
Residential Floor Area Calculation - Los Angeles
2016年4月11日 · CBC Section 202 Definitions FLOOR AREA, GROSS. The floor area within the inside perimeter of the exterior walls of the building under consideration, exclusive of vent shafts and courts, without deduction for corridors, stairways, ramps, closets, the thickness of interior walls, columns or other features.
Measuring Fire Area - The Building Code Forum
2020年11月17日 · The floor area of a building, or portion thereof, not provided with surrounding exterior walls shall be the usable area under the horizontal projection of the roof or floor above. The gross floor area shall not include shafts with no openings or interior courts. [BF] FIRE AREA. The aggregate floor area enclosed and bounded by fire walls, fire ...
Floor Area, Gross - The Building Code Forum
2013年4月12日 · 1002 definition for floor area, gross, doesn't mention atriums. Does that mean the area on the second floor level that doesn't have an actual floor surface is included in floor area, gross? The code uses the term interior court in the definition of floor area gross, so there must be such a thing. I understand "court" is defined as open to the sky.
Area Calculation Clarification - The Building Code Forum
2011年10月14日 · The floor area of a building, or portion thereof, not provided with surrounding exterior walls shall be the usable area under the horizontal projection of the roof or floor above. The gross floor area shall not include shafts with no openings or interior courts. FLOOR AREA ,NET. The actual occupied area not including unoccupied accessory areas ...
Gross Floor Area Calculations | The Building Code Forum
2009年11月25日 · @gbsvazquez, are you looking at building area (Ch. 5/9), or are you working on occupant loads and using the correct terminology of gross floor area (Ch. 10)? 2021 IBC (non-amended) [BE] FLOOR AREA, GROSS. The floor area within the inside perimeter of the exterior walls of the building under consideration, exclusive of vent shafts and courts ...
Gross floor area for stairway - The Building Code Forum
2012年11月1日 · Gross floor area is that area measured within the perimeter formed by the inside surface of the exterior walls. The area of all occupiable and non occupiable spaces, including mechanical and elevator shafts, toilet rooms, closets and mechanical equipment rooms, are included in the gross floor area. This area could also include any covered ...
Two story volumes and gross floor area. - The Building Code Forum
2018年2月12日 · This area could also include any covered porches, carports or other exterior space intended to be used as part of the building’s occupiable space. Both gross and net floor areas are used for the determination of occupant load in accordance with Table 1004.5 The fact that the only exclusions from the gross floor area are vent shafts (aka ...
Occupant Load for an Indoor Sports Facility
2014年3月6日 · I am trying to determine the occupant load from table 1004.1.1 for an indoor sports facility (Using the 2009 IBC). The facility will be a 180' x 300' (54,000 s.f.) clear span metal building used for indoor sports activities such as a soccer …
Building Area Calculation for Double Height Space?
2019年3月14日 · The floor area of a building, or portion thereof, not provided with surrounding exterior walls shall be the usable area under the horizontal projection of the roof or floor above. The gross floor area shall not include shafts with no openings or interior courts. FLOOR AREA, NET. The actual occupied area not including unoccupied accessory areas ...
Is a Mezzanine considered a "floor"? - The Building Code Forum
2017年1月30日 · If this was just a raised area of 5 or 6 feet it would not be a mezzanine yet it would still be on the level of exit discharge IBC 505.2 The area of the mezzanine shall be included in determining the fire area. [BF] FIRE AREA. The aggregate floor area enclosed and bounded by fire walls, fire barriers, exterior walls or horizontal assemblies of ...