Standard Building Code

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Adopted as law by jurisdictions in most states, the Life Safety Code is a fixture in our society. Since the early 20th century, it has grown in scope to provide minimum building design, construction, operation and maintenance requirements needed to protect building occupants from the dangers of fire, smoke, toxic fumes, and panic.

Use the best strategies for life safety in “new” and “existing” structures!

By choosing the 2003 LSC, architects, designers, code officials and building owners will know building features are designed to operate smoothly and minimize life-threatening hazards. Reference:

• State-of-the-art egress requirements, stair markings, and emergency lightingCurrent accepted rules concerning smoke barriers, special hazard protection, and interior finishesThe most sophisticated performance-based option for code complianceIndustry accepted rules for occupancies from one- and two-family dwellings...to hotels, schools, businesses, and health care and day care facilities
• Updated references to more than 50 codes and standards such as the National Electrical Code®, NFPA 13: Installation of Sprinkler Systems and NFPA 72®: National Fire Alarm Code®

The occupancy-based format is highly acclaimed and used as a model for other documents. Today's LSC can be used in conjunction with a building code, or alone in your jurisdictions without adopting a building code. Order your copy of this critical document today! Approx. 404 pp.

Table of Contents:

• Chapter 1 Administration
• Chapter 2 Referenced Publications
• Chapter 3 Definitions
• Chapter 4 General
• Chapter 5 Performance-Based Option
• Chapter 6 Classification of Occupancy and Hazard of Contents
• Chapter 7 Means of Egress
• Chapter 8 Features of Fire Protection
• Chapter 9 Building Service and Fire Protection Equipment
• Chapter 10 Interior Finish, Contents, and Furnishings
• Chapter 11 Special Structures and High-Rise Buildings
• Chapter 12 New Assembly Occupancies
• Chapter 13 Existing Assembly Occupancies
• Chapter 14 New Educational Occupancies
• Chapter 15 Existing Educational Occupancies
• Chapter 16 New Day-Care Occupancies
• Chapter 17 Existing Day-Care Occupancies
• Chapter 18 New Health Care Occupancies
• Chapter 19 Existing Health Care Occupancies
• Chapter 20 New Ambulatory Health Care Occupancies
• Chapter 21 Existing Ambulatory Health Care Occupancies
• Chapter 22 New Detention and Correctional Occupancies
• Chapter 23 Existing Detention and Correctional Occupancies
• Chapter 24 One- and Two-Family Dwellings
• Chapter 25 Reserved
• Chapter 26 Lodging or Rooming Houses
• Chapter 27 Reserved
• Chapter 28 New Hotels and Dormitories
• Chapter 29 Existing Hotels and Dormitories
• Chapter 30 New Apartment Buildings
• Chapter 31 Existing Apartment Buildings
• Chapter 32 New Residential Board and Care Occupancies
• Chapter 33 Existing Residential Board and Care Occupancies
• Chapter 34 Reserved
• Chapter 35 Reserved
• Chapter 36 New Mercantile Occupancies
• Chapter 37 Existing Mercantile Occupancies
• Chapter 38 New Business Occupancies
• Chapter 39 Existing Business Occupancies
• Chapter 40 Industrial Occupancies
• Chapter 41 Reserved
• Chapter 42 Storage Occupancies
• Annex A Explanatory Material
• Annex B Informational References
• Formal Interpretation
• Tentative Interim Amendments
• Index