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Occupant Load for an Indoor Sports Facility - The Building Code Forum I am trying to determine the occupant load from table 1004 1 1 for an indoor sports facility (Using the 2009 IBC) The facility will be a 180' x 300' (54,000 s f ) clear span metal building used for indoor sports activities such as a soccer field
Changes in the 2024 International Building Code (IBC) The 2024 IBC® contains many important changes such as: Duties and powers of the building official: an overall reformat of Section 104 regulating duties of the building official, the approach for reviewing for code compliance has been significantly updated to reflect the current manner that alternate materials, designs and methods are evaluated
Common Path of Travel limit? | The Building Code Forum In IBC 2015, is there a section similar to 1014 3 in IBC 2009 that gave a maximum common path of travel distance? I understand that Table 1006 2 1 (2015) combines occupant load common path of travel to determine if a space could have only one exit where previously we had to look in two separate
Area Calculation Clarification - The Building Code Forum I have a somewhat basic (dumb?) question about area calculations - Reading through the 2009 IBC it defines building area as: 502 1AREA, BUILDING The area included within surrounding exterior walls (or exterior walls and fire walls) exclusive of vent shafts and courts Areas of the building
Means of Egress Sizing - explained - The Building Code Forum Hi, When sizing a means of egress, I find 1005 3 2 (IBC 2012) I am working on a one-story fast food restaurant (Occupancy A-2) we have an occupant load of 93 When I multiply this by 2", I yield 18 6" How and where is this 18 6" applied? Clearly, the doors are larger and no hallway or
Lobby occupant loads - The Building Code Forum 1A, non-separated mixed use building under 2009 IBC Four floors will contain only hotel guestrooms and four floors above that will contain only condominiums or apartments Access to each from the ground floor is by way of separate lobbies Would the occupant loads of either (or both) lobby be
Define: Monumental Stair - The Building Code Forum I am having a hard time finding what defines a "monumental stair"? Are there any code interpretations that I am missing regarding this? Specifically having to do with the handrail requirements? Thanks in advance,
Elevator requirement in IBC - The Building Code Forum Is there any requirement in the IBC that 2 story buildings with 3000 sf or larger floor plates require an elevator? I cannot find anywhere that even says when an elevator is required other than section 1009 2 1 which calls for elevators to be used as accessible egress with exceptions on 4 story
Run items (ducts, conduits, pipes, etc. ) in rated stair wall That may be so, but Section 1023 2 (2018 IBC) states that enclosures of stairways and ramps are to be constructed as fire barriers and horizontal assemblies, and neither of those respective sections prohibit MEP elements within the assemblies