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Audio / visual Way finding Telegraphing information

Answer 1

Audio alarms can be heard everywhere in a corridor (almost) Visual cannot be visible on a everywhere Signage for facilities then they can read Way finding: it’s not part of Ada yet. Telegraphing information: like bumps that you can have under an interior stair to let blind people know that there is something going on . Or bumps next to a railing platform station - or different levels in a lobby, we can use kind of design that blind people can feel it - or putting an object under a picture that is hung on the wall to let blind people know that they need to be careful and not hitting themselves to an object on the wall

Answer 2

15” to 48” Surface of a toilet : 17” 19” The middle of napkins dispenser to the finish floor: 19” The lower line of a mirror to the finish floor: 40” The surface of a sink to the finish floor: 29” Shelves: 15 to 48 The grab bar behind toilet : 36” The grab bar on side wall: 42”+ 12” gap The clearance for sink: 30” x 48” same for urinal Outlet: 18” to 48” Side reach range can be 54” max

Answer 3

7/11 12” 18” Pressure that needed to open the door Clear 32” (size of the door :37”)

Answer 4

18” inch space 60” depth clearance for wheelchair 12” for space and 48” clearance 36” space & 60” clearance or 42” space & 54” clearance 22” space & 42” clearance 24” space and 48 “ clearance 24” space and 42” clearance

Answer 5

36” min or occupant load x 0.2 whichever is greater. You can have 32” but the length of that passage way should be 2’ 30” x 48” More space : if it’s more than 15 depth, the clear space is 30” x 60”

Answer 6

1/4” no need to bevel 1/4” to 1/2” - slope of 1:2 is needed What if we do not have enough space to have a 1:2 slope? Then you need to have 1/4” vertical without bevel and the rest of that (1/4”) should be sloped 1:2

Answer 7

Tubes: seated tube or flexible hose Grab bars height: 33” to 36” Vertical grab bar: 18” and 4” far from the horizontal grab bar toward inside Vertical Distance between vertical grab bar and horizontal: 3-6

Answer 8

Architect Architect Architect

Answer 9

Initial by architect Cd set, the responsibility shifts to contractor

Answer 10

Authorities should be part of the team

Answer 11

Zoning Fire rating ADA

Answer 12

Public? Has to be ada 7’ width

Answer 13

10x20 Smaller for residential:

Answer 14

Occupancy (do we have one occupancy?)

Answer 15

It should be distributed every where

Answer 16

The construction type (wood joist?) should be shorter Is it a sprinkler building or not Is the structure is more robust(fire rating) If so, longer distance How tall is the building Are there fire-rated walls in the egress corridor

Answer 17

More than 49 usually trigger the two-stairs How many exit doors you will need? Check the Occupancy and diagonal distance to determine the exit doors

Answer 18

Civil Landscape architect Architectural drawings Structural drawings Electrical engineering

Answer 19

International Energy Conservation Code: No, this will not be changed due to a change from F to H National electric code (NFPA 70) Life Safety Code NFPA 101 Ada: No Nfpa 13: sprinkler system International mechanical code

Answer 20

IBC: Yes NFPA 13: no, we need it when we need sprinkler system IECC: yes ADA: yes NFPA 101: yes NFPA 70: National Electric Code NFPA 99: Healthcare International mechanical code

Answer 21

Perform a separate code analysis for each project using an office template

Answer 22

Total building performance requirement Glazing thickness: No, it’s by IBC Electrical power consumption Lighting controls Ventilation requirement? No mechanical code will take care of that Wall insulating n requirement: Yes Just remember the comcheck: you had electrical and mechanical, wall insulation, not the glass thickness, Lighting requirement (you have added the lighting fixture info

Answer 23

Is an overlay district

Answer 24

13 R: Sprinkler system in low-rise residential occupancies 13 D: Family dwelling one or two NFPA 13: for example school

Answer 25

1-25. 1 26-50. 2 51-75. 3 76-100. 4 100-150. 5 150-200. 6 200-300. 7 300-400. 8 400-500. 9 500-1000. 10

Answer 26

TWO-WAY COMMUNICATION SYSTEM Activation of standby power is typically automatic and is not a requirement of the two-way communication system Instructions for summoning assistance Instructions for summoning assistance via the two-way communication system must be posted. The identification of fire extinguisher locations is not part of the requirements for the two-way communication system. Identification of the location Written identification of the location of the area of refuge must be posted to direct assistance to the specific location Directions for use Directions for how to use the two-way communication system must be posted. For lift: standby power is needed. According to the 2010 ADA Standards, emergency communication is required for standard elevators and private residential elevators. It is not required for platform lifts. A full sprinkler system is designed to automatically respond to a fire when the sprinkler heads are activated by the heat from the fire.

