AC 027 - IBC requirements: What is the required distance between exit doors?

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  • Опубликовано: 17 окт 2024
  • This video goes over the IBC requirements for required separation between exit doors. It covers distance required when 2 exits are required, as well as when 3 exits are required. It also goes over the exceptions of distance separation, depending on whether a building is sprinklered or not. There is also an explanation of how to measure distance separation.
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Комментарии • 48

  • @ameerabdurrahman8495
    @ameerabdurrahman8495 Год назад

    Thank you for these videos, man, GOD bless you.

  • @suzieb2529
    @suzieb2529 3 года назад +1

    I'm so thankful for your channel !

  • @kevinsneed9656
    @kevinsneed9656 3 года назад +3

    Also, I would love to see your interpretation of the horizontal exits and what I required for these exit doors.

    • @archicorner
      @archicorner  3 года назад +2

      Kevin, this is one of the comments that have come up repeatedly. I am happy to tell you (you're the first person I tell this to) that the next video will be on this topic. Target date is 10/22/21 or sooner. Please be sure to check it out and let me know how you like it.

  • @111patr
    @111patr Год назад +1

    Why does the exit spacing reduce with sprinklers I would think in a ballroom with sprinklers you would gain further distance between exits ?

    • @archicorner
      @archicorner  Год назад +2

      Exit separation allows for a person to have two separate exits to pick from. If one exit is blocked, for example in the case of a fire, a second exit is available. Sprinklers provide some safety measure by being able to potentially stop a fire or by delaying how fast it spreads. Therefore, when sprinklers are present, the distance between exits can be closer, but they still need to be a reasonable distance away from each other to create a separate exit.

  • @victorcalderone6636
    @victorcalderone6636 7 месяцев назад

    Would you include a compactor room in the measurement for the 1/3 diagonal exit separation on an h-shaped building that has that at the longer corner?

  • @jasonfairbanks4714
    @jasonfairbanks4714 Год назад +1

    Great videos, Boss! Just started taking my ARE exams! CE and PA are next!

    • @archicorner
      @archicorner  Год назад +1

      You can do it! Don’t give up. It’s a long journey but worth it.

    • @jasonfairbanks4714
      @jasonfairbanks4714 Год назад

      @@archicorner Thank you, Sir! Your words are inspirational! Your videos are amazing!

  • @noaman1976
    @noaman1976 2 года назад

    Thank you for this video, i needed these explanations so much.

  • @monicalabra672
    @monicalabra672 3 года назад

    Wow! Amazing work with these videos. BRAVO 👏 Thank you.

  • @gw9460
    @gw9460 3 года назад

    Another great video, thank you!

  • @mbouw1592
    @mbouw1592 2 года назад

    Hi, great videos!! Can you tell me, is there a limit on the distance between the exit door of one tenant and the exit door of an adjacent tenant, if both are accessed by the same corridor (like in your sketch above)? I can't seem to find that answer. Thanks!

    • @archicorner
      @archicorner  2 года назад

      That is a good question. If they are different tenants, then they exit independently from one another though a common area. Therefore, a tenant can have an exit right next to the exit of another tenant as shown on the video. There are no distance limitations.

  • @abrahamghidey4194
    @abrahamghidey4194 2 года назад

    Thank you sir. It was very helpful!!!

  • @mariaallgood1420
    @mariaallgood1420 2 года назад

    Excellent!

  • @martharamirez1728
    @martharamirez1728 Год назад

    Hello. Are you actually do cover sheets for comercial construction? I would love to have a quote!

  • @jamesjoyce7975
    @jamesjoyce7975 3 года назад

    At 3:55. How do you confirm distance between 2 stair doors when multiple unites are used

    • @archicorner
      @archicorner  3 года назад

      The stairs are designed to comply when the building is designed originally. The stairs “should be” designed to work for the ENTIRE FLOOR, not just one suite (or two). But if you really want to confirm, you still have to follow the same steps: find the diagonal distance and then determine the required distance based on the diagonal distance. The process does not change. Hopefully that helps.

  • @yidelgrunberger605
    @yidelgrunberger605 2 года назад

    Hi I’m a big fan of your Channel . Could you please do a video explaining when a fire sprinkler is required. I’m looking to get specific information on group R-3 5B construction. Thanks in advance! I love your videos.

    • @archicorner
      @archicorner  2 года назад

      Sprinkler requirements change drastically from one jurisdiction to another and that has to do with local jurisdictions requiring sprinklers, regardless of what the IBC or CFC says. In California for example, ALL NEW HOMES (R-3 occupancies) need sprinklers regardless of size. Perhaps you can check with a local architect or check directly with your AHJ.

