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Existing Building Code Essentials, 2021 Edition, 2021
- 2021 EXISTING BUILDING CODE ESSENTIALS BASED ON THE 2021 INTERNATIONAL EXISTING BUILIDNG CODEĀ®
- COPYRIGHT
- TABLE OF CONTENTS
- PREFACE
- ABOUT THE INTERNATIONAL EXISTING BUILDING CODE
- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
- ABOUT THE AUTHORS
- ABOUT THE INTERNATIONAL CODE COUNCIL
- PART I: CODE ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT [Go to Page]
- CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION TO BUILDING CODES [Go to Page]
- HISTORY OF CODES [Go to Page]
- FIGURE 1-2 1905 BUILDING CODE
- FIGURE 1-2 1095 BUILDING CODE RECOMMENDED BY THE NATIONAL BOARD OF FIRE UNDERWRITERS
- CODE DEVELOPMENT [Go to Page]
- FIGURE 1-3 2021 INTERNATIONAL CODES
- CONSTRUCTION CODES: SCOPE AND LIMITATIONS [Go to Page]
- INTERNATIONAL EXISTING BUILDING CODEĀ®
- INTERNATIONAL BUILDING CODEĀ®
- INTERNATIONAL MECHANICAL CODEĀ® [Go to Page]
- FIGURE 1-4 KITCHEN EXHAUST HOODS ARE REGULATED BY THE IMC
- INTERNATIONAL FUEL GAS CODEĀ®
- INTERNATIONAL PLUMBING CODEĀ® [Go to Page]
- FIGURE 1-5 AIR TEST ON NONPLASTIC WATER PIPING SYSTEM REGULATED BY THE IPC
- INTERNATIONAL ENERGY CONSERVATION CODEĀ®
- INTERNATIONAL FIRE CODEĀ®
- INTERNATIONAL PROPERTY MAINTENANCE CODEĀ® [Go to Page]
- FIGURE 1-6 ABANDONED HOME IN DISREPAIR
- INTERNATIONAL RESIDENTIAL CODEĀ® [Go to Page]
- FIGURE 1-7 SINGLE-FAMILY DWELLINGS MUST COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE IRC
- INTERNATIONAL SWIMMING POOL AND SPA CODEĀ®
- INTERNATIONAL GREEN CONSTRUCTION CODEĀ®
- EXISTING BUILDINGS
- USING THE IEBC [Go to Page]
- ARRANGEMENT AND FORMAT OF THE 2021 IEBC [Go to Page]
- TABLE 1-1 IEBC ORGANIZATION
- REVISIONS
- CHAPTER 2: LEGAL ASPECTS, PERMITS AND INSPECTIONS [Go to Page]
- CODE ADOPTION [Go to Page]
- CODES VERSUS STANDARDS
- STANDARDS USED IN THE IEBC [Go to Page]
- FIGURE 2-1 REFERENCED STANDARD EXAMPLE
- AUTHORITY [Go to Page]
- FIGURE 2-2 CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY
- ALTERNATE MATERIALS AND METHODS OF CONSTRUCTION [Go to Page]
- FIGURE 2-3 USING THE 2021 EDITION OF THE I-CODES,A BUILDING BUILT USING SHIPPING CONTAINERS IS CONSIDERED AN ALTERNATE DESIGN
- FIGURE 2-4 ICC EVALUATION REPORT
- PERMITS [Go to Page]
- FIGURE 2-5 PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT ACCESSORY TO A SINGLE-FAMILY DWELLING DOES NOT REQUIRE A PERMIT
