Paul Sweet
SAWHORSE
I'm helping another architect with an annex to an old rural county courthouse. The new building is 3 stories, 13,000 SF, fully sprinklered, and over 30 ft. from the existing courthouse. The basement will have a 4 car secure garage for the judges, several holding cells (total 35 people), and mechanical space.
2018 IBC Table 509 requires 1 hour fire-separation for "Group I-3 cells and Group I-2 patient rooms equipped with padded surfaces." Does the "padded surfaces" apply to both groups, or only to I-2 patient rooms?
We're hoping to be able to use IIB construction. The I-3 holding cells will probably have to be separated anyway because Table 504.4 limits IIB with I-3 to 2 stories.
2018 IBC Table 509 requires 1 hour fire-separation for "Group I-3 cells and Group I-2 patient rooms equipped with padded surfaces." Does the "padded surfaces" apply to both groups, or only to I-2 patient rooms?
We're hoping to be able to use IIB construction. The I-3 holding cells will probably have to be separated anyway because Table 504.4 limits IIB with I-3 to 2 stories.