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shaft enclosure

  1. N

    elevator connecting 1st floor w/ mezzanine

    Just checking to make sure I've got this right and haven't missed some code section. A mezzanine is not considered a "floor" so therefore an elevator connecting the first floor and mezzanine would not need to be located in a rated shaft, correct?
  2. aarondahl

    Garden Style Apartment Stairs & Shaft Enclosure Requirement

    Howdy. We have a garden style apartment (R-2) project, fully sprinkled and 3 stories. The arrangement includes shared breezeways with open exterior stairs front and rear in compliance with Section 1027 (IBC 2021). Walls are 1-hr. with 20 minute, self closing doors. There are no other openings...
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