- SUBMITTAL REQUIREMENTS [Go to Page]
- FIGURE 2-6 SITE PLAN EXAMPLE
- FIGURE 2-7 BUILDING CODE DATA SAMPLE
- PLAN REVIEW PROCESS
- INSPECTIONS [Go to Page]
- PRELIMINARY INSPECTION
- FOOTING AND FOUNDATION INSPECTION
- CONCRETE SLAB AND UNDER-FLOOR INSPECTION [Go to Page]
- FIGURE 2-8 CONCRETE SLAB AND UNDER-FLOOR PLUMBING
- LOWEST FLOOR ELEVATION
- FRAME INSPECTION [Go to Page]
- FIGURE 2-9 COLD-FORMED STEEL FRAMING
- LATH AND GYPSUM BOARD INSPECTION
- WEATHER-EXPOSED BALCONY AND WALKING SURFACE WATERPROOFING
- FIRE AND SMOKE RESISTANT PENETRATIONS [Go to Page]
- FIGURE 2-10 THROUGH-PENETRATION FIRESTOP SYSTEM
- OTHER INSPECTIONS [Go to Page]
- FIGURE 2-11 ROOF INSULATION
- FLOOD HAZARD DOCUMENTATION
- FINAL INSPECTION
- THIRD-PARTY INSPECTIONS
- CERTIFICATES OF OCCUPANCY
- BOARD OF APPEALS
- DEFINITIONS
- CHAPTER 3: HISTORY OF REHABILITATION CODES [Go to Page]
- INTRODUCTION [Go to Page]
- FIGURE 3-1 EARLY EXISTING BUILDING CODE ORGANIZATION
- PART II: GENERAL [Go to Page]
- CHAPTER 4: COMPLIANCE ALTERNATIVES [Go to Page]
- INTRODUCTION [Go to Page]
- FIGURE 4-1 COLONIAL WILLIAMSBURG COURTHOUSE
- PROVISIONS FOR ALL COMPLIANCEMETHODS [Go to Page]
- FIGURE 4-2 STORM SHELTER
- TABLE 4-1 PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES FOR USE IN ASCE 41 FOR COMPLIANCE WITH FULL SEISMIC FORCES
- TABLE 4-2 PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES FOR USE IN ASCE 41 FOR COMPLIANCE WITH REDUCED SEISMIC FORCES
- TABLE 4-3 RAMPS
- FIGURE 4-3 COMBINED SMOKE AND CO DETECTOR IN ROOM
- FIGURE 4-4 GRENFELL TOWER FIRE, NORTH KENSINGTON, WEST LONDON
- COMPLIANCE ALTERNATIVES [Go to Page]
- PRESCRIPTIVE COMPLIANCE METHOD
- CHAPTER 5: CLASSIFICATION OF WORK ESSENTIALS [Go to Page]
- FIGURE 5-1 WIRES RUN IN ELECTRICAL CONDUIT
- CHANGES OF OCCUPANCY CLASSIFICATION [Go to Page]
- CONSTRUCTION SAFEGUARDS
- PART III: CATEGORIES OF REHABILITATION [Go to Page]
- CHAPTER 6: WORK AREA COMPLIANCE METHOD [Go to Page]
- INTRODUCTION
- CHAPTER 7: REPAIRS [Go to Page]
- GENERAL
- BUILDING ELEMENTS AND MATERIALS [Go to Page]
- GLAZING [Go to Page]
- FIGURE 7-1 GLASS BLOCK IN WALLS CAN BE REPAIRED WITH LIKE MATERIALS
- FIRE PROTECTION
- MEANS OF EGRESS
- STRUCTURAL [Go to Page]
- VERTICAL ELEMENTS OF LATERAL FORCE-RESISTING SYSTEM [Go to Page]
- FIGURE 7-2 FAILURE OF VERTICAL STRUCTURAL ELEMENTS IN THE WALLS CONTRIBUTED TO COLLAPSE OF THE BUILDING
