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• IBC 708.1

  General

  • Fire partitions include dwelling/sleeping unit separations, mall tenant walls, corridor walls, elevator lobby walls, egress balconies, ambulatory care separations and vestibules.

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• IBC 708.2

  Materials

  • Fire partitions use materials allowed for the construction type.

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• IBC 708.3

  Fire-resistance rating

  • Fire partitions are 1-hour; ½-hour for some corridors and for unit separations in sprinklered IIB, IIIB and VB.

  Works withIBC 1020.2

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• IBC 708.4

  Continuity

  • Fire partitions run to the deck or a rated ceiling above, with exceptions for crawl spaces, corridor ceilings and mall tenant walls.

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• IBC 708.5

  Exterior walls

  • Exterior walls forming part of a separation follow 705.

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• IBC 708.6

  Openings

  • Openings follow 716.

  Works withIBC 716

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• IBC 708.7

  Penetrations

  • Penetrations follow 714.

  Works withIBC 714

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• IBC 708.8

  Joints

  • Joints follow 715.

  Works withIBC 715

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• IBC 708.9

  Ducts and air transfer openings

  • Ducts follow 717.

  Works withIBC 717

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• IBC 708.4.1

  Fire partition walls enclosing elevator lobbies

  • Elevator lobby partitions end at 1-hour walls or outside walls.

  Works withIBC 3006.3

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• IBC 708.4.2

  Supporting construction

  • Supports are rated like the partition, except many IIB, IIIB and VB cases.

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• IBC 708.4.3

  Fireblocks and draftstops in combustible construction

  • Where partitions don't reach the deck, fireblock or draftstop above them unless sprinklered; R-2 attics draftstopped per 3,000 sq ft or every two units.

  Works withIBC 718.2.1IBC 718.3.1

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• IBC 1708.1

  General

  • General scope for Section 1708.

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• IBC 704.1.1

  Supporting construction

  • Supporting members are rated at least as high as the rated assemblies they carry, except supports of barriers and partitions noted in 707.5, 708.4, 709.4 and 711.2.

  Works withIBC 707.5IBC 708.4IBC 709.4IBC 711.2

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