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Building Codes in Construction Documents Salt Lake City, Utah
September 26, 2012 Presenter:
Gregory Markling,
FCSI, SCIP, CCS, CCCA, LEED AP BD+C, NCARB
Senior Consultant
Denver, Colorado www.ibimsolutions.net
303-775-9517
Building Codes in Wyoming
Seminar Outline
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Managing Code Compliance in Design Code Requirements in Construction Documentation
Building Codes in Wyoming
Seminar Outline
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Managing Code Compliance in Design Code Requirements in Construction Documentation
Managing Code Compliance in Design Session Outline
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Step by Step Process
• Schematic Design • Design Development • Construction Documents • Construction Phase
The Importance of Documentation
Think About This… Quality is never an accident; it is always the result of intelligent effort.” John Ruskin
Author and Critic of Art and Architecture
Step by Step Process
• Schematic Design – Determine applicable Code(s) • Not necessarily the most current published edition • Local amendments – Obtain essential building data • Area and height • Fire protection systems • Structural materials and systems – Determine building occupancy group(s) • Primary occupancy • Mixed occupancy / accessory uses
Step by Step Process
• Schematic Design (cont) – Determine construction type based on anticipated materials • Wood construction – Type V • Other materials offer several options • Optimal strategy – seek the least restrictive – Evaluate mixed uses and occupancies • Accessory uses (see above) • Separated or non-separated occupancies • Combinations • Optimal strategy – “it depends”
Step by Step Process
• Schematic Design (cont) – Determine special occupancies (if any) • Chapter 4 • Stages and platforms • Atrium • High rise buildings • Parking structures • Malls (open and enclosed)
Step by Step Process
• Schematic Design (cont) – Determine allowable height and area • Based on selection of construction type, occupancy group(s), and occupancy method • Area Increases for sprinklers and frontage distances What do you do if you’re “over”?
– Calculate occupant load • Chapter 10 • Load factors • Consult the AHJ if there is not an explicitly applicable category
Step by Step Process
• Schematic Design (cont) – Establish egress scheme and points of exit • Determine required number and width of exits • Table 1021.1
• Only one exit may be required (1021.2) • Separation according to 1015.2
Step by Step Process
• Schematic Design (cont) – Check egress pathways for: • Travel distance • Common paths of egress • Dead end corridors • Accessible routes • Every pathway from each space • Section 1016 travel distances • Common paths can’t exceed lengths in Section 1014.3
• Dead end corridor lengths limited by Section 1018.4
Step by Step Process
• Schematic Design (cont) – Determine plumbing fixture counts • Based on occupant load • IBC Chapter 29 (IPC?) – Identify fire department access roads • Based on site plan configuration • IFC Section 503 • Review with the AHJ (Fire Department)
Step by Step Process
• Design Development – Confirm Schematic Design steps • Changes or additional scope, etc.
– Identify fire-resistive assemblies and openings • Based on construction type, allowable area, separation of occupancies, means of egress components, and special Code requirements • IBC Chapter 7
Step by Step Process
• Design Development (cont) – Develop exterior wall assemblies • Based on construction type, fire separation (frontage or building separation) • IBC Chapter 7 • Energy considerations (IECC) • Water resistance considerations (IBC Chapter 14) – Develop roof assemblies • Similar considerations to walls • IBC Chapter 15
Step by Step Process
• Design Development (cont) – Select finishes • Fire and smoke characteristics – IBC Chapter 8 • Sanitation requirements – IBC Chapter 12 • Flooring slip resistance – ANSI A117.1 and ADA (referenced) • Coordinate with the interior designers!
Step by Step Process
• Design Development (cont) – Check egress widths • Corridors, pathways, and clearances – Check accessibility requirements • IBC Chapter 10 • ANSI A117.1 and ADA – Integrate special requirements • Seating layouts in assembly areas • Sound transmission in residential occupancies • Exterior envelope requirements • Others
Step by Step Process
• Construction Documents – Confirm SD and DD steps – Integrate egress details • Door swings and hardware • Riser and tread dimensions • Luminous markings • Handrails and guards – Identify locations of safety glazing • IBC Section 2406 • Who is responsible?
Step by Step Process
• Construction Documents (cont) – Detail/specify firestopping and fire-resistive joints • IBC Sections 713 and 714 • Who is responsible?
• Consult with the AHJ!
– Locate portable fire extinguishers and cabinets • Often overlooked issue (until late) • IBC Section 906 • Without quick-response sprinkler systems, most occupancies require (required spacing)
Step by Step Process
• Construction Documents (cont) – Detail construction based on specific building materials and equipment • Drawing details and assembly descriptions • Specifications The two must work together!