- GRAVITY LOAD-CARRYING COMPONENTS
- FLOOD HAZARD AREAS [Go to Page]
- FIGURE 7-3 REHABILITATION OF FIRST FLOOR AFTER FLOODING
- ELECTRICAL [Go to Page]
- FIGURE 7-4 EDISON-TYPE FUSES
- FIGURE 7-5 GFCI RECEPTACLES ARE ONE TYPE OF GROUNDED RECEPTACLE
- MECHANICAL [Go to Page]
- FIGURE 7-6 AUTO DRAFT PRODUCT USING A FAN TO CREATE A DRAFT WITHIN A CHIMNEY VENT PIPE
- PLUMBING [Go to Page]
- FIGURE 7-7 TYPICAL TANK-STYLE WATER CLOSET
- CHAPTER 8: ALTERATIONS LEVEL 1 [Go to Page]
- GENERAL [Go to Page]
- FIGURE 8-1 NEW CARPETING MUST COMPLY WITH THE IBC
- FIGURE 8-2 SECURITY BARS MUST BE QUICKLY REMOVABLE FROM THE INTERIOR AND NOT RESTRICT MOVEMENT THROUGH THE WINDOW
- BUILDING ELEMENTS AND MATERIALS
- FINISHES AND REPLACEMENT WINDOWS [Go to Page]
- INTERIOR FINISHES [Go to Page]
- FIGURE 8-3 BATHROOM PARTITIONS ARE INTERIOR FINISHES AND MUST BE TESTED
- TABLE 8-1 INTERIOR WALL AND CEILING FINISH REQUIREMENTS BY OCCUPANCY
- FLOOR FINISHES [Go to Page]
- FIGURE 8-4 TRADITIONAL FLOOR FINISHES ARE EXEMPT FROM TESTING REQUIREMENTS
- REPLACEMENT WINDOWS [Go to Page]
- FIGURE 8-5 WINDOW WITH OPENING CONTROL DEVICE
- MATERIALS AND METHODS
- FIRE PROTECTION
- MEANS OF EGRESS [Go to Page]
- FIGURE 8-6 ENHANCED SECURITY FOR EDUCATIONAL OCCUPANCIES
- REROOFING [Go to Page]
- FIGURE 8-7 REROOFING OF A SLOPED ROOF
- STRUCTURAL [Go to Page]
- FIGURE 8-8 ENGINEERING ANALYSIS IS REQUIRED WHEN GREATER THAN 50 PERCENT OF THE ROOF IS REPAIRED
- ELECTRICAL
- ENERGY CONSERVATION [Go to Page]
- FIGURE 8-9 REPLACEMENT OF EXTERIOR WALL INSULATION MUST MEET THE IECC ENERGY REQUIREMENTS
- CHAPTER 9: ALTERATIONS LEVEL 2 [Go to Page]
- FIGURE 9-1 RECONFIGURATION OF SPACE IN ONE STORY OF A BUILDING
- GENERAL [Go to Page]
- FIGURE 9-2 NONFIXED FURNITURE AND PARTITIONS NOT OVER 5 FEET 9 INCHES IN HEIGHT
- BUILDING ELEMENTS AND MATERIALS [Go to Page]
- VERTICAL OPENINGS [Go to Page]
- FIGURE 9-3 THE ATRIUM AREA DOES NOT REQUIRE ENCLOSURE IN THIS HOTEL
- SUPPLEMENTAL SHAFT AND FLOOR OPENING ENCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS
- SUPPLEMENTAL STAIRWAY ENCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS [Go to Page]
- FIGURE 9-4 WHERE WORK AREA IS LESS THAN 50 PERCENT OF THE STORY, THE STAIRWAY DOES NOT NEED ENCLOSURE
- SMOKE COMPARTMENTS [Go to Page]
- FIGURE 9-5 SMOKE COMPARTMENTS MUST HAVE A TRAVEL DISTANCE OF 200 FEET OR LESS
- INTERIOR FINISH [Go to Page]
- SUPPLEMENTAL INTERIOR FINISH REQUIREMENTS
