Egress illumination

[cowboyjwc]

Do any of you have pictures or catalog numbers for fixtures that you have used to comply with 1006.3 of the IBC?

 

[raider1]

For those not familiar with the IBC I will post section 1006.3

1006.3 Illumination emergency power. The power supply for
means of egress illumination shall normally be provided by the
premises? electrical supply.
In the event of power supply failure, an emergency electrical
system shall automatically illuminate all of the following
areas:
1. Aisles and unenclosed egress stairways in rooms and
spaces that require two or more means of egress.
2. Corridors, exit enclosures and exit passageways in
buildings required to have two or more exits.
3. Exterior egress components at other than their levels of
exit discharge until exit discharge is accomplished for
buildings required to have two or more exits.
4. Interior exit discharge elements, as permitted in Section
1027.1, in buildings required to have two or more exits.
5. Exterior landings as required by Section 1008.1.6 for exit
discharge doorways in buildings required to have two or
more exits.
The emergency power system shall provide power for a
duration of not less than 90 minutes and shall consist of storage
batteries, unit equipment or an on-site generator. The installation
of the emergency power system shall be in accordance
with Chapter 27.

A lot of times I use an emergency battery pack installed in a standard fluorescent fixture.

Chris

 

[cowboyjwc]

For those not familiar with the IBC I will post section 1006.3



A lot of times I use an emergency battery pack installed in a standard fluorescent fixture.

Chris

Thanks Chris for posting that, I was pretty sure someone was going to ask what it was and I don't have the ability to cut and paste code sections. We did get rid of our rotary phones last month.:roll:

The main reason for my question is or maybe the real question is, is anyone even doing it? I have yet to see it on a set of plans.

 

[Joe Villani]

Egress illumination

John,

I usually see Lithinia AFN series. It can come with a time delay to comply with 700.16


http://www.lithonia.com/commercial/AFN.html?pt=Emergency

Joe

 

[benaround]

The main reason for my question is or maybe the real question is, is anyone even doing it? I have yet to see it on a set of plans.

John,

Should that get 'caught' by the Plans Examiner ? In the Phoenix area, we have been installing them for quite a few years now. We also have used the fixture Joe V posted as
well as two headed outdoor rated EM units.

 

[sparky=t]

have used compact fluorescent with bodine em packs. also use metal halide with a mr16 and em kit and battery back up for it.

when doing design builds I incorporate the code reference into the plans and specifications as juristictions here are calling for ibco as well as energy code.

 

[tyha]

I think every project we have done in ten years requires em backup batteries in specified general lighting or use of wall or ceiling mounted battery backup units. the outside landings will have the lithonia AFN or remote heads - here the exterior units must have more than one em lamp. also several manufactuers offer a lithonia AFN lookalike for alot less. lithonia had the market cornered until about 2 years ago i beleive. I think the last model we submitted and got approved for the AFN was a Atlas fixture.

 

[cowboyjwc]

John,

Should that get 'caught' by the Plans Examiner ? In the Phoenix area, we have been installing them for quite a few years now. We also have used the fixture Joe V posted as
well as two headed outdoor rated EM units.

Yes it should, that's why I was asking. For some reason the EE's here in CA just don't seem to be getting it. That's the reason I was asking, did another plan check yesterday and that was their only correction.