AC 003 - Occupancy Groups

[@danielarmenta8235]

I am really amazed at the quality of the presentation and how easy it is to understand it! Thank you so much!

[@archicorner]

You're very welcome!

[@baghdadmohamedamineabdalla1854]

I wanted to extend my gratitude for the incredibly insightful videos you’ve been sharing on KZbin. Your detailed explanations of construction codes, particularly the IBC series, have been immensely helpful. I’ve noticed that you cover various codes across different playlists. It would be wonderful if you could compile all your channel episodes, from the first to the latest, into a single playlist. This would make it much easier to follow along and ensure I don’t miss any valuable content. Thank you once again for your fantastic work and for making such complex topics accessible.

[@cuttingedj2011]

Wow...your videos are excellent! Straight to the point and beautifully done.

[@archicorner]

Thank you (sorry for the late reply). This was one of two messages you left a while back. sorry for the delay in replying, :(

[@RusticTrini57]

As always, your content is clear and easy to understand, Thanks.

[@archicorner]

Thanks 😊

[@adelhaghanikia1380]

Wow, You explained the necessary code, but it was tedious and the best most attractive way; great job 👏👏👏👏

[@archicorner]

Glad you liked it. That is always the challenge. The building code is sometimes "boring" so finding the most entertaining/attractive way to present it is very hard. But we are trying!! Thank you again.

[@socorroandvero]

Awesome videos, so informative, clear and simple to understand and put into practice

[@archicorner]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@chasingdesign]

Thanks for the video! I think what would be helpful is describing some real life examples of each occupancy group types. Like airports, parking garages, theatres, prisons, etc.

[@designereats3661]

Please keep making these videos. This is really helpful when taking the ARE.

[@archicorner]

That's the plan! Thank you;

[@v13ification]

Fantastic presentation , very lucid. thank you for sharing . by the way , those 6 dislike individuals should start again from occupancy E .

[@archicorner]

:p lol! Thank you for the support.

[@guillermotonatiuhperezpere7556]

Thanks! This info video is really clear and concise. Great job!

[@archicorner]

Glad it was helpful!

[@bearsinbrazil]

These are great, thanks for putting them together!

[@archicorner]

Thank you. I appreciate your comment!

[@AliAlmurshid]

Thank you for the great videos! Could you please create a session that explains area analysis and how to determine allowable area according to CBC 506.2?

[@archicorner]

Check out episodes 38 and 39. :)

[@segunidowu2854]

Wonderful presentation

[@archicorner]

Thanks a lot

[@alaaalsaqer7832]

Simplified and very informative 👍🏻

[@archicorner]

Glad you liked it

[@kshakman]

Thanks for your insightful videos.. not sure if you noticed, but you misspelled a work on the 7:02 minute... waiting X wating for Transportation..

[@archicorner]

Thanks for that! Sadly I have misspellings on a few videos, but I plan on re-doing some of them in the future. HAHA. Thanks for catching that.

[@MILAMIRANDAOFFICIAL]

Hey your videos are awesome! My school uses them on their virtual classes

[@archicorner]

That's awesome! I hope you like them!

[@Jo_Ro_Fulfil]

Great series!

[@archicorner]

I am glad you liked the video. thank you for taking the time to leave a comment.

[@emadnadi5206]

can you provide examples of the following three types : A change of occupancy shall include any 1)change of occupancy classification, 2)any change from one group to another group within an occupancy classification or 3)any change in use within a group for a specific occupancy classification.

[@argon805]

Hope you are still making videos, they are very helpful.

[@archicorner]

More to come!

[@bluesky561]

@@archicorner great! They are informative and enjoyable to watch

[@miaoli9653]

Thank you so much! This is so clear :)

[@archicorner]

Glad it was helpful!

[@marianawassef7993]

Amazing video as usual! I have a question, if in a commercial building, a room that used for break, “ break room” and it did not have oven or range, so no cooking, and it only has around 10 people, which group this room should be specified? Thanks

[@archicorner]

Normally the room name “break room” would still be aceptable even if no cooking was happening. Most jurisdictions would require a 1:15 load for such a room.

[@marianawassef7993]

@@archicorner Thank you for the quick response. Sorry I did not get it. Acceptable? Which group?

[@archicorner]

Ok, sorry I did not understand it at first. As it relates to occupancy groups, occupancy groups refers to the “big picture”. For example: an office building (“B” occupancy) may have a break room. Therefore the break room would also be be “B” occupancy. Therefore you need to ask yourself; what occupancy group does my building fall into? Restaurants, hospitals, places of worship, schools, etc. They could all have a break room. Therefore the occupancy group would belong to the use of the building. Occupancy does not necessarily change per room (that’s a whole other subject). In your case you need to establish what your “commercial building” is used for to determine occupancy group, not what each individual room is. Your break room would be the same occupancy group.

[@marianawassef7993]

@@archicorner Wow! Thank you so much. It is so clear and very convenient! I adore all your video, and I watched most of them. They are helping me in my exam “NCIDQ”

[@omnia8980]

Generator room as a seprate building which is occupany group for it?

[@vrlab5660]

All good information! It would be super helpful if you give us the pdf version of the entire board if you don’t mind? Thanks!

[@Br19577]

Has a PDF version been added?

[@archicorner]

Great question! A PDF version is available through my Patreon account. You can check it out at: patreon.com/archicorner

[@oakswebjr4814]

Thanks you are great breaking that, question What difference between IBC and IRC book? I will have CSL exam but I still have this question, How I know what book to use

[@archicorner]

International Building Code (IBC) is mainly used for all commercial building applications. Internation Residential Code (IRC), as the name indicates, this is for RESIDENTIAL applications. Therefore, if you design homes, the IRC would be helpful. If you are doing a commercial building, the IBC would be the book to have.

[@oakswebjr4814]

but, when we have a question is generic, like foundations we have foundation in both

[@rienhardcunanan174]

what occupancy group qualify the parking spaces o parking garage (typical at basement floor)?? thanks for answer.

[@fernandocastillo2859]

I would think it should be in the U group

[@jsoto3]

Parking is classified as occupancy Group S-2 per IBC section 311, which is further defined and regulated by IBC section 406.

[@wanderziya]

Airports come under which group ?

[@archicorner]

I have never designed an airport before, but I would guess that it is a "B" occupancy. Note that this is different than the hangers where the planes may be parked, stored or worked on. It's simply a big ol' office building being used for business, where it just so happens that there a bunch of airplanes flying outside 🤣.

[@chitodominguez6137]

Occupancy B can be used to live?

[@akshaykorlekar]

if educational group cannot include university then where do we classify university ? which group does it go into ?

[@frankfuentes3366]

University is considered Higher Education but is classified as Business

[@daryoushakbari8002]

can I ask you question about building type & fire sprinkler system

[@archicorner]

Ask away.... :)

[@mkassem81]

Thank you, it's usefuel

[@archicorner]

Thank you for watching!

[@electricalinstructor4066]

GOOD STUFF

[@lutforrahman929]

can you upload the presentation?

[@archicorner]

I’m looking for a way to do this. Perhaps thru a future Patreon account.

[@fejic]

Am I the only one who actually finds this code stuff interesting lol

[@archicorner]

I hope not! 😝

[@tessaramirez93]

Sameee ☺️ 😅😂

[@liamcolquhoun770]

misspells education. #irony

[@archicorner]

That is actually pretty funny!!!! Sorry :(