Building Occupancy

Building Classifications Assembly (A-1 to 5) Business (B) Education (E) Factory/Industrial (F) Hazardous (H-1 to 5) Institutional (I-1 to 4) Mercantile (M) Residential (R-1 to 4) Storage (S-1 to 2) Utility/Misc (U) Building Classifications

Mixed use

Guess the occupancy Halle library Art Center Dormitory A house A hospital CVS Starbucks College Hall The Academic Center Home Depot The North Shore Mall Jiffy Lube The Callahan Center The Lodge The Post Center Guess the occupancy

Specific Occupancy Individual spaces within a project Used to determine occupant load Generally a plan diagram

Area / Allowance = # Occ.

net GROSS

Sample calculation

Calculating Occupant Load Use chart in code to identify Specific Occupancy Areas (in Ch. 10) Create/import Occupancy Calculations schedule and fill out for each room from Revit Create 1/32” scale Occupancy Plan and add color scheme Adjust areas for circulation, furniture, etc, and enter into chart for each level Chart calculates toilets, egress component dimension Fix your plans to comply Calculating Occupant Load

Occupancy plan

Use a key for specific occupancy types

Other information can be shown

Separation of Use

Posted Occupant Load

Another checklist

Another checklist

Massachusetts accessibility code 521 CMR Massachusetts accessibility code

Toilets: all about clearances Around and under fixtures Mounting height of ALL fixtures Location and height of grab bars Slope Height of transitions Approach to doors Push side of doors Pull side of doors Emergency lighting Emergency notification system (alarms, strobes) Toilets: all about clearances

How many violations can you find? Field trip How many violations can you find?