January 27, 2005

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FEFPA 2004 FBC

• January 27, 2005
• FLORIDA BUILDING CODE
• Jon Hamrick - Construction Planning and Design
  Manager
• Florida Department of Education
• Office of Educational Facilities

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Florida Building Code

• Effective Date January 1, 2005
• 220
• Different construction types
• Relies on fire separations and sprinkler systems

JULY 1, 2005
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2004 Florida Building Code

• 2001 FBC 2004 FBC
• base documents base documents
• 1997 SBC 2003 IBC IRC
• 1997 IPC 2003 IPC
• 1998 IMC IFGC 2003 IMC IFGC
• 2002 NEC 2002 NEC
• 2001 FFPC 2004 FFPC

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2004 Florida Building Code

• 2003 I-Codes FL. Specific 2004 FBC
• FL. Specific
• 2001 FBC / FL. Specific requirements
• HVHZ (Miami Dade and Broward)
• Special occupancy State rules.
• Correlation with FFPC

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Organization
Chpt
2001 FBC
2004 FBC
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Organization (continued)
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Organization (continued)
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Organization (continued)
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Organization (continued)
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Organization (continued)
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Organization (continued)
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Chapter 3Use and Occupancy Classification

• Classification based on
• Commonality of fire risk
• Expected ability of occupants to respond to fire
  risk

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OCCUPANCY TYPES
Assembly Education Hazardous Mercantile Storag
e
Business Factory Institutional Residential Uti
lity
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ASSEMBLY TYPES
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• Incidental use areas
• Accessory use areas
• Mixed use occupancies

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Incidental use areas

• 302.1.1 Incidental use areas.
• Area listed in Table 302.1.1 must be separated
  and/or protected.
• or
• Must be classified as a mixed occupancy and
  comply with Table 302.3.2.

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Incidental use areas

• The incidental use area must be separated from
  the remainder of the building with a fire
  barrier,
• or
• Must be provided with an automatic
  fire-extinguishing system with smoke barriers.

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Furnace rooms where any piece of equipment is
over 400,000 Btu per hour input
Rooms with any boiler over 15 psi and 10
horsepower
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Laboratories and vocational shops located in
Group E occupancies.
1 hour or provide automatic fire-extinguishing
system
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Storage rooms over 100 square feet.
1 hour or provide automatic fire-extinguishing
system
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Accessory use areas

• 302.2 Accessory use areas.
• Can be of any occupancy except Group H and
  incidental use areas.
• When combined, total areas can not exceed 10 of
  the area of the story in which they are located
• Are not required to be separated by a fire barrier

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Accessory use areas

• 302.2.1 Assembly areas.
• Accessory assembly areas are not considered
  separate occupancies when
• The floor area is equal to or less than 750
  square feet.
• Assembly areas are accessory to
• Group E Occupancies.

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Mixed use areas
Section 423 Media centers, administrative
offices, cafeterias, and kitchens are not
considered as a separate occupancy Auditoriums
and gymnasiums are considered as a separate
occupancy
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Mixed use areas

• Each portion of the building shall be completely
  separated from adjacent use areas by fire barrier
  walls or horizontal assemblies or both having a
  fire-resistance rating per Table 302.2.3
• Each fire area shall comply with this code based
  on the use of that space.

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Table 302.3.2Required Separation of Occupancies
(Hours)
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Chapter 6Types of Construction

• 2001 FBC IBC
• Type I Type I-A
• Type II Type I-B
• Type III Type IV
• Type IV Type II-A II-B
• Type V Type III-A III-B
• Type VI Type V-A V-B

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602.2 Type I and II Construction

• Building elements are of noncombustible
  materials.

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602.3 Type III Construction

• Exterior walls are of noncombustible materials
• Interior building elements are of any material
  permitted by this code.

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602.4 Type IV Construction

• Heavy Timber
• The exterior walls are of noncombustible
  materials
• The interior building elements are of solid or
  laminated wood without concealed spaces.

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602.5 Type V Construction

• The structural elements, exterior walls and
  interior elements are of any materials permitted
  by this code.

