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4 Construction Types And Occupancy Classification's Flashcards

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Occupancy classification is based on

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The use of the structure

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The construction type is based on the fire resistance of materials and

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Design of the structure

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Construction type in occupancy classification are established by building codes that are

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Adopted by local authority

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4
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The selection of a construction type is determined by the occupancy type building size and

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Presents or lack of automatic fire suppression

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Building construction type is based on the materials used in the construction as well as

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The fire resistance of their structural components

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What time of structural component meets the criteria for type I construction

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Reinforced concrete, precast concrete, protected steelframe

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Type I a fire resistance hours

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Three

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Type I b resistance hours

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2

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Type ii a resistance hours

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1

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Type IIB resistance hours

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0

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Type iii a structural frame fire resistance hours

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1

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Type IIIB structural frame fire resistance hours

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0

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In type I buildings both a and B types, floor construction including supporting beams and joists have a fire rating of how many hours

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2

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Exterior and interior loadbearing walls for all building construction types are how many hours

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The same as its rating except type III who’s exterior is rated at two hours

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Classified as type ii construction are composed of building materials that

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That will not contribute to fire development or spread

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What type of building construction is normally use when fire risk is expected to be be low or when suppression and detection systems are designed to meet hazard load

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Type ii

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17
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Type IV construction is often referred to as heavy timber and is characterized by the use of large dimension lumber of what size for all structural elements

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Greater than 4 inches

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18
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Any other material used in construction type I V and is not composed of what must have a fire resistance rating of

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One hour

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A structure that uses a glued laminated beam supported by a steel column cannot be classified as

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Type IV

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20
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General types of occupancy classification

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Assembly. 
Business. 
Educational. 
Day care. 
Industrial. 
Institutional. 
Mercantile. 
Residential. 
Residential board and care. 
Storage. 
Utility/miscellaneous. 
Multiple
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21
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What uniform firecode separates daycare and residential board and care into their own categories

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NFPA 101

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And assembly occupancy is any building structure or compartment that is used for the gathering of how many people

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50 or more

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23
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NFPA divides assembly occupancies into class a structures that have loads over

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1000

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NFPA assembly occupancy class B

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301 through 1000 people

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NFPA class C assembly occupancy

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50 through 300

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26
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Buildings that provide a workplace for large numbers of occupants in an office environment

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Business occupancies

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27
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Inherent benefit of interior organization for business occupancies

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Compartmentalization

28
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Any building your portion of the building that is used for the purpose of education of 6 or more persons from preschool through 12th grade that meets at 4 or more hours in a day or more than 12 hours a week

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Educational occupancy

29
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Amount of people allowed in a classroom space for educational occupancy

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One person every 20 ft.²

30
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How many people are permitted for laboratories vocational shops

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One person every 50 ft.²

31
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Gymnasiums lecture halls and dining also follow what requirement for occupancy

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Assembly requirements for occupancies

32
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NFPA classifies manufacturing and processing facilities as what type of occupancy

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Industrial occupancy

33
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Three subdivisions of industrial occupancies

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General purpose. Special purpose. High hazard

34
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Buildings classified as group i institutional by the ICC codes are occupancies in which

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People with physical limitations due to health or age are cared for and provided medical treatment

35
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Institutional occupancies defined by NFPA 101

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Health care. 
Ambulatory healthcare. 
Detention and correctional. 
Residential board and care. 
Day care
36
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Facilities to provide health or medical services to four or more individuals who cannot the back with them selves during an emergency assistance from staff

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Healthcare occupancy

37
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In order for some healthcare occupancies to obtain Medicare certification they may have to abide by

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NFPA 101

38
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Staff members in these types of facilities are responsible for the safety and welfare of the residence but they do not provide medical or nursing care

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residential board and care occupancies

39
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If one resident at a nursing facility has slow if activation capabilities and the rest have prompt capabilities the entire occupancy must be classified as

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Slow

40
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Facilities that provide care maintenance and supervision of persons of any age for periods of less than 24 hours a day

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Daycare occupancies

41
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Pharmacies are considered what type of building classification

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Mercantile

42
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Occupancies that provide sleeping accommodations under conditions other than those defined for healthcare or detention occupancies

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Residential occupancies

43
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NFPA further divided residential occupancies into the following categories

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One and two family dwelling units. 
Lodging or rooming house. 
Hotel. 
Dormitory. 
Apartment building
44
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One into family dwellings are not exempted in the model codes. However they are not subject to

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Periodic inspections in most jurisdictions

45
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Facilities that provide sleeping accommodations for rent

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Lodging or rooming houses

46
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NFPA 101 uses lodging or rooming house classification to describe occupancies include guesthouses, foster homes, bed-and-breakfast, and motels that provide 24 hour accommodations for how many individuals

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16 or fewer individuals without cooking facilities

47
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Any building or group of buildings that provide sleeping rooms for transients

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Hotel

48
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Any building or portion of the building in which sleeping accommodations are provided to 16 or more persons who are not related

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Dormitory

49
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Single or multi story structures containing three or more independent dwelling units with cooking and bathroom facilities in each

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Apartment buildings

50
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NFPA use as a broad approach to classify storage occupancies. They include the following

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Warehouses. 
Storage units. 
Freight terminals. 
Parking garages. 
Aircraft hangers. 
Grain elevators. 
Barns. 
Stables
51
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Maximum amount of a hazardous material to be stored or used within a control area inside a building or an outdoor control area

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Maximum allowable quantity

52
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Maximum allowable quantity per control area is based on

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The material state and the material storage or use conditions

53
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The ICC describe storage within several occupancy classifications. Group s storage covers anything below the maximum allowable quantities. Anything with goods in excess of maximum allowable quantities falls into which ICC group

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Group H hazardous classification

54
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Examples of utility and miscellaneous occupancies are as follows

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Barnes. Livestock shelters. Carports. Towers. Sheds. Fences over 6 feet tall. Retaining walls

55
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True/false. In general NFPA 101 does not require the separation of occupancies in the same structure

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True

56
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In the ICC building code, chapter 5, General Building Heights and areas, section 508, includes two divisions for multiple occupancies

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Incidental and mixed-use

57
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Buildings designated incidental shall conform to the occupancy requirements of

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The building or portion of building it is located in

58
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Waste and linen collection rooms that are over 100 ft.² are considered what type of use

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Incidental use

59
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For separations regarding incidental use the model code usually requires what

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Fire resistance rating separations

60
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Where permitted an automatic fire extinguishing system without a fire barrier can be installed as long as construction features do what for the incidental use area

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Separate it from the rest of the building

61
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Structures containing multiple occupancy types are considered to be

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Mixed occupancies

62
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The ICC further divides mix occupancies into

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Accessory. Non-separated. Separated

63
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Accessory occupancies are subsidiary to the main occupancy of a structure and limited to no more than what percent of the area of the story on which they are located

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No more than 10%

64
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Accessory assembly occupancies remain as part of the main occupancy classification when it is less than how many square feet

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Less than 750 ft.²

65
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Buildings or portions of buildings that have two or more occupancy uses each classified according to its own use

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Non-separated

66
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Entire structure and or portions of structures that have several occupancy types contained with in them Are referred to as

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Separated

67
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Type III interior and exterior bearing wall fire resistance rating hours for both type A and type B

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2 hr Exterior for A and B
1 hr Interior for A
0 hr interior for B

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