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Issue 14: How can improved lighting and zero net energy goals by achieved while improving health care?
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219.3 Receivers
Where a building contains more than one assembly area and the assembly areas required to provide assistive listening systems are under one management, the total number of required receivers...
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215 Fire Alarm Systems
Units and sleeping accommodations shall have a visual alarm connected to the building emergency alarm system or shall have a standard 110-volt electrical receptacle into which such an alarm...
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Alterations [§202.3]
Alterations [§202.3] Alterations are defined in the standards (§106.5) as “a change in a building or facility that affects or could affect the usability of a building or facility or...
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d. The consequences of not requiring a person in this job to perform a function
A firefighter may only occasionallyhave to carry a heavy person from a burning building, but being able to perform this function would be essential to the firefighter's job....
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11B-308.4 Suggested reach ranges for children
Where building elements such as coat hooks, lockers, or operable parts are designed for use primarily by children, the suggested dimensions of Table 11B-308.4 shall be permitted....
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407.1 General
Building owners should note that the ASME Safety Code for Elevators and Escalators requires routine maintenance and inspections....
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202.3.1 Prohibited Reduction in Access
An alteration that decreases or has the effect of decreasing the accessibility of a building or facility below the requirements for new construction at the time of the alteration is prohibited...
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Disclaimer
These materials are provided for informational purposes only and are intended to serve as a guide for design professionals and building owners. ...
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Evaluate and adjust locator tone volume
The pushbutton locator tone should be audible 6 to 12 ft from the pushbutton or at the building line, whichever is closer to the pushbutton....
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F210.1 General
Although these requirements do not mandate handrails on stairs that are not part of a means of egress, State or local building codes may require handrails or guards....
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F227.3 Counters
Where counters are dispersed throughout the building or facility, counters complying with 904.4 also shall be dispersed. Advisory F227.3 Counters....
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ADA Facilities Compliance Continuing Education Courses & Resources
Click here to view/download the pdf version (121 KB) Evan Terry Associates provides ADA Facilities Compliance training to architects, building owners, facility managers, and others who...
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407.1 General
Building owners should note that the ASME Safety Code for Elevators and Escalators requires routine maintenance and inspections....
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407.1 General
Building owners should note that the ASME Safety Code for Elevators and Escalators requires routine maintenance and inspections....
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1003.2.13 Accessible means of egress
Exceptions: Accessible means of egress are not required in alterations to existing buildings....
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227.3 Counters
Where counters are dispersed throughout the building or facility, counters complying with 904.4 also shall be dispersed. Advisory 227.3 Counters....
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210.1 General
Although these requirements do not mandate handrails on stairs that are not part of a means of egress, State or local building codes may require handrails or guards....
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1003.2.13.2 Enclosed stairways
Stairways in buildings or facilities equipped throughout with an automatic sprinkler system installed in accordance with Section 903.3.1.1 or 903.3.1.2. 3....
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Alterations to cells. (Section-by-Section Analysis)
The security concerns of detention and correctional facilities present challenges that do not exist in other government buildings, so the Department must strike a balance that accommodates...
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Section 2. Accessible route
"Accessible route" means a continuous unobstructed path connecting accessible elements and spaces in a building or within a site that can be negotiated by a person with a severe disability...
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A4.33.3 Placement of Wheelchair Locations
Building/life safety codes set minimum distances between rows of fixed seats with consideration of the number of seats in a row, the exit aisle width and arrangement, and the location of...
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Background
Attachment B – Code References provides the definitions of “Alteration” from both the 2010 and 2013 editions of the California Building Code (CBC) and the provisons of 2013 CBC Chapter 11B...
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A4.1.3(5)
If a building is exempt from the elevator requirement, it is not necessary to provide a platform lift or other means of vertical access in lieu of an elevator....