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Allowable Heights and Areas

• EDUCATIONAL
• 2001 FBC 2004 FBC
• Construction Type I I-A
• Max Stories NL UL
• Height in feet NL UL
• Area Multistory UA UL
• One story UA

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Allowable Heights and Areas

• EDUCATIONAL
• 2001 FBC 2004 FBC
• Construction Type II I-B
• Max Stories NL 5
• Height in feet 80 160
• Area Multistory UA UL
• One story UA

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Allowable Heights and Areas

• EDUCATIONAL
• 2001 FBC 2004 FBC
• Construction Type III uns/spr IV
• Max Stories 2 3
• Height in feet 65 65
• Area Multistory 18k/36k 25.5k
• One story 18k/54k

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Allowable Heights and Areas

• EDUCATIONAL
• 2001 FBC 2004 FBC
• Construction Type IV 1 hr II-A
• Max Stories 2 3
• Height in feet 65 65
• Area Multistory 18k/36k 26k
• One story 18k/54k

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Allowable Heights and Areas

• EDUCATIONAL
• 2001 FBC 2004 FBC
• Construction Type IV-unprot II-B
• Max Stories 1 2
• Height in feet 55 55
• Area Multistory 14.5k
• One story (uns/spr) 12/36

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Height Area Increases

• 504.2 506.3 Automatic sprinkler systems
• 20 feet height increase
• 1 story increase in number of stories
• Multi-story building - 200 increase in area
• Single story building 300 increase in area

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Height Area Increases

• 506.1 For frontage
• 20 feet wide public way
• More than 25 of building perimeter on public way

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Unlimited Group E Building Area

• 507.8 Group E buildings.
• To have an unlimited area in Group E building of
  a 1-story Type II, IIIA or IV construction the
  following 3 criteria are to be met
• 1. Each classroom has two means of egress, one
  directly to exterior
• or
• The building is divided into 30,000 square foot
  areas with 1-hour fire-resistance rated smoke
  barriers.

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Unlimited Group E Building Area continued

• 2. The building is equipped throughout with an
  automatic sprinkler system.
• 3. The building is surrounded and adjoined by 60
  feet wide public ways or yards.

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Basements

• 503.1.2 Group A and E basements
• Group A and Group E basements used as classrooms
  or assembly rooms shall be counted as a story.

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Height and Area Limitations

• 503.1.3 Buildings on the same lot
• Two or more buildings on same lot are treated as
  separate buildings
• Exception the aggregate area and height of the
  multiple buildings combined meet the requirements
  of Table 503.

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Section 423 Public Education

• Revise statute citations from 235 to 1013
• Revises construction types to match ICC
  construction types
• Lowest floor elevation 1 foot above base flood
  elevation

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Section 423 Public Education continued

• Enclosed Courtyard roof covering does not
  exceed 50 of courtyard area
• Roofed Courtyard roof covering more than 50 of
  courtyard area

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Section 423 Public Education continued

• Braille characters not required for FIRE
  EXTINGUISHER INSIDE and FIRE ALARM INSIDE signs
• Heat detectors not required in fully sprinklered
  buildings in unoccupied spaces.

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Section 423 Public Education continued

• Separate Occupancies
• Media centers, administrative offices,
  cafeterias, and kitchens are not considered as a
  separate occupancy
• Auditoriums and gymnasiums are considered as a
  separate occupancy

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Section 423 Public Education continued

• Occupant Load Calculations
• Comply with FBC Table 1004.1.2
• Classrooms 20 NSF/occupant
• Shops Vo-tech 50 NSF/occupant

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Section 423 Public Education continued

• Permitted Types of Construction
• Type I - A B (Non-Combustible)
• Type II A B (Non-Combustible)
• Type IV (Heavy Timber)
• Buildings 3 stories or higher
• Type I Construction

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Section 423 Public Education continued

• Wood studs not allowed
• Exception historic structures to maintain the
  fabric if the historic character of the
  structure.