- GUARDS [Go to Page]
- FIGURE 9-6 THE ENCLOSED STAIRWAY IS PART OF THE EGRESS PATH
- FIRE-RESISTANCE RATINGS
- FIRE PROTECTION [Go to Page]
- GENERAL [Go to Page]
- CORRIDOR RATING
- AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER SYSTEMS IN HIGH-RISE BUILDINGS [Go to Page]
- SUPPLEMENTAL AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS IN HIGH-RISE BUILDINGS [Go to Page]
- FIGURE 9-7 HIGH-RISE BUILDINGS WILL TYPICALLY REQUIRE SPRINKLERS
- AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER SYSTEMS IN GROUPS A, B, E, F-1, H, I-1, I-3, I-4, R-1, R-2, R-4 AND S [Go to Page]
- AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER SYSTEMS IN MIXED OCCUPANCIES
- AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER SYSTEMS IN GROUP I-2 OCCUPANCIES
- AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER SYSTEMS IN WINDOWLESS STORIES [Go to Page]
- FIGURE 9-8 OPENINGS SHOULD BE SUPPLIED ON ONE OR MORE EXTERIOR WALLS EVERY 50 FEET OR LESS
- OTHER REQUIRED AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER SYSTEMS
- STANDPIPES [Go to Page]
- FIGURE 9-9 STANDPIPE SYSTEM
- FIRE ALARM AND DETECTION [Go to Page]
- GENERAL
- OCCUPANCY REQUIREMENTS [Go to Page]
- GROUP E FIRE ALARM AND DETECTION [Go to Page]
- FIGURE 9-10 MANUAL FIRE ALARM APPLIANCES ARE REQUIRED IN SCHOOLS
- GROUP I-1 FIRE ALARM AND DETECTION [Go to Page]
- FIGURE 9-11 GROUP I-1 FACILITIES REQUIRE AUTOMATIC FIRE ALARM AND AUTOMATIC SMOKE DETECTION SYSTEMS
- GROUP I-2 FIRE ALARM AND DETECTION [Go to Page]
- FIGURE 9-12 AUTOMATIC FIRE ALARMS MUST BE INSTALLED IN HOSPITALS
- GROUP I-3 FIRE ALARM AND DETECTION [Go to Page]
- FIGURE 9-13 MANUAL FIRE ALARMS MUST BE INSTALLED IN JAILS
- GROUP R-1 FIRE ALARM AND DETECTION [Go to Page]
- FIGURE 9-14 MANUAL FIRE ALARMS MUST BE INSTALLED IN EXISTING HOTELS
- GROUP R-2 FIRE ALARM AND DETECTION [Go to Page]
- FIGURE 9-15 APARTMENTS ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE MANUAL FIRE ALARMS
- SUPPLEMENTAL FIRE ALARM SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
- MEANS OF EGRESS [Go to Page]
- GENERAL [Go to Page]
- GROUP I-2 OCCUPANCIES
- NUMBER OF EXITS [Go to Page]
- FIRE ESCAPES [Go to Page]
- FIGURE 9-16 FIRE ESCAPES MAY BE USED AS A SECOND MEANS OF EGRESS WHERE ALLOWED BY THE JURISDICTION
- MEZZANINES [Go to Page]
- FIGURE 9-17 PLATFORM ADJACENT TO FACTORY FLOOR
- MAIN ENTRANCE-ASSEMBLY [Go to Page]
