2015 IBC-IFC Key Changes PDF

9/3/2014
Key Changes to the

2015 IBC
Presented by
2015 IBC Key Changes 1
Introduction
§ Instructor
§ Kevin Scott
§ KH Scott & Associates
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2015 IBC/IFC Key Changes 1

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Objectives
§ Major changes
§ 2015 IBC
§ 2015 IFC
§ Many other changes not covered
Food Processing Facilities & Commercial Kitchens

§304.1
§ Group B – not associated with restaurants,
cafeterias and similar dining facilities ≤2500 ft2
§ Group F-1 – not associated with restaurants,
cafeterias and similar dining facilities >2500 ft2

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Group I-1
§308.3
§ Condition 1 – all persons receiving
custodial care are capable of
responding to an emergency
situation to complete building
evacuation without any assistance
§ Condition 2 – any persons Residential Board and Care
receiving custodial care who

require limited verbal or physical
assistance while responding to an
emergency situation to complete
building evacuation
Assisted Living
Group I-2
§308.4
§ Condition 1 – nursing and
medical care, but not
emergency care, surgery,
psychiatric care
Nursing Home
§ Condition 2 – nursing and

medical care and emergency
care, surgery, or in-patient
psychiatric care
Hospital

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Group R-4
§310.6
§ Condition 1 – all persons receiving
custodial care are capable of
responding to an emergency
situation to complete building
evacuation without any assistance
Halfway House
§ Condition 2 – any persons
receiving custodial care who
require limited verbal or physical
assistance while responding to an
emergency situation to complete
building evacuation
Congregate Care
Applicability of High-Rise Provisions

§403.1
Exceptions:
1. Airport traffic control towers – §412.3
2. Open parking garages – §406.5
3. Group A-5 – §303.6
4. Special industrial – §503.1.1
5.1. Group H-1 buildings
5.2. Buildings with Group H-2 –
§415.8,415.9.2, 415.9.3 or 426.1
5.3. Buildings with Group H-3 – §415.8

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Atrium – Smoke Control

§404.5
§ Atriums connecting only 2 stories do not require
smoke control, unless atrium is in a Group I-2,
Condition 2 facility
Atrium – Egress Travel

§404.9, §404.10
§ Egress travel not through an
atrium = §1017
§ Egress travel through an
atrium on LED = §1017
§ Egress travel through an
atrium not on LED = 200’
§ ≤50% of interior exit stairways
are permitted to egress
through an atrium on LED

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Size of Group I-2 Smoke Compartments

§407.5
§ Smoke compartments required on every story used by ≥50
persons, or persons receiving care, treatment or sleeping
§ Group I-2, Condition 1 – smoke compartments ≤22,500 ft2
§ Group I-2, Condition 2 – smoke compartments ≤40,000 ft2
§ Travel distance in a smoke compartment to a smoke
barrier door ≤200’ X
1-HR
X
Smoke
Barrier
X
Travel Distance in Aircraft Manufacturing Facilities

§412.7
§ Exit access travel distance can be increased in
buildings used for the manufacturing of aircraft
if: Contiguous floor area
§ Type I or II construction AT
indicated height
§ Distance cannot exceed
Table 412.7
Aircraft Manufacturing Exit Access Travel Distance
HEIGHT MANUFACTURING AREA (square feet) a
(feet) b ≥150,000 ≥200,000 ≥250,000 ≥500,000 ≥750,000 ≥1,000,000
≥25 400 450 500 500 500 500
≥50 400 500 600 700 700 700
≥75 400 500 700 1,000 1,000 1,000
≥100 400 500 750 1,000 1,250 1,500

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Building Height and Number of Stories