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Section 423 Public Education continued

• Exceptions to Permitted Types of Construction
• Covered walkways open on all sides
• Single story dugouts, press boxes, concession
  stands, related public restrooms, covered play
  areas, non-flammable storage

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Section 423 Public Education continued

• Safe School Design Guidelines are a
  recommendation
• Website

http//www.firn.edu/doe/edfacil/ safe-schools.htm
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Section 423 Public Education continued

• Fencing is requirements
• K-12
• Exposed mechanical, plumbing, gas or electrical
  equipment
• Child care kindergarten play areas
• K-5 - Special hazard areas
• Retention ponds, canals, roadways

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Section 423 Public Educationcontinued

• Covered walkway roofs extend 1 foot beyond
  designated walkway width.
• Building Setbacks
• 25 feet
• Local jurisdiction permits smaller setback

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Section 423 Public Educationcontinued

• Individual toilet room doors do not have to swing
  in direction of egress
• Doors opening into smoke-tight corridors to be
  self-closing
• Clarifies operation of security grills on
  emergency access opening

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Section 423 Public Education continued

• Interior Finishes
• Floors
• Instructional Spaces resilient material or
  carpet
• Impervious in locker rooms, showers, drying
  areas, toilet rooms, kitchens, scullery, food
  storage areas, can wash

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Section 423 Public Education continued

• Interior Finishes
• Impervious Walls
• Toilet rooms 4 ft. high
• Kitchen, scullery, can wash, showers 6 ft. high
• Impervious Ceilings
• Group toilet rooms, kitchens, scullery, can wash,
  showers, locker rooms.

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Section 423 Public Education continued

• Toilet rooms continuously ventilated
• Exception for individual toilet rooms
• Continuously ventilated
• or
• Ventilation runs for 10 minutes after light
  switch is turned off

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Section 423 Public Education continued

• GFI receptacles required at
• Building entry vestibules receptacles.
• Elementary special needs classrooms receptacles.
• Mechanical, boiler, electrical room
  receptacles.

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Section 423 Public Education continued

• Revises language of standby emergency power
  system requirements for EHPAs

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Table 601Fire-Resistance Rating Requirements for
Building Elements
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Table 601Fire-Resistance Rating Requirements for
Building Elements (Continued)
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Table 602Fire-Resistance Rating Requirements for
Exterior Walls
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Table 602Fire-Resistance Rating Requirements for
Exterior Walls (Continued)
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Chapter 7Fire-Resistance Rated Construction

• Prescriptive fire-resistance ratings
• Calculated fire-resistance ratings

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Section 705 Fire Walls

• Portions of a building separated by fire walls
  shall be considered a separate building.
• Fire walls shall provide a complete separation.
• Fire walls shall be of a 4-hour fire resistance
  rating.
• Group E Occupancies 3 hour fire resistance
  rating.

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Section 706 Fire Barriers

• Assemblies with required fire resistance rating
  used to separate fire areas, exits, and mixed use
  areas.
• Similar to fire walls, but less restrictive.
• The locations of fire barriers are provided in
  other sections of the Code, (Chapter 3 and
  Chapter 10).
• 2-hour rated construction for Group E occupancies
  

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Section 709 Smoke Barriers

• Divide buildings into smoke compartments
• One-hour fire rated construction
• Fire/smoke dampers required at ducts

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Chapter 8 Interior Finishes

• Intent is to control the speed of fire
  development and spread in a building.
• For Educational Occupancies

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Chapter 9Fire Protection Systems

• Automatic sprinkler system required for
• Group A-1 thru A-4 Occupancies
• Group E fire areas greater than 20,000 square
  feet in area.
• Throughout every portion of Group E buildings
  below the level of exit discharge.
• Buildings three stories or more in height

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Table 1004.1.2 - MAXIMUM FLOOR AREA ALLOWANCES
PER OCCUPANT

• Assembly with fixed seats See Section 1004.7
• Assembly without fixed seats
• 7 NSF Concentrated (chairs onlynot fixed)
• 5 NSF Standing space
• 15 NSF Unconcentrated (tables and chairs)
• 20 NSF Classroom Areas
• 50 NSF Shops Vocational Room Areas

