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occupancy classification

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    Restroom Occupancy classification

    what occupancy classification do restrooms on airport concourse level belong to? Most of the spaces on this level are A-3. Should these restroom be categorized as A-3, I see some people put them to B.
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    Anyone have any idea what use this would be considered?

    I have a fire protection engineer that wants to build a fire research lab in the warehouse of their tenant space, and I have no idea what its use/occupancy would be. The AHJ uses both IBC and NFPA 101. My guesses are Business (IBC) and Non institutional labs looks like it falls under...
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    Egress of Accessory Offices in an F-1 Occupancy

    I have a small building that is primarily an F-1 occupancy, with a few accessory spaces (two offices, a break room, mechanical and restrooms). I initially considered the building a mixed use per 508, with the accessory spaces a B occupancy (shown in green in the picture below). My question is...
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    Occupancy Determination: H-2 or H-3, Closed v. Open System

    Hi All Trying to make a determination on the building occupancy of structural metal painting facility. The differentiation between H-2 and H3 includes descriptions of either a closed or open system. I want to assume the system being used is closed (seems pretty closed to me) but I wondered if I...
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    Detached Middle School Gymnasium

    Hello everyone, I am a long-time reader but a first-time poster. This forum is an incredible resource, and I am very glad to have all of your knowledge and expertise available. I have a middle school wanting to build a detached gymnasium (basketball court, wrestling room, no classrooms)...
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    Occupancy Classifications

    Hello, I am designing a warehouse, which will be F-1 Factory occupancy group. It will also have a section of the building which will be offices and supporting spaces. The offices will be B Business group. I am classifying the hallways, restrooms, closets, etc. as Accessory group. My question is...
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    Requirements for Running Vehicle in Warehouse Space

    I'm working on a survey equipment retail tenant in an existing building. This includes a retail area and a inventory/warehouse space of approximately 1700 sq ft in the back. The warehouse includes garage doors where vehicles can drive in to load/unload. My boss is imagining a worst case...
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    Occupancy Classification for Basement M/E/P Spaces

    We have an existing 3-story building with a full 6000 SF basement below. The first floor is going to be a bar/lounge (A-2) and the upper floors are R-1 hotel rooms. We are having trouble determining the appropriate Use Group to classify these basement spaces that will have mechanical...
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    Occupancy calc of a university classroom?

    Hypothetical question for an academic project, seems to be a gray zone to clarify. I instruct an integrated design studio for professional architecture degree. Normally I'm clear on the code, but a question has come up I'm unclear on. Project is a classroom building on a college campus. The...
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    Vehicle Rental Occupancy Classification

    Hello everyone I am very new to this line of work. I have learned so much in the past year but I still am having some trouble on a few things. I was hoping for a little help on Occupancy Classification of a car rental occupancy such as enterprise. I thought about placing it under Business as a...
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    Medical Spa or Medispa

    What building occupancy classification is a small medical spa that provides Botox? Facility is in Atlanta, GA . Thanks
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    Server Room Occupancy Classification

    I have a server farm - 8,675 GSF, slab on grade, 2-story building, type II-B, sprinkled. (servers sprinkled by a pre-action system) I am doing a remodel outside of the server farm area on 1st and 2nd floor. Trying to determine how to classify the space to determine separation from Occ. Class. B...
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    High School Stadium Occupancy Classification

    Has anyone gone through a code review for a High School Stadium as a Group E occupancy type rather than a A-5 occupancy? We are working on a stadium that's on the same campus at the high school and the code official is wanting our support buildings to be sprinklered as they are over 1,000 sq...
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