Presenters say building code now requires elevator lobby separation, limiting stair‑wrap solutions
Designers reviewed stair and elevator placement and noted a code change now requires elevator lobbies to be separated from exits, a constraint that prevents wrapping an exit stair around an elevator shaft as was done in older Vermont buildings.
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The project team reviewed stair and elevator configurations for a proposed two‑unit addition and flagged a regulatory constraint: current building code requires the elevator lobby to be separate from the exit, which prevents the older practice of wrapping a stair around the elevator shaft.
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