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Table 1004.1.2 - MAXIMUM FLOOR AREA ALLOWANCES
PER OCCUPANT

• 200 GSF Commercial Kitchens
• 100 GSF Business areas
• Library
• 50 NSF Reading rooms
• 100 GSF Stack area
• 50 GSF Locker rooms
• 15 NSF Stages and platforms

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Corridor Fire-Resistance Rating

• Table 1004.3.2.1 1016.1
• For Educational Occupancy
• Without sprinkler system - 1 hour
• With sprinkler system smoke tight

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TABLE 1005.1 EGRESS WIDTH PER OCCUPANT SERVED
Stairways, with and w/o sprinkler system Other
egress components, with and w/o sprinkler system
0.3 inches per occupant 0.2 inches per occupant
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Travel Distance

• Table 1015.1 Exit access travel distance
• Group E and A occupancies
• w/o sprinkler system 150 feet
• W sprinkler system 200 feet
• 1013.3 Common Path of Egress Travel
• 75 feet

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Section 1027Educational Occupancies

• 1027.3 Doors that swing into an exit access
  corridor shall
• Recessed to prevent interference with corridor
  traffic
• OR
• Shall open 180 degrees to stop against the wall.
• Doors in any position shall not reduce the
  required corridor width by more than one half

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Section 1027Educational Occupancies

• 1027.1 Exterior Corridors or Balconies
• 1027.1.2 Minimum width
• Sufficient to accommodate the occupant load
• Minimum 6 feet wide

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• CHAPTER 11
• FLORIDA ACCESSIBILITY CODE FOR BUILDING
  CONSTRUCTION

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Accessibility

• New Accessibility Guidelines
• U.S. Architectural and Transportation Barriers
  Compliance Board
• New format, organization, extensively edited
• July 23, 2004
• www.access-board.gov/ada-aba.htm
• 800-872-2253

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Chapters 14 thru 26

• Requires buildings and structures located within
  High Velocity Hurricane Zones to comply with HVHZ
  requirements.

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Chapter 16Structural Design

• Based on ASCE 7-98
• Wind speed map consistent with 2001 FBC
• Definitions for wind borne debris and exposures
  consistent with 2001 FBC

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Chapter 24 Glass Glazing Section 2406.1.2

• Wire glass is not permitted in Group E
  occupancies.

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Manufactured Buildings

• Relocation of manufactured buildings does not
  constitute an alteration.
• A relocated building shall comply with wind speed
  requirements of the new location at the time the
  relocatable was manufactured.

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Manufactured BuildingsContinued

• The building department shall inspect
• Foundations
• Connecting buildings to foundations
• Joining the modules
• Utility crossovers and utility connections
• Installation of parts identified on plans as site
  installed items
• Any other work done on site which requires
  compliance with the Florida Building Code.
• Additional inspections are required for public
  educational facilities. See 423.27.20.

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Relocatables

• Plan review required through DCA
• Plans required to be updated to meet Florida
  Building Code
• Product approval required for exterior components

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Relocatables continued

• Can be relocated into same wind zone or a lesser
  wind zone
• Wind zones are determined from date of
  construction of relocatable

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Exception For the purpose of public educational
facilities and state licensed facilities, see
Chapter 4, Special Occupancy, of the Florida
Building Code, Building
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Existing Buildings

• 423.5.13 Remodeling
• Rearrangement of space
• Change of use
• 423.5.14 Renovation
• Rejuvenating existing facilities
• Replacement of materials equipment

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Building Code Development

• Florida Building Commission
• International Code Congress

• Adopts base code with Florida specific amendments
• Commission members vote on adoption

• Develops base codes
• Building officials and their designated staff
  vote on adoption

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• QUESTIONS

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Internet Addresses

• http//www.dca.state.fl.us/fhcd/fbc
• Building Code Commission
• www.access-board.gov/ada-aba.htm
• http//www.firn.edu/doe/edfacil/safe-schools.htm
• Safe School Design Guidelines