– Prepare code information Drawings • Start these early in the process • Should include all relevant information to facilitate AHJ review • Assembly details in the same Drawing subset?
Code Summary
Code Diagram / Plan
Think About This… Quality is never an accident; it is always the result of intelligent effort.” John Ruskin
Author and Critic of Art and Architecture
Documentation
• Why is complete documentation important?
– AHJ can more thoroughly and reliably review and comment on the documents for permitting – Facilitates construction phase inspections by the AHJ and testing agencies, etc.
– Streamlines the construction contract administration process – The design professional is responsible for code compliance -
NOT
the Contractor!
Questions?
Building Codes in Construction Documents
Seminar Outline
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Managing Code Compliance in Design Code Requirements in Construction Documentation
Code Requirements in Construction Documentation Session Outline
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Project Specifications
• General Conditions • General Requirements (Division 01) • Work Results Sections (Divisions 02-49)
Construction Drawings
• Code Compliance Plans • Accessibility Requirements
Special Inspection and Testing
(Quality Assurance / Quality Control)
Project Specifications
• General Conditions – Division 00 Procurement and Contracting – AIA Document A201 • 3.2.3 The Contractor is NOT required to ascertain that the Contract Documents are in accordance with applicable laws, statutes, ordinances, codes , rules and regulations, or lawful orders of public authorities, but the Contractor shall promptly report to the Architect any nonconformity discovered by or made know to the Contractor as a request for information in such form as the Architect may require.
Project Specifications
• General Conditions – AIA Document A201 (cont) • 3.7.1 Unless otherwise provided…the Contractor shall secure and pay for the building permit… • 3.7.2 The Contractor shall comply with and give notices required by applicable laws, statutes, ordinances, codes , rules and regulations, and lawful orders of public authorities… • 3.7.3 If the Contractor performs Work knowing it to be contrary to [ same ], the Contractor shall assume appropriate responsibility for such Work and shall bear the costs attributable to correction.
Project Specifications
• General Requirements – Division 01 General Requirements • Section 01 4100 Regulatory Requirements • Section 01 4533 Code-Required Special Inspections – We’ll look at this one in just a minute.
• Section 01 6000 Product Requirements – AHJ VOC restrictions (if any) 01 4100 USER - Regulatory Requirements.doc
Project Specifications
• Special Inspections and Testing – Quality Control Procedures – Section 01 4533 – Code-Required Special Inspections • Steel • Concrete • Masonry • Prefabricated wood (incl. high load diaphragms) • Soils • Driven and Cast-in-Place Deep Foundations
Project Specifications
• Special Inspections and Testing – Quality Control Procedures – Section 01 4533 – Code-Required Special Inspections • Fire-resistant materials • EIFS systems • Smoke control • Seismic resistance • Wind resistance 01 4533 BSD - Code-Required Special Inspections.doc
Project Specifications
• Work Results Sections – Divisions 02-14 Facility Construction – Divisions 21-28 Facility Services – Divisions 31-35 Site Construction – Let’s look at some examples… • Section 03 3000 – Cast-in-Place Concrete • Section 05 1200 – Structural Steel Framing 03 3000 BSD - Cast-in-Place Concrete.doc
05 1200 BSD - Structural Steel Framing.doc
Construction Drawings
• NCS – National CADD Standard – G-Sheets General Information – A-Sheets Architectural – Others as applicable
Construction Drawings
• Provide at the front of the set sheets that provide solely code information: – The adopted codes applicable to the building – Type of construction – Sprinklered?
– Basement?
– Occupancy classifications – Fire-resistive requirements – Actual and allowable areas and heights
Construction Drawings
• Drawings: Indicate the following items: – Fire-resistive construction – Means of egress • Number of exits required and provided • Width of exits required and provided • Occupant loads • Travel distances • Location and separation of exits – Fire separation distances
Construction Drawings
• Other information/calculations as required: – Accessible route – Plumbing fixture counts – Allowable and actual areas for protected and unprotected openings – Fire extinguisher locations – Sound transmission – Roofing classification
Plumbing Fixture Calculations Allowable Area Calculations Allowable Area Increase Calculations Occupant Load Calculations
Code Summary
Code Diagram / Plan
Horizontal Separation Diagram Fire Wall Locations Accessible Living Units
Assembly Sheet(s)
Design Compliance
Questions?
Building Codes in Construction Documents Thank You!
Follow-up Questions Contact:
Gregory Markling,
FCSI, SCIP, CCS, CCCA, LEED AP BD+C, NCARB
Senior Consultant
Denver, Colorado www.ibimsolutions.net
303-775-9517