Slides|Lesson 2: Quality Management and Coordination

Determining Code Compliance

• Construction Documents
• Use group classification
• Height and area - limitations based on use group
• Construction Type - building materials used and fire resistance rating of the building elements
• Siting - location of building on the site, including distance from lot lines and adjacent buildings
• Fire performance
• Interior environment and design - compliance with special use and occupancy requirements, means of egress, accessibility, and interior environment requirements
• Exterior envelope - envelope requirements and energy conservation requirements
• Structural Performance - structural compliance and building material requirements
• Building service system

CHECKING DRAWINGS

Site Plan

• Is there proper acccess to streets?
• Are building separations adequate according to fire code resistance ratings?

Plan and Sections

• Verify that ceilling hieghts are permissible. Check heights of habitable spaces below grade
• Verify that the height of the building is within allowable limits
• Verify that the floor area of each floor is within permissible limits
• Verify fire resistance of all building components

Plans, Sections, Elevations

• Verify that openings are protected where they are exposed to property lines, adjacent buildings, interior courts, or other openings in the same wall, above and below

Plans and Sections: Egress

• Confirm the number of occupants anticipated to occupy each floor of a building.
• Verify the correct number, width, and arrangements of exits
• Verify that distances to exits are within allowable limits
• Verify that required exit door hardware is specified
• Confirm the adequacy of aisles, corridors, and horizontal exits
• Check that all stairways are properly located and enclosed, and that they provide a legal means of egress

Plans

• Verify that different occupancy types are separated by properly rated fire walls, etc
• Verify that elevator, escalator, and vertical shaft enclosures are properly fire rated

Specifications

• Determine that finishes and trim meet requirements for proper classifications
• Installation methods must meet code equirements for control of smoke emission and limitations of smoke toxicity

Miscellaneous

• Verify that roof coverings have required ratings