Type of Construction 16-0

[@barnesen]

Finally a succinct but informational view. Subscribed. Please do more... all of it.

[@biomeow]

Thank you so much for your lectures! I watch them for work and ARE studies. Thanks for sharing your time and knowledge.

[@tleander40]

Mr. Huie I have very much enjoyed ALL of your building related video's! They are a great help! Thanks for putting forth the time and effort!

[@tleander40]

I'm a building inspector for Roy City, Utah. I live in Brigham City. I can't remember how I found out about you. I'm sure it was because I searched youtube for a building code related topic. I'm grateful I found you! Keep up the great work!

[@MartyHuie]

Type of construction table 601 and NFPA 220 both speak to the types of material you're allowed to use. Both of these tables and sections relate to other sections of the code that speaks to how big or how tall your allowed to build building. For instance code wise you're not allowed to build a building out of wood if it's over a certain amount of square footage. Likewise you not allowed to use would be the building of different heights in concealed spaces i.e. your on allowed to build your Interior partition walls of wood on a high-rise. This table does not speak to those locations it only gives you the definition of the building types. Table 503 speaks to hide insights that directly relates to take 601.

[@alexq6371]

Marty, thank you very much for your videos. They really do help.

[@MartyHuie]

I really want to thank You for this. Your's and other Comments help me keep it up. I do learn every time. I am vary surprised how complicated it is to explain sometimes. If you think of anything you think needs to be covered please let me know. Also currious, 1. what do you do 2. where do you live 3. how did you find the videos?

[@MartyHuie]

You have Made MY week :-) What else may I do a video on?

[@Infinityway1]

I found In IBC Type III is " Exterior walls are of noncombustible materials and the interior building elements are of any material permitted by the code." I am not found " strick with structure it self ( load bearing wall)"!

[@clmarek1]

I'm not 100% about this but I believe the code was modified in the 2012 edition of the IBC to allow combustibles in Type III construction. Previously, wood stud buildings were limited to 4 stories or a certain height (which I can't remember) due to being restricted to Type V construction. In 2012 I began seeing wood stud apartments that were 5 levels of wood and were using Type III construction. Use of FRT Wood for the exterior walls and structure is considered "non-cumbustible" under certain restrictions.

[@richardmoore8251]

Good explaining of this chart and others. Thanks for taking the time to help explain some things in the IBC. Do you have any insight into IBC 3412.7 & 3412.9 charts about building scoring? If so I would love for you to make a video. Thanks for taking the time.

[@MartyHuie]

+Richard Moore : I will look at it tomorrow

[@MartyHuie]

+Richard Moore I'm with you need some time to look at this. I understand what they're doing, just have not needed to use this for evaluations. I'm curious what field you're in that this would be a requirement or request. 3412.7 looks like a gathering worksheet and is built on 19 other forms that need to be filled out. My curiosity is built and I'm going to start looking into this. I see it as a potential educational tool to some building officials that are asking for more protection in our hospitals than is necessary. I don't think they realize how many belts and suspenders and redundant backup systems we have in place already. This will certainly educate others. I'll keep you posted on my progress in any input or follow-up you have please continue to let me know.

[@cjkotro8]

If A and B do not refer to sprinklers, then what do they mean? How do you determine if your Type of Construction is an A or B?

[@MartyHuie]

Not sure I understand your question, thought I explained it in the video, I will watch it again but let me try ;) Type IA and Type IB and Type IIA and IIB could have been Type IA, IB, IC and ID. It is just the way the code was written. There are some minor differences in Type I and II but that is not your question. You have to go to table 504.3 that gives you height and area an that tell you your building type allowed. Then based on your building type and area and our occupancy type it tells you whether or not you need to sprinkle it. As for healthcare if you build a new and you build something that is out of wood and only 100 ft.² it shall be sprinkled regardless of the building type you use.

[@shailendra21271]

Dear Sir, Steel building will fall under which category as per table 601. What fire rating is required for such building. I believe steel building fall under type-II B category hence No fire resistance rating is required for such building, Pl clarify

[@joselira5797]

I HAVE A BUILDING THAT IS TYPE 2A AND I AM PLANNING ON BUILDING AN INTERIOR 400 SF STAGE WITH A 400SF VIP AREA ABOVE IT.....CAN THAT BE CONSTRUCTED OF WOOD? THANK YOU FOR YOUR OPION.

[@MartyHuie]

NO! Type I and II are to be out of non-combustible material. I guess if you convince an AHJ that fire retardant wood this noncombustible they may allow it What is the over all size of the building, Why would you want to call it type 2A

[@satoruaizawa9849]

When changing room usage, do you use NEW or EXISTNG of NFPA 101?

[@MartyHuie]

If the room or space is changing occupancy classification i.e. office to an assembly/waiting room space, then absolutely you would be following new.

[@diabeticpug7465]

Great video Thx

[@Infinityway1]

What is the construction type for warehouse with CMU exterior wall ( non load bearing)?

[@MartyHuie]

could be almost anything, I would consider type IIB

[@Infinityway1]

Marty Huie Thank you a lot. After 4 hours I have value engineering study . Really you save me.

[@ega0117]

Type III construction, does the exterior sheathing have to be fire treated (fire retardant)?

