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  • RLGA
    RLGA replied to the thread Net Area in Unconcentrated Space.
    My response would be no, you cannot deduct that area. The occupant load factors take into consideration required circulation for aisles...
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    mp25 replied to the thread Unprotected shed adjacent to a type III (A or B) Building.
    The shed is about 120 square feet. Occupancy class is A2. The buildings would be about 5 feet apart. No openings on the main building in...
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    Phil B posted the thread Net Area in Unconcentrated Space in Commercial Building Codes.
    I have seen both yes and no answers to this question, but would like current thoughts or opinions. Apologies if this has been answered...
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    Gregg Harris reacted to Joe.B's post in the thread Q. Do you enforce this? with Like Like.
    250.68 (A) Accessibility. All mechanical elements used to terminate a grounding electrode conductor or bonding jumper to a grounding...
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    bnymbill posted the thread STHD over water-resistive barrier in Residential Building Codes.
    I checked out Simpson's website and guides but couldn't find an answer. My gut says the STHD's should be under the water-resistive...
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    bill1952 reacted to e hilton's post in the thread Pick up a tool? Lend a hand? with Like Like.
    Can you help if they didn’t pull a permit?
  • e hilton
    e hilton replied to the thread Pick up a tool? Lend a hand?.
    Can you help if they didn’t pull a permit?
  • Joe.B
    Joe.B replied to the thread Horizontal Exit.
    Well, the exact wording is: 1026.2 Separation. The separation between buildings or refuge areas connected by a horizontal exit shall...
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    Yikes replied to the thread Horizontal Exit.
    You are correct, the exact wording of 1026.2 is fire wall or fire barrier. So to summarize, on this project the main savings will be in...
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    bill1952 replied to the thread Feds Going Green.
    If the city adopts it, I believe that means the elected representatives of the citizens who shoulder the cost. Isn't that the way a...
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    Yikes reacted to Blazer's post in the thread Horizontal Exit with Like Like.
    Please don't say Horizontal Exits require a fire wall. They only require a fire barrier at minimum but could be in a fire wall as well...
  • Sifu
    Sifu replied to the thread Pick up a tool? Lend a hand?.
    I figured I would leave any additional steps to the county health and human services....all I could do was refer the situation to them...
  • Blazer
    Blazer replied to the thread Horizontal Exit.
    Please don't say Horizontal Exits require a fire wall. They only require a fire barrier at minimum but could be in a fire wall as well...
  • mtlogcabin
    mtlogcabin replied to the thread Trash Facility Egress.
    You can get garage doors with man doors included in the design. You can call it a unoccupied space? If exception 3 is okay for a...
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  • Joe.B
    Joe.B reacted to Yikes's post in the thread Dugouts benches with Wow Wow.
    When I was doing a project in Albuquerque a few years ago, the Chief Building Official was Land Clark. Turned out he also had a second...
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