  • @nisreenardda1589
    @nisreenardda1589 2 года назад

    Thank you very much could you please explain for us how many staircases need for a buildin

    • @archicorner
      @archicorner  2 года назад

      Stairs are one type of "exit". Normally, you would need as many stairs as you do "exits" from that floor or space. Check out archicorner episodes 013 & 029. I hope you like them :).

  • @darwishmajdi
    @darwishmajdi Год назад

    Is there a SQFT of a space where you are not required to have 2 exits and can get away with one

    • @archicorner
      @archicorner  Год назад

      The number of required exits is determined by the square feet AND the use of a space. look for Archicorner episode #013 which will provide more information on how to determine the number of exits.

  • @kevinsneed9656
    @kevinsneed9656 3 года назад

    What if you have a scissor stairs in stead of the remoteness of the egress doors? This is common in older buildings on the East Coast.

    • @archicorner
      @archicorner  3 года назад +1

      Every building is different and project specifics can have an effect on what decision is made. In most instances, older buildings are allowed to remain "non-compliant" so long as they comply with as much as the code as possible and so long as the use of the building is not changed. For example, a residential building would not be able to change to an office building.
      But again, every project is different, so there is no "one-fits-all" answer for this one. Great question!

  • @kevinsneed9656
    @kevinsneed9656 3 года назад

    One issue that I am having and hard to explain is "convergence." Because of the remoteness of the doors in the tenant suite the Plan Reviewer also looks at the remoteness to the egress stair. If the common corridor is not wrapped around the egress stair there maybe a problem. Unfortunately, I cannot find anywhere in the code for this word convergence in relation to egress.

    • @archicorner
      @archicorner  3 года назад

      This is a term that has been used for some time. No, it is not a term that you find in a code. Without having further knowledge of a specific project, often times convergence means that BEFORE you access the 2nd exit, your paths come to a meeting point again. That is not allowed. Once you separate your paths, they must be kept separate again all the way thru the end. Take a look at AC #029, that video shows the basic requirements for exits. Hope you like the video!

  • @larrytinnin3357
    @larrytinnin3357 3 года назад

    Thanks again!

  • @CarlosJuan2012
    @CarlosJuan2012 5 месяцев назад

    Hm, this is a bit confusing to me; not your presentation, rather how the code is written. When I hear "shall be placed a distance apart equal to not less than 1/2..." I hear that the "1/2" distance is the minimum, not the maximum. Also, it doesn't make sense to me why, if a building is sprinklered, the distance between the two doors would need to be shorter. Wouldn't the sprinklers give us more "time/distance" to walk further away hence with two doors further apart? Anyway, great video, just the confusing code verbiage!

    • @archicorner
      @archicorner  5 месяцев назад

      The idea of two exits is to provide a person with an alternative if the "emergency" happens to block the main exit. For example, due to a fire, you may not be able to use the main exit, so you go to an alternate door. If the building does not have a fire sprinkler system, it is possible for the fire to spread quicker, and therefore the exit doors have to be further apart. If the building is provided with a fire sprinkler system, the fire would spread at a slower pace, so the doors don't have to be so far apart.

  • @AliAlmurshid
    @AliAlmurshid Год назад

    thanx dude

  • @jessicaxmm
    @jessicaxmm 2 года назад

    After reading these codes make me thinking that I might be qualified for law school...🤣

    • @archicorner
      @archicorner  Год назад +1

      Sometimes I wonder if I should’ve been a lawyer! I probably couldn’t handle it though…

  • @oldschool_bamagatrader9960
    @oldschool_bamagatrader9960 6 месяцев назад

    logically its opposite .. sprinkled occupancy provide more safety and Tho can have more exit distance .. i believe ( Sprinkled >> 1/2 .... Non-sprinkled >> 1/3 ) .. now it provides more safety

    • @archicorner
      @archicorner  6 месяцев назад

      No it is not. The closer exits are to one another the less safe. For example; if there was a fire blocking one exit, as time goes by, the fire will spread. If the second exit is too close, it may be possible that the fire will block both exits. That is why you want them to be further apart. In case of fire you don’t want the fire to spread and block both exits. Or at least give the occupants more time to exit. Hopefully everyone can get out before the fire blocks both exits.

  • @larrytinnin3357
    @larrytinnin3357 3 года назад

    Need horizontal exits, see “Marty huie” on RUclips video number 22, he has one, but yours will be better lol

    • @archicorner
      @archicorner  3 года назад +1

      Thank you Larry. Sorry for the late reply. We will consider your subject for a future video. Thank you!