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88 sections matching “IBC 716” for San Antonio, TX, the 2024 IRC, showing the first 60

  • IBC 716.1

    General

    • Opening protectives follow this section and NFPA 80.
    • Door rating by wall rating: 4-hour wall 3-hour door; 3-hour 3-hour; 2-hour 1½-hour; 1½-hour 1½-hour; 1-hour shaft and exit enclosures 1-hour; other 1-hour barriers ¾-hour; 1-hour corridor walls 20 minutes; other 1-hour partitions ¾-hour; ½-hour partitions 20 minutes; smoke barriers 20 minutes; exterior 2-hour walls 1½-hour, 1-hour walls ¾-hour.

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  • IBC 716.1.1

    Alternative methods for determining fire protection ratings

    • Ratings may come from approved designs, engineering comparison or 104.2.3 alternatives.

    Works withIBC 104.2.3

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  • IBC 716.2.7

    Swinging fire shutters

    • One in three rows of exterior swinging shutters opens from outside, marked with 6-in letters.

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  • IBC 716.3.2

    Performance requirements

    • Fire windows meet Table 716.1(3): ¾-hour in 1-hour partitions, barriers and smoke barriers; 20 minutes in ½-hour partitions; 1½-hour in exterior walls over 1 hour; not allowed in fire walls or barriers over 1 hour unless E119-tested.

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  • IBC 716.3.4

    Fire-protection-rated glazing

    • Fire window glazing tested to NFPA 257 or UL 9; protected openings in unrated exterior walls need ¾-hour.

    Works withIBC 705.9

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  • IBC 716.2.10

    Installation of door assemblies in corridors and smoke barriers

    • Smoke doors installed per NFPA 105.

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  • IBC 716.1.2.1

    Safety glazing

    • Fire-rated glazing also meets Chapter 24 safety glazing.

    Works withIBC Chapter 24

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  • IBC 716.1.2.3

    Fire-resistance-rated glazing

    • E119-tested glazing in a rated wall or floor needn't otherwise meet this section.

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  • IBC 716.2.1.1

    Side-hinged or pivoted swinging doors

    • Swinging doors tested to NFPA 252 (positive pressure) or UL 10C.

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  • IBC 716.2.1.3

    Glazing in transoms lights and sidelights in corridors and smoke barriers

    • Transom and sidelight glazing tested to NFPA 257 or UL 9 with hose stream.

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  • IBC 716.2.2.1

    Door assemblies in corridors and smoke barriers

    • 20-minute corridor and smoke barrier doors tested without hose stream; viewports, I-2 doors and some theater corridors excepted.

    Works withIBC 407.3.1

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  • IBC 716.2.2.2

    Door assemblies in other fire partitions

    • 20-minute doors in other partitions tested with hose stream.

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  • IBC 716.2.2.3

    Doors in interior exit stairways and ramps and exit passageways

    • Exit enclosure doors limit temperature rise to 450°F at 30 minutes unless sprinklered.

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  • IBC 716.2.5.1

    Size limitations

    • Fire-resistance glazing per 716.2.5.1.1; fire-protection glazing per NFPA 80 and 716.2.5.1.2.

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  • IBC 716.2.5.3

    Glazing in door assemblies in corridors and smoke barriers

    • 20-minute door glazing is 20-minute rated, no hose stream.

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  • IBC 716.2.5.4

    Fire door frames with transom lights and sidelights

    • Fire-protection glazing in transoms where ¾-hour or less (and in 2-hour exterior walls); otherwise E119-tested assemblies.

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  • IBC 716.2.6.1

    Door closing

    • Fire doors latch and self- or auto-close, except R-1 unit separations, recall-floor elevator doors and ICC 500 doors.

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  • IBC 716.2.6.6

    Smoke-activated doors

    • Hold-open doors close on smoke detection or power loss within 10 seconds, in incidental, fire wall, barrier, partition, smoke barrier, shaft and chute openings.

    Works withIBC 907.3

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  • IBC 716.2.6.7

    Doors in pedestrian ways

    • Vertical rolling doors in pedestrian paths are heat-activated or use alarm-verified smoke detection.

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  • IBC 716.2.9.1

    Fire door labeling requirements

    • Labels show manufacturer, agency, rating and temperature rise where required.

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  • IBC 716.3.1.1

    Testing under positive pressure

    • Tested under positive pressure with two-thirds above the neutral plane.

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  • IBC 716.3.2.1

    Interior fire window assemblies

    • Fire-protection glazing in interior windows is limited to assemblies rated 1 hour or less.

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Searches all 4,276 IRC 2024 sections, 5,532 IBC 2024 sections and defined terms (Chapters 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33 so far) and each city's local rules as they are added. Section numbers and titles from the International Residential Code and International Building Code, 2024 editions, copyrighted by the International Code Council; the IRC's electrical chapters (34 to 43) follow NFPA 70, the National Electrical Code. Requirements are summarized in our words (IRC Chapters 3 to 43, IBC Chapters 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33); read the full text at the link on each result. Local values come from each city's published documents.

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