Alteration to fire escape

[maneesha0702]

Our firm is redesigning a fire escape. The existing fire escape is outside the building ( 4 floors)and is a stair connecting all the floors at the North East corner. At 2nd floor the stair turns East and runs along the East to I floor. Now we are trying to run along the North East corner from 2 nd Floor to I floor. What code issues should I look into. Pl comment

 

[stookeyfpe]

A building code.

Are you are outside the US?

 

[maneesha0702]

The building is in U.S.

 

[stookeyfpe]

Apply the requirements of the International Building Code. See the requirements in Chapter 10 for means of egress and the requirements in Section 3404 for fire escapes.

 

[DonPhillips]

And use Chapter 16 for your design loads, including seismic and ice loading.

Don Phillips

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