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  1. sutefamily

    Playground Egresses in a School Courtyard

    I am interested in finding out about the egress code for a school playground that is in a courtyard, surrounded on three sides by the school and the 4th side by a 6 foot high fence. We recently had our policy changed so that all of the doors that exit from the playground back into the school...
  2. N

    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)...
  3. J

    Code for drop ceiling removsl

    Hi all New to the forum My company started renting a commercial space in jersey city NJ. It’s a basement in two story building and is about 13k sq ft. The space used to be a school and there is old grimey ceiling tiles throughout. We are currently renovating the space to be private...
  4. N

    Opening Protective in Interior Court

    Hello, this is my first post. Thank you for taking the time to help! The image above shows an existing building with an addition that wrap around to create an interior court. The building is over it's allowable area, and the red indicates where I am planning to have a fire barrier. It is in...
  5. LGreene

    Non-code-compliant security devices

    There was a discussion on the door and hardware forum that veered into this topic a bit, but I'd like to get some more insight from any AHJs. There is currently a lot of talk about the retrofit locking devices used by some schools for classroom security (AKA classroom barricade devices). These...
  6. LGreene

    Classroom Security

    I saw a post on LinkedIn from a fire marshal who is battling with the local police chief and school district about the use of classroom barricade devices...the law enforcement argument is that life safety codes are archaic. If anyone else is facing this problem, I just wrote an article for...
  7. K

    Operable Fireplace in Lower School

    I am working on a Lower School and we designed the lobby to have a hearth at the center, but remain more symbolic than realistic. Now the school wants it to be operable - potentially electric. Does this affect the fire rating of the adjacent walls. What other code issues might this raise?
  8. LGreene

    Sensor Bars for Egress

    Since this question came to me from a code official, I thought y'all might be interested in reading about it. The issue is the use of sensor bars in a school that require building occupants to remove their gloves in order to exit. The blog post is here...
  9. C

    Kindergarden Accessibility Inquiry

    Hello, My wife is set to move into a classroom next year in an existing school building to teach Kindergarten. Though every Kindergarten classroom has windows and an direct access/egress door, this particular room has neither. There is a door (other than the hall entry one) that leads into...
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