This presentaion is an update of the architectural building code showing general information regarding the code for interior architecture use

2. Quality Assurance: • Coordination with consultants (i.e.: mechanical, plumbing, electrical,
a/v, cabling, security, etc.)
Quality Control: • Involves transforming a specific design project into reality through the
preparation of construction documents
• Deals with aspects of permitting, bidding, and/or negotiations with or
without a construction manager
• Includes specifications appendicies (i.e.: door schedules, room finish
schedule and partition type schedules, etc.)
“Quality Control implements a firm’s Quality Assurance systems”
• The teamwork process of gathering and disseminating information to
all parties involved

3. A quick, rough, preliminary space plan, not a recommended or final plan. The test fit is used
to ascertain the amount of square footage needed to meet the program, dramatically
reducing the risk of acquiring inadequate or excess space.
- Excerpt from “The Office Interior Design Guide: An Introduction for Facility & Design”

4. 2006 IBC: 1016.1
200 ft – non-sprinklered
300 ft – sprinklered

5. exceptions and remarks: For a non-sprinklered space, if the occupant load is not more than 30,
the length shall not be more than 100 ft. (IBC Exception #2)
75 ft – non-sprinklered
100 ft – sprinklered
2006 IBC: 1014.3

6. Gross Area Net Area

7. exceptions and remarks: unconcentrated assembly (tables & chairs) – 15 net
business – 100 gross
storage/file room – 300 gross
classroom/training – 20 net
1 door if: occupant load is 50 or less and complies with 75ft. rule for non-sprinklered
building
occupant load is 50 or less and complies with 100ft. rule for sprinklered building
2 doors if: occupant load is 50 or more, or if travel distance exceeds the requirements for
sprinklered or non-sprinklered building
2006 IBC: 1015.1
2006 IBC: 1019.1

8. exceptions and remarks: A dead-end corridor shall not be limited in length where the length of
the dead end corridor is less than 2.5 times the least width of the corridor (IBC Exception #3)
20 ft – non-sprinklered
50 ft – sprinklered
2006 IBC: 1017.3

9. Egress doors shall be readily openable from the egress side without the use of a key, special
knowledge, or effort.
2006 IBC: 1018.1.8

10. exceptions and remarks: Stairways serving not more than 4 stories may lock from both sides.
Stairways higher than four stories may lock from both sides only if those doors are capable of being
unlocked simultaneously upon a signal from the fire command center.
Means of egress doors shall be capable of opening from both sides without the use of keys,
special knowledge, or effort.
2006 IBC: 403.12
2006 IBC: 1008.1.8.7

11. exceptions and remarks: Office areas and storage areas with an occupant load of 10 or less can
be a sliding door
Direction of egress travel where serving an occupant load of 49 or less persons

12. exceptions and remarks: Office areas and storage areas with an occupant load of 10 or less can
be a sliding door
Direction of egress travel where serving an occupant load of 50 or more persons
2006 IBC: 1008.1.8

13. exceptions and remarks: Check with local jurisdiction if the distance shall be measured from the
centerline of the first door to the centerline of the second door, or from the furthest jambs.
1/2 of longest diagonal – in non-sprinklered spaces
1/3 of longest diagonal – in sprinklered spaces
2006 IBC: 1015.2.1

14. corridor width = 44” passage point = 36” door clearance = 32”
2006 IBC: 1017.2

15. exceptions and remarks: 2’-0” is needed on the pull side in most city/county jurisdictions
2003 ICC/ANSI: A117.1

16. 2003 NFPA Life Safety Code 101
exceptions and remarks: In existing buildings, a door providing access to a stair shall not be
required to maintain any minimum unobstructed width during its swing, provided that it meets the
requirement that limits projection to not more than 7 in. into the required width of a stair or landing
when the door is fully open.
During its swing, any door in a means of egress shall leave not less than one-half of the
required width of an aisle, corridor, passageway, or landing unobstructed and shall not
project more than 7 in. into the required width of an aisle, corridor, passageway, or landing,
when fully open.

17. 2006 IBC: 508.2
Storage rooms over 100 sf. are required to be of a 1 hour rated construction type or equipped with
an automatic fire extinguishing system.

18. Additional Code Changes
IBC 2006
• IBC 508.3.3 required separation of occupancies
• IBC 1008.1.9 panic and fire exit hardware
• IBC 1014.2 egress through intervening spaces
ICC/ANSI A117.1-2003
• 308.2 48” max. 15” min. front reach (unobstructed)
• 308.2 44” max. 25” min. front reach (obstructed)
• 308.3 48” max. 15” min. side reach (unobstructed)
• 308.2 46” max. 24” min. side reach (obstructed)

19. Additional Code Changes - Cont’d
ICC/ANSI A117.1-2003
• 604.5.1 Fixed side wall grab bars “vertical grab bars”
• 604.9 Ambulatory Accessible Compartments “side and
vertical bars on both sides” if you have six or more
toilets in a single space
• 608.3.1 Vertical grab bars in shower compartments
• 804.6.3 Dishwasher Provide clear floor space positioned
adjacent to the dishwasher door & shall not obstruct
• 804.6.6 Refrigerator/Freezer 54” max above finish floor

20. Additional Code Changes - Cont’d
ICC/ANSI A117.1-2003
• 901.0 Built-In Furnishings and Equipment
• 902.3 Dining Surfaces and Work Surfaces 28” min. and 34”
max. in height
• 904.3 Sales and Service Counters (reception desk)
• 904.3.1 Parallel Approach 36” max height 36” min. length
• 904.3.2 Forward Approach 36” max. height and 30” min.
length

21. “You can find anything you need as long as you know where to look for
it”
• The Codes Guidebook for Interiors by
Sharon Harmon & Katherine Kennon
– User friendly code book for interior
designers and young architects
• Building Codes for Beginners by
Kimberly A. Marks, ASID, IIDA
– A Guide for Interior Designers

22. “You can find anything you need as long as you know where to look for
it”
• The 2006 International Building Code
– What do you mean, you don’t have a copy
yet?
• Building Codes Illustrated: A Guide to
Understanding the 2006 International
Building Code, 2nd Edition by Francis D.
K. Ching
– General graphically illustrated guide to the
2006 IBC

23. • ICC/ANSI A117.1 - 2003 (Accessible and
Usable Buildings and Facilities)
– Accessibility Guidelines for the International
Building Code
• 2006 Accessibility Study Companion
– Study Companion is a comprehensive self-
study guide that provides a comprehensive
review of the accessibility provisions in the
2006 IBC and ICC/ANSI A117.1-2003
“You can find anything you need as long as you know where to look for
it”

24. • MADCAD.com
– Building Codes Online and ADA research
• Access-Board.gov
– The American with Disabilities Act (ADA) & Architectural Barriers
Act (ABA)
• ReedConstructionData.com
– Applicable code requirements for any city in the United States
• ICCsafe.org
– Provide technical assistance for code questions (Staff Code
Opinions & Committee Interpretations)