MET 470 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Passive Fire Protection, Building Owners And Managers Association, Aisle
22 May 2018
School
Department
Course
Professor
Performance Code
A building code that describes functional requirements, but leave method to achieve decisions up to the
designer.
Area of Refuge
A location designed to hold occupants when evacuation is not safe or possible. Has a steady supply of
outside air, passive fire protection , electrical integrity/emergency lighting, two way communication/call
box
Typical common path of travel limit
75'-0" maximum per path
Type of Construction - Limits
Building Height and Area
Exit Access
Distance a building occupant must travel from the most remote point in the occupied portion of the exit
access to the entrance or nearest exit.
Exit
A door that opens directly to the outside or a protected stair/ramp
Exit Discharge
The path between the exit door and the public way
ADA, BOMA, Fair Housing Act, HUD
Americans with Disabilities Act, Building Owners and Managers Association, FHA prohibits housing
discrimination, US Department of Housing and Urban Development
Wheelchair Passage - Min & Continuous
32" - 36"
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