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State SBCC panel recommends single‑exit IBC appendix with upgraded sprinklers and fire‑service criteria
Summary
The BFRW voted to forward a new IBC appendix permitting limited single‑exit designs up to six stories if buildings use commercial NFPA 13 sprinklers, pressurized stair/elevator shafts, upgraded alarm systems, and if the local fire department meets defined professional criteria.
The Building and Fire‑Related Workgroup of the State Building Code Council voted Feb. 13 to send a proposed 2024 International Building Code appendix on single‑exit buildings to the full council for consideration.
The appendix would allow the use of a single means of egress for certain apartment buildings up to six stories, but only when the design includes enhanced safety systems and local fire‑service capacity. "We've upgraded the sprinkler system from the residential NFPA 13R to a…
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