Tables 504.3 & 504.4
§ Table 504.3 – Allowable Building Height in Feet
Type Of Construction
§ Table 504.4 –SeeAllowable
Occupancy
Type I Number
Type II of Stories
Type III Type IV Type V
Classification
Occupancy Footnotes A B Type Of
A Construction
B A(PARTIAL)B HT A B
Seeb
NS ULType 160
I 65Type II55 65Type III55 Type
65 IV 50Type V40
A,Classification
B, E, F, M, S, U Footnotes A B A B A B HT A B
S UL 180 85 75 85 75 85 70 60
NSc,d
NS UL 5 3 2 3 2 3 2 1
A-1H-3, H-5
H-1, H-2, UL 160 65 55 65 55 65 50 40
S
S UL 6 4 3 4 3 4 3 2
NSc,d
NS UL
UL 11
160 3
65 552 3
65 55 2 3
65 2
50 1
40
A-2
H-4 S UL
NS
12
= 4
buildings
3 4
not sprinklered
3 4 3 2
S UL 180 85 75 85 75 85 70 60
NSd,e
NS UL
UL S11 = NFPA
160 3
65 55213 sprinklered
3
65 55 2 3buildings
65 2
50 1
40
A-3 1, I-3
I-1 Condition S
S UL
UL 12
180
S13R 4 = NFPA
85 753 4
85
13R 75 3 4
85
sprinklered 3buildings
70 2
60
NSd,f,e
NS UL
UL 11
160 3
65 2 3 2 3 2 1
A-4 2, I-2
I-1 Condition 55 65 55 65 50 40
S
S UL
UL 12
180 4
85 3 4 3 4 3 2
NSd,g
NS UL
UL UL
160 UL
65 UL
55 UL
65 UL
55 UL
65 UL
50 UL
40
A-5
I-4 S
S UL
UL UL
180 UL
85 UL
75 UL
85 UL
75 UL
85 UL
70 UL
60
NSd,h
NS UL
UL 11
160 5
65 553 5
65 55 3 5
65 3
50 2
40
B
R S
S13R UL
60 12
60 6
60 604 6
60 60 4 6
60 4
60 3
60
NS
S UL 5
180 3
85 752 3
85 75 2 3
85 1
70 1
60
E
S UL 6 4 3 4 3 4 2 2
NS UL 11 4 2 3 2 4 2 1
F-1
S UL 12 5 3 4 3 5 3 2
Building Area NS = buildings not sprinklered

S1 = sprinklered 1-story buildings
§506.2 SM = sprinklered multiple-story buildings
Table 506.2
Allowable Area Factor (At = NS, S1, S13R, or SM, as applicable) in square feet
Type Of Construction (PARTIAL)
Occupancy
Type I Type II Type III Type IV Type V
Classification See Footnotes
A B A B A B HT A B
NS UL UL 15,500 8,500 14,000 8,500 15,000 11,500 5,500
A-1 S1 UL UL 62,000 34,000 56,000 34,000 60,000 46,000 22,000
SM UL UL 46,500 25,500 42,000 25,500 45,000 34,500 16,500
NS UL UL 15,500 9,500 14,000 9,500 15,000 11,500 6,000
A-2 S1 UL UL 62,000 38,000 56,000 38,000 60,000 46,000 24,000
SM UL UL 46,500 28,500 42,000 28,500 45,000 34,500 18,000
NS UL UL 15,500 9,500 14,000 9,500 15,000 11,500 6,000
A-3 S1 UL UL 62,000 38,000 56,000 38,000 60,000 46,000 24,000
SM UL UL 46,500 28,500 42,000 28,500 45,000 34,500 18,000
NS UL UL 15,500 9,500 14,000 9,500 15,000 11,500 6,000
A-4 S1 UL UL 62,000 38,000 56,000 38,000 60,000 46,000 24,000
SM UL UL 46,500 28,500 42,000 28,500 45,000 34,500 18,000
NS
A-5 S1 UL UL UL UL UL UL UL UL UL
SM
NS UL UL 37,500 23,000 28,500 19,000 36,000 18,000 9,000
B S1 UL UL 150,000 92,000 114,000 76,000 144,000 72,000 36,000
SM UL UL 112,500 69,000 85,800 57,000 108,000 54,000 27,000
NS UL UL 26,500 14,500 23,500 14,500 25,500 18,500 9,500
E S1 UL UL 106,000 58,000 94,000 58,000 102,000 74,000 38,000
SM UL UL 79,500 43,500 70,500 43,500 76,500 55,500 28,500

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Building Area – Example

§506.2
Table 506.2
Allowable Area Factor (At = NS, S1, S13R, or SM, as applicable) in square feet
Occupancy
A B A B A B HT A B
NS UL UL 15,500 8,500 14,000 8,500 15,000 11,500 5,500
A-1 S1 UL UL 62,000 34,000 56,000 34,000 60,000 46,000 22,000
SM UL UL 46,500 25,500 42,000 25,500 45,000 34,500 16,500
NS UL UL 15,500 9,500 14,000 9,500 15,000 11,500 6,000
A-2 S1 UL UL 62,000 38,000 56,000 38,000 60,000 46,000 24,000
SM UL UL 46,500 28,500 42,000 28,500 45,000 34,500 18,000
NS UL UL 15,500 9,500 14,000 9,500 15,000 11,500 6,000
A-3 S1 UL UL 62,000 38,000 56,000 38,000 60,000 46,000 24,000
SM UL UL 46,500 28,500 42,000 28,500 45,000 34,500 18,000
§ Single story, sprinklered A-3 – Type IIB; no frontage

increase
§ Aa = At + (NS x If)
§ Aa = 38,000 + (9,500 x 0) = 38,000 ft2
Mezzanines
§505.2.3
§ Not considered a story
§ ≤33.3% of floor area in the room where they are
located
§ Floor area of mezzanine added to floor below
§ Mezzanine open to floor below
§ ≤42” high wall
§ Can be enclosed if:
§ OL ≤10, or
§ ≥2 exits or exit access stairways, or
§ Floor area ≤10%

