Building Codes in Construction Documents Salt Lake City, Utah September 26, 2012 Presenter: Gregory Markling, FCSI, SCIP, CCS, CCCA, LEED AP BD+C, NCARB

Building Codes in Construction Documents

Salt Lake City, UtahSeptember 26, 2012

Presenter:

Gregory Markling, FCSI, SCIP, CCS, CCCA, LEED AP BD+C, NCARBSenior Consultant

Denver, [email protected]

Building Codes in Wyoming

Seminar Outline

• Managing Code Compliance in Design• Code Requirements in Construction Documentation

Building Codes in Wyoming

Seminar Outline


Managing Code Compliance in Design

Session Outline

• Step by Step Process• Schematic Design• Design Development• Construction Documents• Construction Phase

• The Importance of Documentation

Think About This…

Quality is never an accident; it is always the result of intelligent effort.”

John RuskinAuthor and Critic of Art and Architecture

Step by Step Process

• Schematic Design– Determine applicable Code(s)

• Not necessarily the most current published edition

• Local amendments

– Obtain essential building data• Area and height

• Fire protection systems

• Structural materials and systems

– Determine building occupancy group(s)• Primary occupancy

• Mixed occupancy / accessory uses


• Schematic Design (cont)

– Determine construction type based on anticipated materials

• Wood construction – Type V• Other materials offer several options• Optimal strategy – seek the least restrictive

– Evaluate mixed uses and occupancies• Accessory uses (see above)• Separated or non-separated occupancies• Combinations• Optimal strategy – “it depends”



– Determine special occupancies (if any)• Chapter 4• Stages and platforms• Atrium• High rise buildings• Parking structures• Malls (open and enclosed)



– Determine allowable height and area• Based on selection of construction type,

occupancy group(s), and occupancy method• Area Increases for sprinklers and frontage

distances

What do you do if you’re “over”?

– Calculate occupant load• Chapter 10• Load factors• Consult the AHJ if there is not an explicitly

applicable category



– Establish egress scheme and points of exit• Determine required number and width of

exits• Table 1021.1• Only one exit may be required (1021.2)• Separation according to 1015.2



– Check egress pathways for:• Travel distance• Common paths of egress• Dead end corridors• Accessible routes• Every pathway from each space• Section 1016 travel distances• Common paths can’t exceed lengths in Section

1014.3• Dead end corridor lengths limited by Section

1018.4



– Determine plumbing fixture counts• Based on occupant load• IBC Chapter 29 (IPC?)

– Identify fire department access roads• Based on site plan configuration• IFC Section 503• Review with the AHJ (Fire Department)


• Design Development– Confirm Schematic Design steps

• Changes or additional scope, etc.

– Identify fire-resistive assemblies and openings

• Based on construction type, allowable area, separation of occupancies, means of egress components, and special Code requirements

• IBC Chapter 7


• Design Development (cont)

– Develop exterior wall assemblies• Based on construction type, fire separation

(frontage or building separation)• IBC Chapter 7• Energy considerations (IECC)• Water resistance considerations (IBC Chapter

14)

– Develop roof assemblies• Similar considerations to walls• IBC Chapter 15



– Select finishes• Fire and smoke characteristics

– IBC Chapter 8

• Sanitation requirements– IBC Chapter 12

• Flooring slip resistance– ANSI A117.1 and ADA (referenced)

• Coordinate with the interior designers!



– Check egress widths• Corridors, pathways, and clearances

– Check accessibility requirements• IBC Chapter 10• ANSI A117.1 and ADA

– Integrate special requirements• Seating layouts in assembly areas• Sound transmission in residential occupancies• Exterior envelope requirements• Others


• Construction Documents– Confirm SD and DD steps– Integrate egress details

• Door swings and hardware• Riser and tread dimensions• Luminous markings• Handrails and guards

– Identify locations of safety glazing• IBC Section 2406• Who is responsible?


• Construction Documents (cont)

– Detail/specify firestopping and fire-resistive joints

• IBC Sections 713 and 714• Who is responsible?• Consult with the AHJ!

– Locate portable fire extinguishers and cabinets• Often overlooked issue (until late)• IBC Section 906• Without quick-response sprinkler systems, most

occupancies require (required spacing)


• Construction Documents (cont)

– Detail construction based on specific building materials and equipment

• Drawing details and assembly descriptions• Specifications

The two must work together!