- FIGURE 9-18 MAIN ENTRANCES MUST PROVIDE AT LEAST 50 PERCENT OF THE TOTAL EXIT CAPACITY
- EGRESS DOORWAYS [Go to Page]
- GROUP I-2 SUITES [Go to Page]
- FIGURE 9-19 TWO EGRESS ROUTES ARE REQUIRED IN THIS SPACE
- DOOR SWING [Go to Page]
- FIGURE 9-20 EXIT DOORS MUST SWING OUTWARD
- SUPPLEMENTAL DOOR SWING REQUIREMENTS
- DOOR CLOSING [Go to Page]
- SUPPLEMENTAL DOOR CLOSING REQUIREMENTS
- PANIC AND FIRE EXIT HARDWARE [Go to Page]
- FIGURE 9-21 PANIC HARDWARE
- SUPPLEMENTAL PANIC HARDWARE REQUIREMENTS
- EMERGENCY POWER SOURCE IN GROUP I-3 [Go to Page]
- FIGURE 9-22 POWERED SLIDING DOORS
- OPENINGS IN CORRIDOR WALLS [Go to Page]
- CORRIDOR DOORS [Go to Page]
- FIGURE 9-23 DOORS IN EXIT ACCESS CORRIDORS
- TRANSOMS [Go to Page]
- FIGURE 9-24 TRANSOMS IN CORRIDOR
- OTHER CORRIDOR OPENINGS
- SUPPLEMENTAL REQUIREMENTS FOR CORRIDOR OPENINGS
- DEAD-END CORRIDORS
- MEANS OF EGRESS LIGHTING
- EXIT SIGNS [Go to Page]
- FIGURE 9-25 EXIT SIGNS IN THE WORK AREA MUST MEET IBC REQUIREMENTS
- HANDRAILS [Go to Page]
- FIGURE 9-26 HANDRAILS MUST BE INSTALLED IN THE EXIT ACCESS AREAS AND EXITS LEADING FROM THE WORK AREA
- REFUGE AREAS
- STRUCTURAL [Go to Page]
- EXISTING STRUCTURAL ELEMENTS CARRYING GRAVITY LOADS
- EXISTING STRUCTURAL ELEMENTS RESISTING LATERAL LOADS
- VOLUNTARY LATERAL FORCE-RESISTING SYSTEM ALTERATIONS
- ELECTRICAL
- MECHANICAL
- PLUMBING
- ENERGY CONSERVATION [Go to Page]
- FIGURE 9-27 WORK AREAS MUST MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE IECC
- CHAPTER 10: ALTERATIONS LEVEL 3 [Go to Page]
- GENERAL
- SPECIAL USE AND OCCUPANCY [Go to Page]
- HIGH-RISE BUILDINGS
- BOILER AND FURNACE EQUIPMENT ROOMS [Go to Page]
- FIGURE 10-1 FURNACES AND BOILERS REQUIRE ENCLOSURE
- BUILDING ELEMENTS AND MATERIALS [Go to Page]
- EXISTING SHAFTS AND VERTICAL OPENINGS
- INTERIOR FINISH
- ENHANCED CLASSROOM ACOUSTICS
- FIRE PROTECTION [Go to Page]
- AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER SYSTEMS [Go to Page]
- HIGH-RISE BUILDINGS
- RUBBISH AND LINEN CHUTES [Go to Page]
- FIGURE 10-2 SOILED LINEN CHUTE
- UPHOLSTERED FURNITURE OR MATTRESSES
- AUTOMATIC FIRE PROTECTION FOR A, B, E, F-1, H, I-1, I-3,I-4, M, R-1, R-2, R-4, S-1 AND S-2 OCCUPANCIES
- WINDOWLESS STORIES [Go to Page]
- FIGURE 10-3 STORAGE BUILDING WITH WINDOWLESS STORIES
- FIRE ALARM AND DETECTION SYSTEMS [Go to Page]
- MANUAL FIRE ALARM SYSTEMS [Go to Page]
- FIGURE 10-4 MANUAL FIRE ALARM
