manifold
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I've been asked to confirm if a design by others is code compliant and am scratching my head on it.
IBC 2015. 4 story apartment building, R-2. 30 units. Sprinklered. 2 exits from each story at either end of a common hallway. Denver, CO.
The bedrooms in each of the units do not have emergency escape and rescue openings. The living area adjacent to each of the bedrooms has a door that opens on to an exterior balcony and a door to the corridor.
By my reading of Section 1030, EEROs are required on the first 3 stories and not on the 4th story. Tables 10.6.3.2(1&2) do not seem to provide exceptions for the first 3 stories. Is this an accurate interpretation or is there some other exception that allows for the bedrooms to not have egress windows?
IBC 2015. 4 story apartment building, R-2. 30 units. Sprinklered. 2 exits from each story at either end of a common hallway. Denver, CO.
The bedrooms in each of the units do not have emergency escape and rescue openings. The living area adjacent to each of the bedrooms has a door that opens on to an exterior balcony and a door to the corridor.
By my reading of Section 1030, EEROs are required on the first 3 stories and not on the 4th story. Tables 10.6.3.2(1&2) do not seem to provide exceptions for the first 3 stories. Is this an accurate interpretation or is there some other exception that allows for the bedrooms to not have egress windows?