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Group H-5 in Unlimited Area Buildings

§507.9
§ Unlimited area of mixed occupancy of Group B,
F, H-5, M or S buildings provided:
§ ≤2 stories above grade plane
§ Automatic sprinkler system throughout
§ Surrounded by public ways or yards ≥60’
§ Type I or II construction
§ Group H-5 separated per §415.11 and §508.4
§ Group H-5 is less than allowable area, OR
subdivided into areas by 2-HR fire barriers
Sprinklers for 1-HR Substitution

Table 601, Footnote d
§ 2012 allowed fire sprinklers as substitute for 1-HR
construction, but prohibited any modifications based on
sprinklers
§ Footnote deleted which allowed 1-HR substitution
§ Sprinkler system is no longer allowed as a substitution
for 1-HR construction
Occupancy
A B A B A B HT A B
NS UL UL 15,500 9,500 14,000 9,500 15,000 11,500 6,000
A-2 S1 UL UL 62,000 38,000 56,000 38,000 60,000 46,000 24,000
SM UL UL 46,500 28,500 42,000 28,500 45,000 34,500 18,000

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Vertical Separation of Openings

§705.8.5
§ Generally, fire-resistance-rated exterior walls are only
required to be protected on the interior side when the
wall is >10’ from property line
§ When building is >3 stories protection required on both
sides of exterior wall
Not required if
building is
sprinklered
Fire Walls – Structural Stability

§706.2
§ Designed to allow collapse on either side without
collapse of the fire wall
§ Single fire wall
§ Double fire wall – NFPA 221
§ Tied fire wall – NFPA 221
§ Cantilevered fire wall – NFPA 221
§ Now allowed to utilize any design in NFPA 221

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Ducts Transitioning between Shafts

§717.1.1
§ Shafts enclosing vertical openings are fire-
resistance-rated
Fire-resistance-rated
Duct shaft
Dampers at each
shaft penetration
Corridor Dampers
§717.3, §717.5.4.1
§ Corridor dampers required at penetration of
corridor ceiling constructed as a corridor wall
§ Ceiling radiation dampers required at penetration
of floor/ceiling or roof/ceiling assembly
§ Ratings
§ 1-HR fire-resistance rating
§ Class I or II leakage rating
§ If fans are designed to operate during a fire,
damper must be specifically listed for such
operation

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Occupant Load Factors

Table 1004.1.2
§ Mercantile occupant load factor revised to a
single factor of 60
§ Applicable regardless of the story
2012
Table
Table
1004.1.2
1004.1.2
Maximum Floor Area Allowances per Occupant
Function of Space Occupant Load Factor a
Mercantile 60 gross
Areas on other floors 60 gross
Basement and grade floor areas 30 gross
Storage, stock, shipping areas 300 gross
Exits – Number and Configuration

§1006
§ Reformatted
Table 1006.2.1 – Spaces with One Exit or Exit Access Doorway
MAXIMUM COMMON PATH OF TRAVEL DISTANCE (feet)
MAXIMUM Without Sprinkler System (feet)
OCCUPANCY OCCUPANT LOAD With Sprinkler
OF SPACE Occupant Load System
(feet)
≤30 >30
A c, E, M 49 75 75 75 a
B 49 100 75 100 a
F 49 75 75 100 a
H-1, H-2, H-3 3 NP NP 25 b
H-4, H-5 10 NP NP 75 b
I-1, I-2 d, I-4 10 NP NP 75 a
I-3 10 NP NP 100 a
R-1 10 NP NP 75 a
R-2 10 NP NP 125 a
R-3 e 10 NP NP 125 a
R-4 e 10 75 75 125 a
Sf 29 100 75 100 a
U 49 100 75 75 a

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Measurement of Exit Separation

§1007.1.1.1, Item 1
§ Distance between doorways measured to any
point in doorway width
Measurement of Exit Separation

§1007.1.1.1, Item 2
§ Distance between exit access stairways
measured to closest riser
Separation distance measured
to closest risers at floor level
Separation distance
must be maintained

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Two-Way Communication Systems

§1009.8
§ 2-way communication at all
elevators except at LED
§ Exceptions:
§ Not required on floors with exit
ramps
§ Service elevators
§ Freight elevators
§ Private residence elevator
§ Written directions and visual
character sign required
Door Locking Systems

§1010.1.9
§ Egress doors must be readily openable,
EXCEPT:
New Locking Method Old Locking Method 2015 Section
Controlled Egress Doors in Special Locking Arrangements in §1010.1.9.6
Groups I-1 and I-2 Group I-2
Delayed Egress Delayed Egress Locks §1010.9.7
Sensor Release of Electrically Access-Controlled Egress Doors §1010.1.9.8
Locked Egress Doors
Electromagnetically Locked Electromagnetically Locked §1010.1.9.9
Egress Doors Egress Doors
Locking Arrangements in Locking Arrangements in §1010.1.9.10
Correctional Facilities Correctional Facilities
Stairway Doors Stairway Doors §1010.1.9.11

