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IBC Chapter 3

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Use and Occupancy Groups

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Assembly Occupancy Groups

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A’s, Civic, social, or religious places of congregation

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A-1 Fixed Seating

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movie theaters, concert halls, theaters

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A-2 Food or drink consumption

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restaurants, bars, clubs

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A-3 Other

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places of worship, community spaces, libraries, art museums, bowling alleys, gyms

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A-4 Indoor sports

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arenas, stadiums, swimming pools

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A-5 outdoor activity

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stadiums, amuseument parks

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Business Occupancy Group

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B. Office or professional service

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Education Occupancy Group

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E. Educational spaces used by 6 or more people for classes up to 12th grade

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Factory Occupancy Group

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F’s, fabrication finishing manufacturing

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F-1

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Factory, moderate hazard

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F-2

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Factory, low hazard. manufucatring materials are noncombustiblew

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High Hazard Occupancy Groups

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H’s. Uses in this category require consultation with bldng officials early in the design process.
H-1 through H-4 vary by type of material and specific risks posed

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Institutional Occupancy Types

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I’s. occupancies where individuals have special restrictions that influence their ability to take care of themselves in an emergency

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I-1

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16+ people living under 24 hour custodial care (assisted living, rehab) individuals do not require assistance to respond to emergencies

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I-2

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5+ people living under 24 hour medical care (hospital, nursing home). individuals requrie assistrance to respond to emergencies

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I-3

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5+ people living under 24 restraint or security (prisons)

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I-4

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5+ People living under less than 24 hour custodial care (day care)

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Mercantile Occupancy Groups

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M’s. retail spaces

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Residential Occupancy Groups

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R’s. spaces for sleeping

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R-1

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2+ sleeping units, transient occupants, staying 30 days or less. (hotel, motel)

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R-2

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2+ sleeping units, permanent occupants (dorms, apartments)

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R-3

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less than 2 sleeping units, permanent occupants (single family home, duplex)

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R-4

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5-16 people living under 24 hour custodial care (rehab, assisted livign, but too small to qualify as I-1)

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Storage occupancy groups
S's. sotrage spaces that are not classified as hazardous
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S-1
Storage, moderate hazard
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S-2
storage, low hazard. non-combustible
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Utility and Miscellaneous Occupancy Groups
u's . includes buildngs of accessory nature. not a catch-all, but for specific items (ie retaining wall)
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Chapter 4 IBC
Special Uses and Occupancies
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Chapter 4, 402
Covered and open malls
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Chapter 4, 403
High Rise Buildings = +75' tall Super High Rise= +420' tall
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Chapter 4, 404
Atriums
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Chapter 4, 405
Underground buildings
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Chapter 4, 406
motor vehicle related occupancies
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Chapter 4, 407
Group I-1 Hospitals
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Chapter 4, 408
group i-3 prisons
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chapter 4, 424
children's play structures
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Chapter 5, IBC
General building heights and areas
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building area requirements
excludes exterior walls excludes shaft areas and shaft walls inclusive of areas under building overhangs
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gross area
measured from exterior face of walls
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building height
measured to average height of highest roof (ie. mid slope)
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grade plane
reference plane represnting average grade levels along the exterior edge of the building
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basement
cannot be greater than 12' above the grade plane at any point
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mezzanine
intermediate floor level inserted between larger floor plates. limited to 1/3 area of the larger floor plate below. floor area does not contribute to floor area, building area, number of stories
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required separation of occupancies
dictates fire resistance rating required between two occupancies if occupancies are not separated, allowable height and construction type is governed by the criteria of the more restrictive occupancy group
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Chapter 6, IBC
Types of Constrution
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TYPE I (A+B)
All noncumbustible materials (masonry, concrete, steel) passive fire protection of all elements Type A - 3 hr fire rating for structural systems and bearing walls Type B - 2 hr fire rating for structural system and bearing walls
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TYPE II (A+B)
All noncombustible materials (masonry, concrete, steel) active or passive fire protection of all elements Type A - 1 hr fire rating Type B - 0 hr fire rating
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TYPE III (A+B)
Exterior walls are noncombustible materials, interior materials can be anything code approved
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TYPE IV (HT)
Exterior walls are noncombustible, structural frame is heavy timber construction, interior bldng elements are solid or laminated wood
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TYPE V
Exterior walls, structural frame, and interior materials can be anything code approved Type A - 1 hr fire rating Type B - 0 hr fire rating
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Chapter 7, IBC
Fire and Smoke Protection Features
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fire wall
produces complete fire separation between buildings and construction types. (3 hrs is good rule of thumb)
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fire barrier
less restrictive fire separation of usually 2 hrs. used in diff instances: separate diff occupancies, divide single occ into fire areas, sep interior exit stairs from remainder of egress, surround shaft enclosure
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fire partition
least restrictive type of fire separation, generally 1 hr. used primarily to separate dwelling units and corridors
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smoke barrier
continuous vertical or horizontal membrane. designed to resist passage of smoke, 1 hr fire rating
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smoke partition
similar to smoke barrier, no fire rating
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Chapter 8, IBC
Interior Finishes
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Flame spread index
Class A - least combustible Class B Class C - most combustible
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Chapter 9, IBC
Fire protection systems
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active fire protection systems
sprinklers
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passive fire protection systems
materials with inherent fire protection used
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Chapter 10, IBC
Means of Egress
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egress
continuous and unobstructed path of exit travel from occupied space to public way
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egress sizing
not sprinklered: 0.3 x occupant load =. width required sprinklered: 0.2 x occupant load. = width required

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