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    Exterior Stair 10 ft. rule of thumb

    Greetings, 1- I work on a residential building (Dormitories) G+2 with three means of egress as illustrated below, the building consists of two branches and has the main stair in the middle that could be used as an egress stair, the problem begins with 10 ft. rule as you can see in the...
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    Exterior and interior Exits Discharge

    I'm working on 4 stories hotel with 3 exits discharge serving the 4 stories and one exit discharge serves one story the exits discharge for 4 stories are 3 stairs, one of those discharge directly to the exterior of the hotel while the others discharge inside the building, also the stair that...
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    Pull down bike ramp on egress stair?

    We have an existing building with a basement level & first floor levels under 50 occupants each and a short stair run (10 risers) from the basement up to the first floor level of egress. The owner, after being told that they can't keep bikes in the first floor egress passageway, has decided to...
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