Codes Flashcards
ASHRAE 62-2001
sets minimum ventilation requirements to provide a level of indoor air quality that is safe for people in institutional, commercial and residential buildings.
ASHRAE 62.1‐2013
Ventilation and Acceptable Indoor Air Quality in Low‐Rise Residential Buildings are the recognized standards for ventilation system design and acceptable
ASTM E119
assembly test
one of the most widely used tests for the fire resistance of construction assemblies by setting a fire on one side of a sample wall assembly.
The first part of the test measures the temperature at which the non-exposed side of the wall will burn.
The second part uses the hose stream test to simulate how well the assembly holds up to impact from falling debris.
ASTM D2859
the methenamine pill test, is also called the Standard Method for Ignition Characteristics of Finished Textile Floor Covering Materials.
flame resistance of textile floor coverings.
ASTM E648 (NFPA 253)
This test measures the flame spread of flooring systems, like carpet, in corridors and exits. Standard Test Method for Critical Radiant Flux of Floor-Covering Systems
ASTM E662 (NFPA 258)
measures smoke density in lab conditions in a smoke chamber
ASTM E84
the steiner tunnel test, and tests the flame spread rating of Interior Finishes and Building Materials, specifically of wall and ceiling materials.
ASTM E648
flooring radiant panel test
This test measures a carpet’s ability to spread flame in a corridor or exit way when a fully developed fire is nearby. This test also measures the distance of any flame spread that occurs.
AIA Document B254–2019
cope of services document used in situations where an Architect or Interior Designer is assisting the Owner in purchasing furniture, furnishings, and equipment (FF&E) and managing FF&E contracts.
NFPA 265/UL 1715
Room Corner Test standards for textile wallcoverings
NFPA 701/ASTM6413
Vertical Flame Test tests vertical treatments such as curtains, draperies, window shades, large wall hangings or tapestries, and plastic films used for decorative purposes.
NFPA 260
Smolder Resistance Test or Cigarette Ignition Test
tests how a product will smolder before either flaming or extinguishing an actual smoldering cigarette as the ignition source.
ANSI A117.1
Accessible and Usable Buildings and Facilities provides standards for the specification and construction of accessible facilities.
NFPA 252
Standard Methods of Fire Tests of Door Assemblies.
Evaluates the ability of a door assembly to resist the passage of flame, heat, and gases.
NFPA 265
Standard Methods of Fire Tests for Evaluating Room Fire Growth Contribution of Textile or Expanded Vinyl Wall Coverings on Full Height Panels and Walls.
ISO14020
describes a set of guiding principles for the development and use of environmental labels and declarations by any practitioner of environmental labeling. It is intended that other applicable standards in the ISO 14020 series be used in conjunction with this International Standard.
Section 1203 of the 2018 IBC/International Building Code
It states that in all but Use Groups F, H S or U, interior spaces associated with human comfort must be provided with space heating.
ASSESABILITY CODES
Door openings shall have a clear opening width of
32” MIN
Openings more than 24 inches (610 mm) in depth at doors and doorways without doors shall provide a clear opening of
36” MIN
What is the minimum distance between a double door vestibule – one swings in and one swings out of the vestibule?
48 inches plus the width of any door swinging into the space