- AUTOMATIC FIRE DETECTION
- MEANS OF EGRESS [Go to Page]
- GENERAL
- MEANS OF EGRESS LIGHTING [Go to Page]
- FIGURE 10-5 MEANS OF EGRESS LIGHTING
- EXIT SIGNS
- TWO-WAY COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS
- STRUCTURAL [Go to Page]
- EXISTING STRUCTURAL ELEMENTS RESISTING LATERAL LOADS
- SEISMIC DESIGN CATEGORY F [Go to Page]
- FIGURE 10-6 EARTHQUAKE DAMAGE
- ANCHORAGE FOR CONCRETE AND MASONRY BUILDINGS
- ENERGY CONSERVATION
- CHAPTER 11: CHANGE OF OCCUPANCY [Go to Page]
- GENERAL [Go to Page]
- CERTIFICATION OF OCCUPANCY
- SPECIAL USE AND OCCUPANCY
- OTHER SPECIAL USES
- BUILDING ELEMENTS AND MATERIALS
- FIRE PROTECTION
- MEANS OF EGRESS
- STRUCTURAL [Go to Page]
- LIVE LOADS
- SNOW AND WIND LOADS [Go to Page]
- FIGURE 11-1 SNOW LOADS MUST BE CHECKED AGAINST THE IBC
- SEISMIC LOADS
- ELECTRICAL [Go to Page]
- SPECIAL USE AND OCCUPANCY [Go to Page]
- FIGURE 11-2 GAS STATION
- MECHANICAL [Go to Page]
- FIGURE 11-3 COMMERCIAL KITCHEN VENTING MUST COMPLY WITH THE IMC
- PLUMBING [Go to Page]
- FIGURE 11-4 NEW COMMERCIAL KITCHEN SPACES MUST COMPLY WITH THE IPC
- FOOD-HANDLING OCCUPANCIES
- CHEMICAL WASTE
- CHANGE OF OCCUPANCY CLASSIFICATION [Go to Page]
- GENERAL
- COMPLIANCE WITH IBC CHAPTER 9
- FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEMS [Go to Page]
- FIGURE 11-5 A SPRINKLER SYSTEM MUST BE INSTALLED WHEN CHANGING OCCUPANCY FROM A WAREHOUSE TO CONDOS
- FIRE ALARM AND DETECTION SYSTEM [Go to Page]
- FIGURE 11-6 FIRE ALARMS MUST BE ADDED IN AREAS OF NEW CONSTRUCTION
- INTERIOR FINISH
- GENERAL MEANS OF EGRESS [Go to Page]
- TABLE 11-1 MEANS OF EGRESS HAZARD CATEGORIES
- MEANS OF EGRESS FOR A CHANGE TO A HIGHER HAZARD
- MEANS OF EGRESS FOR A CHANGE TO AN EQUAL OR LESSER HAZARD
- EGRESS CAPACITY
- EXISTING EMERGENCY ESCAPE AND RESCUE OPENINGS
- BUILDING HEIGHT AND AREA [Go to Page]
- TABLE 11-2 HEIGHTS AND AREAS HAZARD CATEGORIES
- HEIGHT AND AREA FOR A CHANGE TO A HIGHER HAZARD
- FIRE WALL ALTERNATIVE
- HEIGHT AND AREA FOR A CHANGE TO AN EQUAL OR LESSER HAZARD
- OCCUPANCY SEPARATIONS
- EXTERIOR WALL FIRE-RESISTANCE RATINGS [Go to Page]
- EXTERIOR WALL RATING FOR A CHANGE TO A HIGHER HAZARD [Go to Page]
- TABLE 11-3 EXPOSURE OF EXTERIOR WALLS HAZARD CATEGORIES
- EXTERIOR WALL RATING FOR A CHANGE TO AN EQUAL OR LESSER HAZARD
- EXTERIOR WALL OPENING PROTECTIVES [Go to Page]
- FIGURE 11-7 WINDOW AND DOOR PROTECTION
- ENCLOSURE OF VERTICAL SHAFTS [Go to Page]