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Travel Distance in Groups F-1 and S-1

§1017.2.2
§ Exit access travel
distance in F-1 and S-1 ≥24’
is:
§ 200’ – not sprinklered
§ 250’ – sprinklered
§ 400’ if:
§ Sprinklered
§ Building is limited to 1 story
§ Minimum of 24’ from floor to
underneath side of roof or
ceiling above
Corridor Width and Capacity

§1020.2
§ Corridor width is based on use and OL
Table 1020.2 – Minimum Corridor Width

OCCUPANCY WIDTH (minimum)
Any facilities not listed below 44 inches
Access to and utilization of mechanical, plumbing
24 inches
or electrical systems or equipment
With an OL <50 36 inches
Within a dwelling unit 36 inches
In Group E with a corridor having an OL ≥100 more 72 inches
In corridors and areas serving stretcher traffic in
72 inches
ambulatory care facilities
Group I-2 in areas where required for bed
96 inches
movement

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§1023.3.1
Stairway Extension
§ Interior exit stairway can connect to an exit
passageway without a fire-rated door, if NO
other openings into the exit passageway
Fire rated door No other

not required openings in exit
passageway
Door not
required
Wall not
required
Structural Glued Cross-Laminated Timber

§2303.1.4
§ “A prefabricated engineered
wood product consisting of at
least three layers of solid-sawn
lumber or structural composite
lumber where the adjacent
layers are cross-oriented and
bonded with structural
adhesive to form a solid wood
element.”
§ Referred to as CLT
§ ANSI/APA PRG 320-2011 Photo courtesy of FP Innovations

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Engineered Wood Rim Board

§2303.1.13
§ “A full-depth structural composite lumber,
wood structural panel, structural glued
laminated timber, or prefabricated wood
I-joist member designed to transfer
horizontal (shear) and vertical
(compression) loads, provide attachment
for diaphragm sheathing, siding and
exterior deck ledgers, and provide lateral
support at the ends of floor or roof joists
or rafters.”
§ ANSI/APA PRR 410
§ ASTM D 7672 Photo courtesy of APA –
The Engineered Wood Association
Gypsum Panel Products

Chapter 25
§ “The general name for a family
of sheet products consisting
essentially of gypsum.”
§ Essentially gypsum sheet
products that are manufactured
unfaced or with a facing other
than paper
§ Glass mat-faced
§ Unfaced gypsum sheet materials
Photo courtesy of Gypsum Association

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Plastic Composites
§2612
§ Plastic Composite – A generic
designation that refers to wood/plastic
composites and plastic lumber.
§ Plastic Lumber – A manufactured
product made primarily of plastic
materials (filled or unfilled) which is
generally rectangular in cross-
section.
§ Wood/Plastic Composite – A
composite material made primarily
from wood or cellulose-based Photo courtesy of Peter Kulczyk
materials and plastic.
§ Flame spread index ≤200 Allowed for exterior deck boards,
stair treads, handrails and guards
in Type VB buildings
Elevator Hoistway Venting

§3004
§ Requirement for elevator hoistway venting in §3004 has
been deleted
§ Elevator hoistways are no longer required to be vented
to the exterior
2012 required venting in
elevator shafts
penetrating >3 stories
2015 – venting is
not required

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Elevator Lobbies
§3006
§ Design of elevator lobbies
§ High-rise – elevator door protection only for elevators
traveling >75’
§ Area of refuge – lobby separated by smoke barriers
or horizontal exit
§ Fire service access elevator
§ Occupant evacuation elevator
Existing Buildings
Chapter 34
§ Ch 34 deleted
§ §101.4.7 – provisions of the
IEBC shall apply
§ Repairs, alterations, change
of occupancy, additions,
relocations

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Key Changes to the

2015 IFC
Emergency Preparedness
§403
§ Fire Safety and Evacuation Plans
§ Required for
§ Group A, other than church with OL <2,000
§ Buildings with both Group A and atrium
§ Group B, F, M with OL >500, or >100 on floor other
than LED
§ Groups R-1, R-4, R-2 college/univ dormitories
§ High-rise IBC §1001.4 requires that
the FS&E Plan is
§ Mall buildings >50,000 ft 2
submitted as part of MoE
§ Occupant evacuation elevators review

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Combustible Materials in Plenums

