Nicole Brooks
Registered User
I have an existing single story building that is 36,000 sf. We are putting an addition on the building (still single story) which will increase the building to 44,000 sf. The occupancy is Business. If I use NPFA 101, an existing building is allowed a 1000 person occupant load before triggering a need for an alarm system, but a new business use is just 300 occupants. Which of these numbers applies to this scenario, new or existing? I've done the occupant count and it is over 300 people.