- INTERIOR STAIRWAYS [Go to Page]
- FIGURE 11-8 EXISTING PENETRATIONS OF STAIRWAY ENCLOSURES MUST BE PROTECTED
- OTHER VERTICAL SHAFTS [Go to Page]
- FIGURE 11-9 VERTICAL SHAFTS LESS THAN FIVE STORIES TALL DO NOT REQUIRE ENCLOSURE
- SHAFT OPENINGS [Go to Page]
- FIGURE 11-10 A COFFEE SHOP CONVERTED TO A SPORTS BAR AND RESTAURANT
- FIGURE 11-11 SECOND LEVEL ADDED TO SPORTS BAR AND RESTAURANT
- CHAPTER 12: ADDITIONS [Go to Page]
- GENERAL
- HEIGHT AND AREAS [Go to Page]
- HEIGHT LIMITATIONS
- AREA LIMITATIONS [Go to Page]
- FIGURE 12-1 A NONOCCUPIABLE APPENDAGE CONSISTING OF AN EXIT STAIRWAY AND ELEVATOR
- FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEMS
- STRUCTURAL [Go to Page]
- ADDITIONAL GRAVITY LOADS
- LATERAL FORCE-RESISTING LOADS
- FLOOD HAZARD AREAS [Go to Page]
- FIGURE 12-2 STRUCTURALLY INTERCONNECTED ADDITION
- SMOKE ALARMS
- CARBON MONOXIDE ALARMS
- ENERGY CONSERVATION
- CHAPTER 13: RELOCATED OR MOVED BUILDINGS [Go to Page]
- GENERAL [Go to Page]
- FIGURE 13-1 BEFORE TRANSPORTING A BUILDING, IT MUST BE INSPECTED AND DETERMINED SAFE FOR HUMAN OCCUPATION
- REQUIREMENTS [Go to Page]
- LOCATION AND FOUNDATION [Go to Page]
- FIGURE 13-2 NEW FOUNDATION FOR A RELOCATED BUILDING
- WIND LOADS
- SEISMIC LOADS
- SNOW LOADS
- FLOOD HAZARD AREAS
- STRUCTURAL INSPECTION [Go to Page]
- FIGURE 13-3 SPECIAL INSPECTION OF A FOUNDATION AND EXISTING BUILDING MAY BE REQUIRED BEFORE THE BUILDING IS RELOCATED
- PART IV: COMPLIANCE BY EVALUATION [Go to Page]
- CHAPTER 14: PERFORMANCE COMPLIANCE METHOD [Go to Page]
- GENERAL
- APPLICABILITY [Go to Page]
- FIGURE 14-1 EXISTING ESCALATORS IN UNDERGROUND TRAIN STATIONS DO NOT HAVE TO HAVE 32 INCHES IN CLEAR WIDTH
- ACCEPTANCE
- EVALUATION
- BUILDING SIZE [Go to Page]
- BUILDING HEIGHT AND NUMBER OF STORIES
- BUILDING AREA [Go to Page]
- SINGLE OCCUPANCY
- SEPARATED MIXED OCCUPANCIES
- NONSEPARATED MIXED OCCUPANCIES
- PASSIVE FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEMS [Go to Page]
- COMPARTMENTATION [Go to Page]
- TABLE 14-1 COMPARTMENTATION VALUES
- TENANT AND DWELLING UNIT SEPARATIONS [Go to Page]
- TABLE 14-2 SEPARATION VALUES
- CORRIDOR WALLS [Go to Page]
- FIGURE 14-2 PROTECTED CORRIDOR WALLS
- TABLE 14-3 CORRIDOR WALL VALUES
- VERTICAL OPENINGS [Go to Page]
- FIGURE 14-3 FIRE-RATED VERTICAL ENCLOSURE
- FIGURE 14-4 UNENCLOSED VERTICAL OPENING
- TABLE 14-4 VERTICAL OPENING PROTECTION VALUES