§315.6, §605.12
§ Storage is prohibited
§ It must be removed
§ Abandoned wiring is deemed to be storage
§ It must be removed in the accessible areas
§ Unless the wiring is tagged for future use
Protection of Elevators
§607.6
§ Design must keep water
from fire sprinklers F.S.
Elevator Elevator Access
outside of lobby from Hoistway Hoistway Elevator
reaching
§ Fire service access Elevator
Lobby
elevators, and
§ Occupant evacuation F.S.
elevators Access Elevator Elevator
Elevator Hoistway Hoistway
Requirement does not

apply to water from fire
sprinklers inside lobby

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Type I Hood – Commercial Cooking Appliances

§609.2
§ New exception eliminates

Type I hood over electric
cooking appliances based
on a test in UL 710B
§ Emissions Test
§ Effluent from cooking
contains <5mg/m3 or less
§ Does NOT need to be listed
Photo courtesy of Target Corporation
to UL 710B; only must meet
this particular test If Type I hood is not required,
neither is fire-extinguishing
system in that hood
Fire Sprinklers in Group A

§903.2.1
§ Fire sprinklers installed on entire floor and all
floor levels to all LEDs
Fire sprinkler
system installed on
Group A-2 story with Group A
Fire sprinkler system

installed on all stories
to all levels of exit
discharge

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Assembly Occupancies on Roofs

§903.2.1.6
§ WHEN:
§ Rooftop is used for assembly, AND
§ Assembly OL >100 for Group A-2 uses, OR
§ OL >300 for other Group A uses
§ THEN:
§ Sprinklers required in all
floors below the roof,
down to and including the
level of exit discharge
Multiple Group A Fire Areas

§903.2.1.7
§ Sprinklers required where
multiple fire areas contain
Group A-1, A-2, A-3 or A-4 Group A-2 Group A-2
occupancies that share Restaurant Restaurant
OL = 93 OL = 93
egress components and
OL ≥300
Group A-3 Group M
All occupancies separated by
Art Gallery Book Store
2-HR fire barriers OL = 123 OL = 110
Aggregate occupant load = 309

Therefore, sprinklers are required

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Buildings ≥55’ in Height

§903.2.11.3 If mezzanine has
OL ≥30; measure
§ Height measured to to that floor level
“finished floor” with
occupant load of 30 or
more
§ Now includes a mezzanine
If ≥55’ from LLFDVA; then

sprinklers are required
Buildings ≥55’ in Height

§903.2.11.3
§ Airport traffic control towers are no longer
including in the exceptions
§ IBC §412.3.6 contains sprinkler criteria for
airport control towers
§ Sprinklers required where an occupied floor is >35’
above the LLFDVA

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Sprinklers in Elevator Machine Rooms

§903.3.1.1.1
§ Elevator shunt trip is specifically prohibited in
both fire service access elevators and occupant
evacuation elevators
§ New exempt sprinkler locations
have been added to protect
the elevator hoistway
§ Machinery rooms
§ Machinery spaces
§ Control rooms
§ Control spaces
Sprinklers in Elevator Machine Rooms

§903.3.1.1.1
§ Sprinklers not required in:
A room outside the hoistway

§ Machine rooms with an elevator machine
A space where a machine and motor

§ Machinery spaces controller are located inside the hoistway
A room outside the hoistway with a

§ Control rooms motor controller and not a machine
A space outside the hoistway with a

§ Control spaces motor controller and not a machine

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Exempt Locations for NFPA 13 Sprinklers

§903.3.1.1.2
§ Sprinklers not required in Group R-1, R-2, R-3
bathrooms ≤55 ft2 provided they are located
within individual dwelling units or sleeping units
§ Walls and ceilings must be of noncombustible or

limited-combustible materials with a 15-minute
thermal barrier rating
NFPA 13R Sprinkler Systems

§903.3.1.2
§ NFPA 13R applicable to:
§ Group R buildings ≤4 stories
§ Group R buildings ≤60’ in height
Number of stories
measured from Height for Group
horizontal separation R measured
from grade plane
3-HR horizontal Parking

separation

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Water Mist Systems

§904.2, §904.11
§ Must comply with NFPA
750
§ When used as alternative
to fire sprinkler system,
building is considered
“NOT sprinklered
throughout”
§ When 2nd water is required
for building, water mist
Photo courtesy of Tyco Fire Protection Products
must have 2nd water
supply
Fire Alarm Shop Drawings

§907.1.2
§ Minimum audibility level for
occupant notification
§ New item to be included with fire
alarm drawings
§ Public Operating Mode
§ ≥15dB above the average ambient
sound or 5 dB above the maximum
sound
§ Private Operating Mode
§ ≥10dB above the average ambient
sound or 5 dB above the maximum Maximum of
sound 110 dBA

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Manual Fire Alarm System in Group E

§907.2.3
§ Group E requires a manual fire alarm system
with emergency voice/alarm communications
§ Exceptions:
1. Alarm not required when OL ≤50
2. EVAC system not be required when OL ≤ 100
3. Manual fire alarm boxes not required when corridors,
shops, labs, auditoriums, gymnasiums have heat or
smoke detection
4. Manual fire alarm boxes not required when building is
sprinklered
Fire Detection in Atriums

