A anbm Senior Member Location TX Occupation Designer Oct 8, 2019 #1 7 level parking garage, and has (4) elevators - does any code require the elevator on generator power?
7 level parking garage, and has (4) elevators - does any code require the elevator on generator power?
dkidd Senior Member Location here Occupation PE Oct 8, 2019 #2 1 Attachments Capture.JPG 50.4 KB · Views: 11
gadfly56 Senior Member Location New Jersey Occupation Professional Engineer, Fire & Life Safety Oct 8, 2019 #3 dkidd said: Parking structures are not considered High-rise per IBC. YMMV. Click to expand... When they say "open parking garage", I recall that they mean one with 50% or more open area on the walls. An underground structure wouldn't qualify.
dkidd said: Parking structures are not considered High-rise per IBC. YMMV. Click to expand... When they say "open parking garage", I recall that they mean one with 50% or more open area on the walls. An underground structure wouldn't qualify.
steve66 Senior Member Location Illinois Occupation Engineer Oct 8, 2019 #4 gadfly56 said: When they say "open parking garage", I recall that they mean one with 50% or more open area on the walls. An underground structure wouldn't qualify. Click to expand... But an underground garage wouldn't be a high rise for a different obvious reason in that it doesn't go up.
gadfly56 said: When they say "open parking garage", I recall that they mean one with 50% or more open area on the walls. An underground structure wouldn't qualify. Click to expand... But an underground garage wouldn't be a high rise for a different obvious reason in that it doesn't go up.