I have a building being renovated with an exterior wall approximately 15' from the property line. The design solution calls for an 8 foot wide walk in cooler to be attached to the side of the building. Does the cooler wall need to comply with Fire resistance rating 705.5 and parapet 705.11 requirements?
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Walk in Cooler
- Thread starter gjmaia
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Frank
REGISTERED
Yes
It does
It does
steveray
SAWHORSE
We would treat it as part of the building...or a building anyway.....and then comes the construction type.....
mtlogcabin
SAWHORSE
Since it is outside of the building 2603.5 would also apply
2603.5 Exterior walls of buildings of any height.
Exterior walls of buildings of Type I, II, III or IV construction of any height shall comply with Sections 2603.5.1 through 2603.5.7. Exterior walls of cold storage buildings required to be constructed of noncombustible materials, where the building is more than one story in height, shall also comply with the provisions of Sections 2603.5.1 through 2603.5.7. Exterior walls of buildings of Type V construction shall comply with Sections 2603.2, 2603.3 and 2603.4.
2603.4.1.4 Exterior walls-one-story buildings.
For one-story buildings, foam plastic having a flame spread index of 25 or less, and a smoke-developed index of not more than 450, shall be permitted without thermal barriers in or on exterior walls in a thickness not more than 4 inches (102 mm) where the foam plastic is covered by a thickness of not less than 0.032-inch-thick (0.81 mm) aluminum or corrosion-resistant steel having a base metal thickness of 0.0160 inch (0.41 mm) and the building is equipped throughout with an automatic sprinkler system in accordance with Section 903.3.1.1.
I think you better build an exterior wall unless the building will be sprinklered for other reasons or maybe a SIP's panel construction.
2603.5 Exterior walls of buildings of any height.
Exterior walls of buildings of Type I, II, III or IV construction of any height shall comply with Sections 2603.5.1 through 2603.5.7. Exterior walls of cold storage buildings required to be constructed of noncombustible materials, where the building is more than one story in height, shall also comply with the provisions of Sections 2603.5.1 through 2603.5.7. Exterior walls of buildings of Type V construction shall comply with Sections 2603.2, 2603.3 and 2603.4.
2603.4.1.4 Exterior walls-one-story buildings.
For one-story buildings, foam plastic having a flame spread index of 25 or less, and a smoke-developed index of not more than 450, shall be permitted without thermal barriers in or on exterior walls in a thickness not more than 4 inches (102 mm) where the foam plastic is covered by a thickness of not less than 0.032-inch-thick (0.81 mm) aluminum or corrosion-resistant steel having a base metal thickness of 0.0160 inch (0.41 mm) and the building is equipped throughout with an automatic sprinkler system in accordance with Section 903.3.1.1.
I think you better build an exterior wall unless the building will be sprinklered for other reasons or maybe a SIP's panel construction.
Builder Bob
SAWHORSE
Does the cooler have a foundation, walls, and a roof system that are designed to keep the weather elements out? also does the cooler meet the wind and seismic resistance of the code? Then I believe that is a structure per the definition of a structure in IBC
JBI
REGISTERED
Builder Bob, that's the definition of a 'building'. A structure is defined as 'That which is built or constructed'