§907.2.14
§ Atriums with >2 stories
§ Smoke detection design in
accordance with:
§ Rational analysis in §909.4
§ System operation requirements
in §909.17

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Elevator Hoistway Pressurization

§909.21
§ Elevator hoistway pressurization in lieu of
elevator lobby
§ Lobby for fire service access elevators and
occupant evacuation elevators is still required
§ Pressure differential of 0.1 to 0.25 inches of
water column
Smoke and Heat Removal

§910
§ Smoke & heat removal required:
§ Groups F-1 & S-1 with more than 50,000 ft2 of
undivided area
§ High-piled storage areas where required by Table
3206.2
§ Smoke & heat vents OR mechanical smoke
removal system
Not required in Not required in Not required in
frozen food areas with ESFR areas with CMSA
warehouses with sprinkler system sprinkler system, if
Class I or II RTI is 50 or less
commodities

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§910
§ Selection of smoke & heat removal method
Method of
Sprinklered Nonsprinklered 1st Story with
Smoke & Heat
Building Building Stories Above
Removal
Smoke/Heat
Option 1 Required Not allowed
Vents
Mechanical
Option 2 Not allowed Required
Smoke Removal

§910
§ Smoke/heat vents
§ Calculation for sprinklered building
§ AVR = V/9000
§ Calculation for unsprinklered building
§ AVR = V/50

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§910
§ Mechanical smoke removal
§ 2 air changes per hour
§ Based on empty building
§ Makeup air openings ≤6’ of floor
§ Automatic shutdown upon sprinkler
operation
§ Manual controls in room accessible
from the exterior with 1-HR
separation
Electric Circuits Supplying Fire Pumps

§913.2.2
§ Circuits for electric fire pumps must be designed
and listed for survivability
§ UL 2196
§ 2” concrete covering Seamless Copper
Sheath
§ 2-HR rated assembly
§ Cable with a fire-resistance
rating of 2-HR
Magnesium Oxide
§ Cable and installation Insulation
method tested Solid Copper Conductors
Graphic courtesy of Pentair Thermal Management

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Carbon Monoxide Detection

§915.1.1
§ CO detection required in Groups I-1, I-2, I-4 and
R occupancies, and Group E classrooms
§ CO detection is only required when the following
potential sources of CO exist:
§ Fuel-burning appliances in the space or building
§ Fuel-burning fireplace in the space or building
§ Fuel-burning, forced air furnace
§ Attached private garage
LP-gas Dispensing
§2307.4
§ Point of transfer
§ 25’ from wall <1-HR
§ 25’ from combustible eave
§ 25’ from property line
§ 25’ from centerline of RR
§ 10’ from public street,
driveways, sidewalks
§ Self-service into vehicles
allowed
§ Special nozzle required

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Class I Commodities
§3203.2
§ Class I commodities stored
on plastic pallets are no
longer classified as Class I
§ NFPA 13 §5.6.2.2
§ 1 classification level increase
for unreinforced PE or PP
pallets
§ 2 classification level increase
for reinforced PE or PP pallets
§ Listed plastic pallets are UL 2335 or FM 4996
equivalent to wood pallets
Dead-end Aisles in High-piled Storage

§3206.9.3
§ Limitations for dead-end
aisle lengths are now
Group S-1 Occupancy
specifically addressed in
high-piled storage areas
§ Maximum length of dead-
ends
§ Group S = 50’
§ Group M = 20’

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Dead-end Aisles in High-piled Storage

§3206.9.3, Exception
§ If length of aisle <2.5 time the wide, then not
considered dead-end aisle
Group M Occupancy
Dead-end aisle
maximum 20’
79’
98’
Cleaning Piping Systems with Flammable Gas

§3306.2
§ Significant gas explosions
have occurred when
cleaning/purging gas
piping
§ 6/9/2009 – ConAgra Foods Slim
Jim™ meat processing facility in
Garner, NC: 4 workers killed and
67 others injured
§ 2/7/2010 – Kleen Energy power
plant in Middletown, CT: 6
workers killed and 50 others
injured

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§3306.2
§ New piping and systems need to be cleaned and
purged prior to operation
§ Using the gas product is a handy and
convenient cleaning media

§3306.2
§ Flammable gas shall not be used as the
cleaning media
§ Cleaning and purging of flammable gas piping
systems must comply with NFPA 56
§ Fuel gas piping in accordance with IFGC©
§ Compressed gas piping in accordance with IFC Ch 53
§ LP-gas piping in accordance with IFC Ch 61

