Occupant Load 6-0

How many people can fit in a spaceBuilding code understanding/calculation of how to determine how many people allowed to sit. Which then drives how many doors, how big the doors can be. Upcoming videos will cover your location and/or size "Building Code"These videos are to understand building code

[@ZNP25]

Simple and too the point. This was perfect.

[@MartyHuie]

+Zach Patterson Thank YOU :)

[@blaiseharris909]

Thank you so much! I have missed this on the fire inspector test and was confused on what I was doing wrong.

[@gwendolynyoung1519]

Hi Marty! thank you so much for this video. It has helped me to understand a lot. Keep up the great work that you do.

[@ghydle]

This video is genius ... thank you for the awesomeness :)

[@eshmawi]

Thank you so much, that very helpful.

[@wint8321]

Thank you.

[@jyharch]

Hi Mr. Huie i have a question we designed doctor office with13 occupancy load one bathroomThe county reviewer said reception area with 15sf per one person also he said corridor and tolet with 100sf per oneI never added corridor and toilet as B (used group)Please advise it for me.Thank you and have a great day

[@MartyHuie]

Don't understand the full question I think something got lost and typing. But I want to try to reply anyway :-). Yes waiting rooms shall be calculated at 15 ft.² per person. If the area i.e. reception/waiting room is 100 ft.² it will hold 6.6 people so you will need around that up to a total of 7 people. I would disagree that toilet rooms should have an occupant load, but it depends on how it's worded whether it's gross or net. Gross is meaning to the outside of your entire building net is only for the room you're talking about. Just looking at the code business occupancy requires 100 ft.² per person gross. So you would include the toilets. The waiting room is a number you would pull out of the gross number you calculated. So if the waiting room is 100 ft.² therefore using business you would subtract one from that number and add seven back because of the occupant type i.e. assembly/waiting room.

[@jyharch]

Thank you for your quick response and sorry for the confusion.how about utility room? we need to add caculation?

[@MartyHuie]

Yes, all spaces shall have occupancy load in it. I don't think this is going to hurt your project. It is just math that needs to be done

[@jyharch]

Thank you very much

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