018 Concentrated Business Occupancy

    With this plan you show, would you still include the empty open office above office 1 & 2, as well as the corridor area for the "concentrated business"? Just reclarifying.
  15. M

    IBC 2018 Concentrated Business Occupancy

    I agree. The city put out its rule that all workstations fall under the category of "concentrated business". They also give leniency to the lesser number.
  16. M

    IBC 2018 Concentrated Business Occupancy

    I didn't mean to add that first part and dont know how to edit yet.
  17. M

    IBC 2018 Concentrated Business Occupancy

    The code says Thanks. We're going to get that book then. Might be more there that we need clarification.
  18. M

    IBC 2018 Concentrated Business Occupancy

    So in the example below, which area do you include is sq ft of Concentrated Business Area? Green only? Red only? Red and Blue? This is part of our issue of determining what code implies.
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    IBC 2018 Concentrated Business Occupancy

    Hi. I'm new here and found this via another forum where I was told of this forum. Glad to see a place where building code can be discussed. With the introduction of the IBC 2018, Business occupancy has been subdivided in Table 1004.5 and then Section 1004.8. Now the occupancy for Business is...
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