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MAQs
Table 5003.1.1(1)
Maximum Allowable Quantity Per Control Area Of Hazardous Materials
Posing A Physical Hazard a,j,m,n,p
USE-OPEN
GROUP WHEN THE STORAGE b USE-CLOSED SYSTEMS b
SYSTEMS b
MAXIMUM
Solid Solid
MATERIAL CLASS ALLOWABLE Solid Liquid Gas Liquid Gas Liquid
pounds pounds
QUANTITY IS pounds gallons (cubic feet gallons (cubic feet gallons
(cubic (cubic
EXCEEDED (cubic feet) (pounds) at NTP) (pounds) at NTP) (pounds)
feet) feet)
Combustible Loose (100) (100) (20)
H-3 NA NA NA NA NA
fiber q Baled c (1,000) (1,000) (200)
Consumer
1.4G H-3 125 d, e, l NA NA NA NA NA NA NA
fireworks
Cryogenic NA NA NA NA NL NA NA NL NA NA
Inert
Inert gas Gaseous NA NA NA NL NA NA NL NA NA
Liquefied NA NA NA NL NA NA NL NA NA
Cryogenic NA NA NA NA NL NA NA NL NA NA
inert
4 H-1 1 e, g (1) e, g 10 g 0.25 g (0.25) g 2 e, g 0.25 g (0.25) g
Unstable 3 H-1 or H-2 5 d, e (5) d, e 50 d, e 1d (1) d 10 d, e 1d (1) d
(reactive) 2 H-3 50 d, e (50) d, e 250 750 d, e 50 d (50) d 250 750 d, e 10 d (10) d
1 NA NL NL NL NL NL NL NL NL
MAQs
Table 5003.1.1(1) – Footnotes
c. The quantities of alcoholic beverages in retail and wholesale sales occupancies shall
not be limited providing the liquids are packaged in individual containers ≤1.3 gal. In retail
and wholesale sales occupancies, the quantities of medicines, foodstuffs, or consumer or
industrial products, and cosmetics containing ≤50% by volume of water-miscible liquids
with the remainder of the solutions not being flammable shall not be limited, provided that
such materials are packaged in individual containers ≤1.3 gallons.
e. MAQ shall be increased 100% when stored in approved storage cabinets, day boxes,
gas cabinets, gas rooms, exhausted enclosures, or listed safety cans. Listed safety cans
shall be in accordance with §5003.9.10. Where Note d also applies, the increase for both
notes shall be applied accumulatively.
p. The following shall not be included in determining the maximum allowable quantities:
1 - 5. Vehicle fuel tanks on vehicles; motorized equipment; regulated by IFGC or IMC
5. Alcohol based hand rubs classified as Class I or II liquids in dispensers that are
installed in accordance with §5705.5 and §5705.5.1. The location of the alcohol
based hand rub (ABHR) dispensers shall be provided in the construction documents.

9/3/2014
CO2 Systems in Beverage Dispensing

§5307
§ Multiple small gaseous CO2 cylinders are being
replaced with single larger vessels which contain
liquefied CO2
§ Accidental release can fill an enclosed space
§ Odorless and colorless gas
§ Heavier than air
§ Systems >100 pounds (»9.5 gallons) are
regulated
CO2 Systems in Beverage Dispensing

§5307
§ Operational permit required >100
pounds
§ Protection required
§ Continuous gas detection system, or
§ Mechanical ventilation
§ External fill connections

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Hydrogen Fuel Gas Rooms

§5808
§ H2 shall not exceed the MAQ
H2 gas detectors
at high points in Exterior wall
the room
Ventilation outlets –
in roof/ceiling, or
high in exterior wall NO
SMOKING
Supply air inlets – low

inNo Smoking
exterior signs
walls
Mechanical ventilation system:
Standbytopower
Audible/visual device connected providedsystem:
gas detection for:
• Maintains a negative pressureFire-resistance-rating
compared to adjacent of rooms
walls and ceiling:
• Activates when 25% LFL • Mechanical
of H2 gas isventilation
detected 3system
• Minimum ventilation rate of 1 •cfm/12 Complyft with IBCvolume
of room Table 509.1, and
• Alarm inside and outside • Hhydrogen
2 gas detection
fuel gassystem
room
• IBC
2015 Failure of ventilation
Key Changes • 1-HRinminimum
system results shutdown of H2 fueling operation 75
Fire-flow
Appendix B
§ Revision of fire-flow tables
Table B105.2
Required Fire-flow for Buildings Other Than 1- and 2-family Dwellings,
Group R-3 and R-4 Buildings and Townhouses
AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER SYSTEM MINIMUM FIRE-FLOW FLOW DURATION
(Design Standard) (gallons per minute) (hours)
No automatic sprinkler system Value in Table B105.1(2) Duration in Table B105.1(2)
Section 903.3.1.1 25% of the value in Table B105.1(2)a Duration in Table B105.1(2) at reduced flow rate
Section 903.3.1.2 25% of the value in Table B105.1(2)b Duration in Table B105.1(2) at reduced flow rate
§ Required water supply for sprinklered buildings

shall meet the greater of:
§ Sprinkler demand with hose 860 GPM @ 45 PSI
§ Required fire-flow 2,250 GPM @ 20 PSI