[@MartyHuie]

i've never built anything in type III but reading the code it says exterior wall shall be a non-combustible material the exterior sheathing is part of the exterior wall so if I was the code official I would say yes it needs to be fire retardant

[@ega0117]

Marty Huie I agree

[@shailendra21271]

Steel building will fall under which category as table 601. what fire rating is required for such building. i believe steel building fall under type-11 B category hence for fire resistance rating is required for such building, pl clarify

[@MartyHuie]

I believe you might be misunderstanding a little bit here. And IBC said this is probably among the most confusing pieces so you're certainly not alone. Nothing is requiring a steel building. What type II-B requires is a noncombustible building/material. Could be concrete, or steel. Your fire rating is going to be dependent on your occupancy type and size of the building you're trying to achieve. It's a combination of chapter 5 and chapter 6. What is the occupancy type you're trying to achieve? How many stories and how many square feet per floor. Additionally if you are two stories or less and you have your building sitting in the middle of nowhere and what I mean is minimum 60 feet from the building to the property line you potentially could do type II-B unlimited, I would be very careful with this for you will be limiting everything in the future as well. But many buildings do this so don't be afraid just be careful

[@shailendra21271]

@@MartyHuie Sir, the details of our building are as below: Central Control Room-Steel Modular-Length 28 meter Width 18 meter total area 491.8 sq meter-manned building- 15 people Admin Building-Steel Modular -Length-48 meter Width 20 mete Total area 950 sq meter- manned building 35 people Electrical Substation-Steel Modular- Length 48 meter width 10 meter total area 480 sq meter-unmanned building Chemical Storage Building-Steel Modular- Length47.5 meter width 20 meter total area 950 sq meter- unmanned building all these building are 300 meter away from property boundary/fence. further inter separation between these building are more than 30 meters. all above building is single story with maximum height from grade is 3 meter. for warehouse building height is 6 meter. with all above design feature can we go for non fire rating building as per IBC. quick response will be highly appreciated.

[@MartyHuie]

@@shailendra21271 let's discuss everything but the chemical storage first by the sound of the building. I would classify it likely as an F1. Using IBC 2015 as a reference, table 506.2 you could do a non-sprinkle building type II-B up to 1774 m² and even much bigger 5322 m². So considering the other buildings again not talking about the chemical storage building. It looks like you fall under those parameters of not needing to do fireproofing and/or sprinkling based off of that table. Now you will need to go to chapter 9 and look at fire areas. I'm not sure the fire area requirement for F1 but the fire area in chapter 9 is slightly different than what is required or documented in 506.2. Yes, this can be confusing. Take a look at 903.2.4 . It states all buildings of F1 shall be fully sprinkled if it meets any of the following and from your description it does not sound like it does. Therefore, I don't think you need sprinkling nor fireproofing on the steel. Let's address the number of people, 15 I do not understand how you got that number. We never count physical people or butts in seats. You strictly take your area and look at table 1004.1.2 . Find a category that it meets and I choose business by that, I get 52 people in the space. Yes, sometimes it's a ridiculous number but that's what you've got to designed to. All this tells you is the number of doors you may need out of the space. When you have more than 49 people out of the space you need 2 doors. Now let's address the chemical storage building. I really cannot answer those questions. The chemical storage building is going to be classified as an H Occupancy. And all depending on the amount of chemicals you are storing and the type of chemicals that alone will make many different determinations. It is very good you're separating it and making it an independent building. Keep in mind if you make this building 70% open and that could even include louvers allowing it to be considered open. You do not need to sprinkle it or fireproof the steel it's considered an outside storage. If it is greater than 70% enclosed that's where you may need to sprinkle and fireproof. Hope this helps some

[@shailendra21271]

Marty Huie thanks for your quick response. Sir does this means that I can go non fire rated fire doors ???

[@MartyHuie]

@@shailendra21271 that I cannot say for sure. Classification of the structure is not necessarily an indication of needing fire rated doors or walls. That's another issue altogether and really not related totally. There are some minor relationship, but not much. Sorry I can't be of more help. It really sounds like you need a good mentor. Try to reach out to some local older architects. Additionally, it all depends on what jurisdiction you're in and what other governing codes that may be in place.

[@suliman9058]

WHAT IS A and B for type 1 or 2 ??

[@MartyHuie]

As that video states I think, it's nothing they could have named everything, (type 1) (type 2) (type 3) (type 4) , but they did not. It's just different levels of protection. Take a look at IBC 2015 table 601, it's as simple as the table is speaking to. This is probably one of the most misunderstood beliefs is A means, fire protection and B means no fire protection. This is not the case. It is strictly different levels of fireproofing and/or material that's allowed to be used. 602.2 explains the material you're allowed to use for Type I and II and 602.3 for III , and so on. Truly this is one of the most common questions

[@Infinityway1]

Nice

[@richardhalcomb269]

Heavy Timber instead of TEMBER

[@nadeemakhtar6383]

timber instead of tember

[@wjcolclasure]

sprinkled or non-sprinkled, lol

[@MartyHuie]

I'm more curious than anything else what was funny? Something I've gotten my video that's wrong I know I do it all the time something I wrote? I'm not bothered just wanting to know :-) code officials have pointed out where I'm wrong a few times and I've edited them and fixed them as well

[@wjcolclasure]

@@MartyHuie no, it's not wrong information -wise, but you said "sprinkled" instead of "sprinklered" or at least that's what it sounded like, and it made me chuckle, that's all. Thanks for the informative video!

[@MartyHuie]

@@wjcolclasure there is likely no doubt I said that :-) I tried to make sure I use the right words when on a video but certainly I know my coworkers look at me oddly from time to time as well. I pronounce the word closer on the door incorrect many times I have this one coworker that literally corrects me every single time and for some reason my mind and my mouth will not engage together. The intent is still there. Thank you for the comment and thank you for applying