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6 sections matching “IBC 407.5” for San Antonio, TX, the 2024 IBC

  • IBC 407.5

    Smoke barriers

    • Stories with care, treatment or sleeping, or 50+ occupants, split into at least two smoke compartments.

    Works withIBC 709

    International Building Code, 2024 · Chapter 4, Special Detailed Requirements Based on Occupancy and UseRead the full text (opens UpCodes in a new tab)

  • IBC 407.5.1

    Smoke compartment size

    • Smoke compartments up to 22,500 sq ft; 40,000 in Condition 2 with single-patient rooms or no sleeping rooms.

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  • IBC 407.5.2

    Exit access travel distance

    • Travel to a smoke barrier door is limited to 200 ft.

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  • IBC 407.5.3

    Refuge area

    • Each compartment holds the neighbors' occupants: 30 net sq ft per bed or stretcher patient, 6 sq ft per other person.

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  • IBC 407.5.4

    Independent egress

    • Each compartment has egress without going back through the origin compartment; compartments without an exit reach two others.

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