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Existing Ambulatory Care Facilities

Appendix K
§ When ≥4 patients, separated from remainder of
building with 1-HR fire partitions
§ When >10,000 ft2 must be separated into 2
smoke compartments
§ Sprinklers in IIB, IIIB or VB construction with:
§ ≥4 patients incapable of self-preservation, OR
§ 1 patient incapable of self-preservation on floor other
than LED
§ Smoke detection system
§ Detectors can be eliminated if building is sprinklered
Fire-fighter Air Replenishment Systems

Appendix L
§ Appendix L does not require a FF
Air Replenishment System, but it
provides design criteria when FARS
is installed
§ SCBA bottle refilling stations
FARS fill
station
(typical)
§ 5th floor above or below grade
§ Every 3rd floor thereafter
§ Refilling stations consist of either:
§ Bottle refill with secondary containment
§ RIC/UAC quick fill connections
Photo courtesy of Rescue Air Systems, Inc.

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Fire-fighter Air Replenishment Systems

Appendix L
§ Source of air
§ On-site air storage system
§ External mobile air connection
§ Quality of air
§ NFPA 1989
§ Constantly monitored on-site
§ Air sample tested quarterly
Graphics courtesy of Rescue Air Systems, Inc.
Sprinklers in Existing High-rise Buildings

Appendix M
§ Fires in high-rise buildings are
difficult to fight
§ Longer evacuation times
§ Often cannot fight the fire from the
ground
§ Delayed access time for FFs to
reach the fire
§ Time required for FFs moving
equipment to upper floors

9/3/2014

Appendix M
§ Automatic sprinkler system is required in existing
high-rise buildings
§ High-rise is a building with an occupied floor level
>75’ above LLFDVA
§ Exceptions for:
§ Airport traffic control towers
§ Open parking garages
§ Group U
§ Group F-2

Appendix M
§ Automatic sprinkler system must meet current
requirements
§ 2015 IFC
§ 2013 NFPA 13
§ Compliance schedule
§ Develop schedule within 365 days
§ Design
§ Plan review & permit
§ Installation completed within 12 years

9/3/2014
Thank you for participating
Kevin Scott
KH Scott & Associates LLC
at
(661) 431-5897
or
E-mail: khscottassoc@gmail.com

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Key Changes to the

2015 IBC Key Changes 1

2015 IBC Key Changes 2

2015 IBC/IFC Key Changes 1

2015 IBC Key Changes 3

Food Processing Facilities & Commercial Kitchens

2015 IBC Key Changes 4

2015 IBC/IFC Key Changes 2

receiving custodial care who

2015 IBC Key Changes 5

§ Condition 2 – nursing and

2015 IBC Key Changes 6

2015 IBC/IFC Key Changes 3

2015 IBC Key Changes 7

Applicability of High-Rise Provisions

2015 IBC Key Changes 8

2015 IBC/IFC Key Changes 4

Atrium – Smoke Control

2015 IBC Key Changes 9

Atrium – Egress Travel

2015 IBC Key Changes 10

2015 IBC/IFC Key Changes 5

Size of Group I-2 Smoke Compartments

2015 IBC Key Changes 11

Travel Distance in Aircraft Manufacturing Facilities

2015 IBC Key Changes 12

2015 IBC/IFC Key Changes 6

Building Height and Number of Stories

Building Area NS = buildings not sprinklered

2015 IBC/IFC Key Changes 7

Building Area – Example

§ Single story, sprinklered A-3 – Type IIB; no frontage

2015 IBC Key Changes 15

2015 IBC/IFC Key Changes 8

Group H-5 in Unlimited Area Buildings

2015 IBC Key Changes 17

Sprinklers for 1-HR Substitution

2015 IBC Key Changes 18

2015 IBC/IFC Key Changes 9

Vertical Separation of Openings

2015 IBC Key Changes 19

Fire Walls – Structural Stability

2015 IBC Key Changes 20

2015 IBC/IFC Key Changes 10

Ducts Transitioning between Shafts

2015 IBC Key Changes 21

2015 IBC/IFC Key Changes 11

Occupant Load Factors

2015 IBC Key Changes 23

Exits – Number and Configuration

2015 IBC Key Changes 24

2015 IBC/IFC Key Changes 12

Measurement of Exit Separation

2015 IBC Key Changes 25

Measurement of Exit Separation

2015 IBC Key Changes 26

2015 IBC/IFC Key Changes 13

Two-Way Communication Systems

Door Locking Systems

2015 IBC Key Changes 28

2015 IBC/IFC Key Changes 14

Travel Distance in Groups F-1 and S-1