- TABLE 14-5 CONSTRUCTION-TYPE FACTOR
- HVAC SYSTEMS [Go to Page]
- FIGURE 14-5 HVAC SYSTEM
- TABLE 14-6 HVAC SYSTEM VALUES
- AUTOMATIC FIRE DETECTION [Go to Page]
- FIGURE 14-6 FIRE DETECTION AND SPRINKLER SYSTEMS
- TABLE 14-7 AUTOMATIC FIRE DETECTION VALUES
- FIRE ALARM SYSTEMS [Go to Page]
- FIGURE 14-7 FIRE ALARM SYSTEM
- TABLE 14-8 FIRE ALARM SYSTEM VALUE
- SMOKE CONTROL [Go to Page]
- FIGURE 14-8 TESTING OF A SMOKE CONTROL SYSTEM
- TABLE 14-9 SMOKE CONTROL VALUES
- MEANS OF EGRESS [Go to Page]
- MEANS OF EGRESS CAPACITY AND NUMBER [Go to Page]
- FIGURE 14-9 FIRE ESCAPES MAY BE USED IN THE IEBC AS A MEANS OF EGRESS
- TABLE 14-10 MEANS OF EGRESS VALUES
- DEAD ENDS [Go to Page]
- FIGURE 14-10 DEAD END CORRIDOR
- TABLE 14-11 DEAD-END VALUES
- MAXIMUM EXIT ACCESS TRAVEL DISTANCE TO AN EXIT [Go to Page]
- FIGURE 14-11 EXIT ACCESS AND EXIT DISCHARGE
- ELEVATOR CONTROL [Go to Page]
- FIGURE 14-12 ELEVATOR CONTROL PANEL
- TABLE 14-12 ELEVATOR CONTROL VALUES
- MEANS OF EGRESS EMERGENCY LIGHTING [Go to Page]
- FIGURE 14-13 EXIT SIGNS REQUIRE ILLUMINATION DURING A POWER OUTAGE
- TABLE 14-13 MEANS OF EGRESS EMERGENCY LIGHTING VALUES
- MIXED OCCUPANCIES [Go to Page]
- TABLE 14-14 MIXED OCCUPANCY VALUES
- ACTIVE FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEMS [Go to Page]
- AUTOMATIC SPRINKLERS [Go to Page]
- FIGURE 14-14 OFFICE WITH SPRINKLER SYSTEM
- TABLE 14-15 SPRINKLER SYSTEM VALUES
- STANDPIPES [Go to Page]
- FIGURE 14-15 STANDPIPE SYSTEM IN AN EXISTING BUILDING
- TABLE 14-16 STANDPIPE SYSTEM VALUES
- SPECIALTY CONCERNS [Go to Page]
- INCIDENTAL USES [Go to Page]
- FIGURE 14-16 A HOSPITAL LAUDRY ROOM MAY BE AN INCIDENTAL USE AREA DEPENDING ON SIZE
- TABLE 14-17 INCIDENTAL USE AREA VALUES
- SMOKE COMPARTMENTS [Go to Page]
- FIGURE 14-17 SMOKE COMPARTMENTS ARE REQUIRED IN GROUP I-2 FACILITIES
- TABLE 14-18 SMOKE COMPARTMENT VALUES
- GROUP I-2 PATIENTS [Go to Page]
- FIGURE 14-18 HOSPITAL ROOM WITH PATIENT
- BUILDING PERFORMANCE SCORES [Go to Page]
- BUILDING SCORE
- MANDATORY SAFETY SCORES [Go to Page]
- TABLE 14-19 MANDATORY SAFETY SCORES
- EVALUATION OF BUILDING SAFETY
- EXISTING BUILDING CONCERNS FOR SEISMIC, WIND AND ACCESSIBILITY REHABILITATION [Go to Page]
- APPENDIX A
- APPENDIX B
- APPENDIX C
- APPENDIX D
- GLOSSARY
- INDEX
- VALUABLE GUIDES TO CHANGES IN THE 2021 I-CODESĀ®
- ICC ASSESSMENT CENTER
- ICC LEARNING CENTER
- TELEWORK WITH ICC DIGITAL CODES PREMIUM [Go to Page]