– Prepare code information Drawings• Start these early in the process• Should include all relevant information to

facilitate AHJ review• Assembly details in the same Drawing

subset?

Code Summary

Code Diagram / Plan

Think About This…

Quality is never an accident; it is always the result of intelligent effort.”

John RuskinAuthor and Critic of Art and Architecture

Documentation

• Why is complete documentation important?– AHJ can more thoroughly and reliably review

and comment on the documents for permitting

– Facilitates construction phase inspections by the AHJ and testing agencies, etc.

– Streamlines the construction contract administration process

– The design professional is responsible for code compliance - NOT the Contractor!

Questions?

Seminar Outline



Code Requirements in Construction Documentation

Session Outline

• Project Specifications• General Conditions• General Requirements (Division 01)• Work Results Sections (Divisions 02-49)

• Construction Drawings• Code Compliance Plans• Accessibility Requirements

• Special Inspection and Testing(Quality Assurance / Quality Control)

Project Specifications

• General Conditions– Division 00 Procurement and Contracting– AIA Document A201

• 3.2.3 The Contractor is NOT required to ascertain that the Contract Documents are in accordance with applicable laws, statutes, ordinances, codes, rules and regulations, or lawful orders of public authorities, but the Contractor shall promptly report to the Architect any nonconformity discovered by or made know to the Contractor as a request for information in such form as the Architect may require.


• General Conditions– AIA Document A201 (cont)

• 3.7.1 Unless otherwise provided…the Contractor shall secure and pay for the building permit…

• 3.7.2 The Contractor shall comply with and give notices required by applicable laws, statutes, ordinances, codes, rules and regulations, and lawful orders of public authorities…

• 3.7.3 If the Contractor performs Work knowing it to be contrary to [same], the Contractor shall assume appropriate responsibility for such Work and shall bear the costs attributable to correction.


• General Requirements– Division 01 General Requirements

• Section 01 4100 Regulatory Requirements• Section 01 4533 Code-Required Special

Inspections– We’ll look at this one in just a minute.

• Section 01 6000 Product Requirements– AHJ VOC restrictions (if any)

01 4100 USER - Regulatory Requirements.doc


• Special Inspections and Testing– Quality Control Procedures– Section 01 4533 – Code-Required Special

Inspections• Steel• Concrete• Masonry• Prefabricated wood (incl. high load diaphragms)

• Soils• Driven and Cast-in-Place Deep Foundations


• Special Inspections and Testing– Quality Control Procedures– Section 01 4533 – Code-Required Special

Inspections• Fire-resistant materials• EIFS systems• Smoke control• Seismic resistance• Wind resistance

01 4533 BSD - Code-Required Special Inspections.doc


• Work Results Sections– Divisions 02-14 Facility Construction– Divisions 21-28 Facility Services– Divisions 31-35 Site Construction– Let’s look at some examples…

• Section 03 3000 – Cast-in-Place Concrete• Section 05 1200 – Structural Steel Framing

03 3000 BSD - Cast-in-Place Concrete.doc

05 1200 BSD - Structural Steel Framing.doc

Construction Drawings

• NCS – National CADD Standard– G-Sheets General Information– A-Sheets Architectural– Others as applicable


• Provide at the front of the set sheets that provide solely code information:– The adopted codes applicable to the building– Type of construction– Sprinklered?– Basement?– Occupancy classifications– Fire-resistive requirements– Actual and allowable areas and heights


• Drawings: Indicate the following items:– Fire-resistive construction– Means of egress

• Number of exits required and provided• Width of exits required and provided• Occupant loads• Travel distances• Location and separation of exits

– Fire separation distances


• Other information/calculations as required:– Accessible route– Plumbing fixture counts– Allowable and actual areas for protected

and unprotected openings– Fire extinguisher locations– Sound transmission– Roofing classification

Code Summary

Plumbing Fixture Calculations

Allowable Area Calculations

Allowable Area Increase Calculations

Occupant Load Calculations

Code Diagram / PlanHorizontal Separation Diagram

Accessible Living Units

Fire Wall Locations

Assembly Sheet(s)

Design Compliance

Questions?

Thank You!

Follow-up Questions Contact:

Gregory Markling, FCSI, SCIP, CCS, CCCA, LEED AP BD+C, NCARBSenior Consultant

Denver, [email protected]
