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International Building Code: 9.3.1 Installation. Where Required by Another Section of This Code, Smoke

The document discusses smoke control requirements for buildings from the International Building Code and NFPA 101. It states that covered mall buildings with atriums must have smoke control systems, except if the atrium only connects two stories. It also requires windowless buildings to have engineered smoke control systems. Finally, it notes that NFPA 101 requires smoke control systems to be designed, installed, inspected, tested, and maintained according to NFPA 92 standards if they are installed for code compliance.

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International Building Code: 9.3.1 Installation. Where Required by Another Section of This Code, Smoke

The document discusses smoke control requirements for buildings from the International Building Code and NFPA 101. It states that covered mall buildings with atriums must have smoke control systems, except if the atrium only connects two stories. It also requires windowless buildings to have engineered smoke control systems. Finally, it notes that NFPA 101 requires smoke control systems to be designed, installed, inspected, tested, and maintained according to NFPA 92 standards if they are installed for code compliance.

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INTERNATIONAL BUILDING CODE

402.7.2 Smoke control. Where a covered mall building contains an


atrium, a smoke control system shall be provided in accordance with
Section 404.5.

Exception: A smoke control system is not required in


covered mall buildings where an atrium connects only
two stories.
408.9 Windowless buildings. For the purposes of this section, a
windowless building or portion of a building is one with non-openable
windows, windows not readily breakable or without windows.
Windowless buildings shall be provided with an engineered smoke
control system to provide a tenable environment for exiting from the
smoke compartment in the area of fire origin in accordance with
Section 909 for each windowless smoke compartment.

NFPA 101

9.3 Smoke Control

9.3.1 Installation. Where required by another section of this Code, smoke


control systems shall be designed, installed, inspected, tested, and
maintained in accordance with NFPA 92, NFPA 204, or nationally
recognized standards, engineering guides, or recommended practices,
as approved by the authority having jurisdiction.
The provision of 9.3.1 does not itself require smoke control systems;
it mandates that, if such systems are installed for Code
compliance, they must be designed, installed, inspected, tested,
and maintained in accordance with NFPA 92, Standard for Smoke
Control Systems

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