Answer 27

Asphalt concrete tile wood

Answer 28

Carpet particleboard Paint

Answer 29

Engineered wood Treated woods Formaldehyde in treated wood Carpet Formaldehyde is a cheap glue. Exposing to a large amount: of cancer Arsenic In wallpaper Paint Mdf Particle board Fireplaces also have formaldehyde Don't paint them (can be a solution) CARBS AND NALFA promote better indoor You can specify no VOCs or low VOCs

Answer 30

NFPA 13D Correct. NFPA 13D is an automatic sprinkler system that is allowed in one- and two-family dwellings as well as townhomes, and is intended to provide life safety and not building protection. It is for residential occupancies and supplies the sprinkler system off of the domestic water service. NFPA 13R

Answer 31

Compression test Correct. The compression test verifies the compressive strength of the concrete at specified intervals. Flatness test Correct. Since precision instruments are going to be used in the space, it is important that the floor flatness/levelness is within the tolerance specified by the equipment vendors. Slump test Correct. The slump test verifies the workability of the concrete mix. Air content test Incorrect. This test is used to measure the air entrapment within the mix to counteract freeze/thaw conditions. As this is an interior slab, the temperature should remain consistent year round. This particular test is more common with exterior concrete.

Answer 32

1:12 For cross slope: 1:48 or 2%

Answer 33

Then we need to pressurize the stairs to keep the smoke out Or underground building by

Answer 34

ADA is national fair, housing act is national architectural licensure is state billing codes better to be state because it’s adopted by states however international building code is national Zoning ordinance and master plan are local zoning ordinances, and the master plan is low, called Historical overlays is local Covid nant is a local

Answer 35

Ada clear floor area: 30 x48 A117.1: 3x52. (new construction)

Answer 36

Half of the distance between two building Or the distance between lot line to the building Or Half the way cross the street and the building

Answer 37

Where the exterior wall is required to be If the building foot print is less than 1000 It’s not required if the wall hit the 2 hour non combustible roof Exceptional for residential Where the wall is permitted to have at least 25% unprotected opening, you don’t have to have parapet

Answer 38

Denser core with glass fibers 5/8 thick Between a boiler room and the rest of apartment type x drywall

Answer 39

Fire code You can find a way for fire code but for accessibility it has to be there otherwise levitation

Answer 40

For fire separation Air and light

Answer 41

50 and more than 50 people in a room triggers, the requirement of a second egress 300 people and more in a building, triggers, the requirement for central fire alarm system, safe areas, backup generator Assembly one is a trigger Reassurance is a trigger Hotels are If you have a residential building and you have more than 16 rooms, that is a trigger

Answer 42

Repair: like patching Lever 1 alteration Changing or replacing - covering - new fixture - like replacing seats in the balking of a theater Lever 2 alteration Eliminating Door or window New ac system Changing hvac Lieberman three More than 50% of the busking (you need to meet with your code official)

Answer 43

As long as it’s less than 50 people, the occupancy is a B not A

Answer 44

-we have an office that has a boiler room inside. We can call the boiler room an incidental use as long as it's smaller than 10% of the total area of the office. It becomes B occupancy. In this case, look at section 509 incidental use. (for example, the table says if we have a furnace we need to have an hour-rated wall, it's still B occupancy but the fire) To have a room identified as incidental use, it should be mentioned in Table 509!! What is it's a storage area within the office and it's not on the incidental table 509? That storage is less than 10% or more? storage area less than 10% and is used primarily by the occupant, we will call it an accessory use area. It's a big B occupancy If it's more than 10% or it's less than 10% but it's not being used by the tenant, then we need to choose non-separated or separated occupancy: Non-separated: you will not have fire-rated walls between storage and the office! However, you will consider the entire building as a more stringent one (Between B and storage) means STORAGE!! If you are choosing a separate path, then you need to have fire-rated walls per mix-use occupancy and everything on that wall should be fire-rated. Table 508 What if you choose non separated path and you dont have to separate the two occupancy because one of them is less than 10% of the floor area, but you have a closet in your accessory room that has gasoline, then it will be an incidental use and it needs to be fire rated.

Answer 45

4” of the property lines Switchgear: a big building that has a lot of watts, in case of fire, you do not want a firefighter to go and find the breaker! Not got houses! For big buildings. It has a cabinet that can turn off the breaker. Switchgear will be located right at the moment the electrical line goes inside the building.

Answer 46

What is the meaning of eco material will be defined here with ASTM MAJOR PLAYERS? ANSI ASHARE ASTM ASTM e1537 Phase 1 environmental ASTM e1903 Phase 2 environmental review ASHARE 55 (LEED certified) thermal comfort ASHARE 62 (LEED certified) INDOOR AIR QUALITY ASHARE 90.1 Energy efficient design

Answer 47

Consider the structure of the building. Do not put heavy equipment that make a lot of vibration on the mid span of the billing. Try to locate them on Collins then the vibration will be less. Consider noise, for example, do not locate air handling units above bedrooms or meditation rooms Consider the view equipment, far from the edge of the building will not be visible from down views Consider fall protection, equipment still need to be maintained more often they need to be located 10 feet far from the edge of parapet You will need struts and cable for harness attachment.

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