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    How would an open rooftop of a stairway look like?

    In this BC building code interpretation: https://boabc.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/File-No-18-0100.pdf (File No: 18-0100), it says " The intent of an exit fire separation is to protect the exit from a fire in the building, but an open rooftop is an exterior area of a building", my...
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    • exterior walls fire protection open rooftop
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    Open Exit Stair

    I know this has been asked in the past but i am still confused. I have a 2-stroy R-2 building. Double loaded 1 hour rated corridor, 10 units down and 10 units up. Code requries 2 exits stairs. I would like to have one of the exits open using exemption 1019.3.4. However 1023.2 states exit...
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    Third Floor R3 occupancy above Business - egress requirements

    Hi, I would like help confirming the egress requirements of a single apartment on the third story of a building, with two separate business tenants on stories 1 and 2 below. The building is not planned to be sprinklered. The building code is IBC 2012 in Connecticut. Story 1 – Business – 8...
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