Door Swing Direction (based on load served, or load of room?)
2012年4月2日 · No. Section 1010.1.2.1 states "doors shall swing in the direction of egress travel where serving a room or area containing an occupant load of 50 or more persons." Since the "room or area" contains an occupant load of "50 or more persons," then all doors must swing in the direction of egress travel.
Egress Swing Direction - The Building Code Forum
2019年10月30日 · I've seen a lot of school classrooms with the door set back into the room with the door swing into the corridor or hallway. The door is allowed to swing into the corridor depending on the width of the corridor. IBC2012 section 1008.1.1.1 projections into the clear width shall not exceed more than 4-inches. Most likely due to a blind persons ...
Door swing direction - The Building Code Forum
2016年1月29日 · The 2 exits from that space swing in the direction of egress into 2 opposite corridors. Am I correct in the resulting OL in each corridor is 1/2 of the Assembly OL? And if so, the resulting OL in each corridor would be less than 50, then do the corridor doors still need to swing in the direction of egress?
Door swing - The Building Code Forum
2011年8月19日 · We had always assumed that when room capacity reaches 50 people, the room needs 2 exit doors and the doors must swing out. But, reading between the lines, Section 1008.1.2 says "doors shall swing in the direction of egress travel where serving an occupant load of 50 or more. If the room load is 60, and I have 2 doors, the load on each is 30.
Door swing direction | Page 2 | The Building Code Forum
2009年10月17日 · The reason I would say that door swing in the direction of egress travel must be maintained is that when one of the 2 available (in this case) becomes compromised, this would result in the entire group of occupants being forced to use the only remaining path of travel.
Exterior door swing & landings R311.3.2 - The Building Code Forum
2009年10月17日 · on the exterior side of the door, provided the door does not swing over the stairway. Discussion in the office, Does R311.3.2 permit the door to swing out over the landing as long as the landing is not more than 7.75 inches below the threshold. I believe it does. Some in the office do not. Never came up before since all swing the door inward
Door Swings - Classrooms (or Labs) over 1000sf or 50 occ.
2020年10月22日 · I have a question regarding required door swings for higher education classrooms (or labs) over 1000 sf or 50 occ. when 2 doors are required. Is there an exception to IBC that only 50% of the required doors need to swing outward (in the direction of egress)? I can find the door swing exception...
Help with exterior door swing | The Building Code Forum
2009年10月19日 · The owner sent a note back wanting the doors to now swing into the building. It is a public gang restroom and storage/maintance building on a city golf course. I have told them that I believe by code the doors must swing in the direction of egress. The owner (the city) is insisting that they swing into the building.
Double door swing - The Building Code Forum
2009年10月17日 · Re: Double door swing The code does not require that the right side of double doors swing in the direction of egress travel. We try to do that whenever possible. However, sometimes there are other obstructions which force the left …
California guest room door swing? | The Building Code Forum
2009年10月25日 · 1.Doors to accessible bathrooms shall comply with Section 1133B.2. Doors shall not swing into the floor space required for any fixture. 2. All bathroom entrance doors have a clear opening width of 32 inches (813 mm) and shall be either sliding doors or shall be hung to swing in the direction of egress from the bathroom. 1. Doors.