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    Accessibility 15% of suites(3.8.2.1.(5))

    Thank you very much everyone for your responses. It appears that rounding-up is the way to go and no way to round down!
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    Accessibility 15% of suites(3.8.2.1.(5))

    For a 9-unit residential apartment building in Toronto, the 15% of suites requirement turns out to be 1.35 units with full accessibility. In practice, should it be rounded down to 1 unit, or rounded up to 2 units?
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    two architects - one for design , another for construction

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    Ontario OBC - electrical room fire resistance rating

    Yes, fire sprinkler,
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    Ontario OBC - electrical room fire resistance rating

    What is the fire resistance rating for the electrical room in Ontario's building code, 1 hour, 1.5 hours, or 2 hours? Thanks,
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    two architects - one for design , another for construction

    I am the owner. At this point, I have two options to move forward. The first one is to terminate my agreement with the current architect and find a new one to continue the design for building permit. The second is to continue with the current architect to get the permit (she will sign and...
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    two architects - one for design , another for construction

    @RLGA Thanks. When you say "...but retain all rights through an agreement to approve changes, review submittals, etc," you mean to retain all rights to the original design architect, not the CCA architect?
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    two architects - one for design , another for construction

    @tmurray and others Thanks a lot!
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    two architects - one for design , another for construction

    The cutoff line is the building permit. One to work on getting the building permit. The other one is to perform functions from the start to the finish of construction and the final sign-off. I do not know what are the specific functions of the architect during the construction? not much?
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    two architects - one for design , another for construction

    How feasible is it to hire one architect for the design and a different one for construction?
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    Fire rated stair enclosure

    @tmurray Thank you very much and I appreciate your help.
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    Fire rated stair enclosure

    The enclosure is built with steel stubs, plus 2-layers of drywall for the outside and one layer of drywall for the inside. the furring wall will be on top of that.
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    Fire rated stair enclosure

    The enclosure is for the stair exit, built with steel stubs and drywall, not bearing. Does it make more sense to add a furring wall on top of the enclosure to host the wiring?
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    Landing subfloor materials

    Then, does it make more sense to start with the assumption that it may be OK to penetrate, and discuss with officials later, or to start with a design without penetration?
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    Landing subfloor materials

    Very much appreciated!
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    Fire rated stair enclosure

    Thank you very much. Yes, 4-storey and 8 unit apartment building.
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    Fire rated stair enclosure

    For the fire rated stair enclosure in an noncombustible building (part 3 building in Ontario), can the wire (to the stove in the kitchen) penetrate the enclosure? Thanks,
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    Landing subfloor materials

    Thank you very much !
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    Landing subfloor materials

    Hello everyone, For a part 3, noncombustible building with four stories. can I use wood subfloor for the landings? Thank you in advance! ZKW
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