What is the fire rating required between occupancies?

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Michael Ermann

January 02, 2022 18:36

A bank shares a wall with a courtroom in an un-sprinklered building. That wall must be rated to _______ hours.

No rating required

1-hour rating

2-hour rating

4-hour rating

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  Gang Chen January 05, 2022 05:13 (Edited January 05, 2022 05:53)

  1. Determine the occupancy group:

  A Bank is in Business Group B:

  https://up.codes/viewer/utah/ibc-2015/chapter/3/use-and-occupancy-classification#304

  A court room us in Assembly Group A-3:

  https://up.codes/viewer/utah/ibc-2015/chapter/3/use-and-occupancy-classification#303

  2. Find the separation required between Group B and A-3 occupancy groups for a NS building:

  https://up.codes/s/separated-occupancies

  

  Gang Chen, Author, AIA, LEED AP BD+C (GreenExamEducation.com)

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