Panic or fire hardware, panic hardware at exit doors and/or out of other spaces is what this video covers. Panic hardware is used more times than it is required. It’s probably only required about half the time that I see it used. Only required in H occupancies or A or E spaces or occupancies, Where those occupancies are over 50 persons.
Tag: ADA
ADA, Building Code, Door, Exiting, Fire Protection
Door Closer 20-0
by Marty •
Automatic door closing device,Door closer, where there required. Any room or space that requires a rating or at one time required a rating and the sprinkler exemption was taken to not have to rate that room. Door closer is still required for that space. Healthcare, since that is my design background, places more door closers than are required by either code in order to help facilitate the facilities of actuation plan.
Alarm, Building Code, Dead End, Fire Protection, Strobe, Visible Alarm
Fire Alarm Strobe / Visible Alarm 12-0
by Marty •
Fire alarm strobe and placement visual fire alarm based on requirements from both IBC and NFPA, this video can be helpful to fire alarm designers architects for placing artwork and understanding and building officials and fire Marshall’s
ADA, ARE, Building Code, Shower
ADA Transfer Shower 11-0
by Marty •
ADA transfer showers, probably one of the most confused/misunderstood ADA topics