Building Codes in Construction Documents Salt Lake City

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 ibimsolutions@msn. com 303 -775 -9517

Building Codes in Wyoming Seminar Outline • Managing Code Compliance in Design • Code Requirements in Construction Documentation

Managing Code Compliance in Design Session Outline • Step by Step Process • • Schematic 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 A 117. 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 A 117. 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 • Managing Code Compliance in Design • Code Requirements in Construction Documentation

Code Requirements in Construction Documentation Session Outline • 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 A 201 • 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 A 201 (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

Code Summary Plumbing Fixture Calculations Allowable Area Increase Calculations Occupant Load Calculations

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 ibimsolutions@msn. com 303 -775 -9517