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OCCUPANCY LOAD |
| HOTELS, HOLIDAY RESORTS, BOARDING HOUSES, SERVICED APARTMENTS, CONVENTION CENTRES, PRIVATE CLUBS |
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NOTES |
OCCUPANCY LOAD (m2/person) |
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| Reception Area |
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3.0 |
| Lobby/Corridors |
non-simultaneous |
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| Waiting Area/Visitors Lounge |
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3.0 |
| Atrium Floor/Concourse |
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3.0 |
| Guestroom/Accommodation unit |
Gross floor area of each room.Min. 2 persons per room |
15.0 (including other areas such as living area, toilet, etc) |
| Backpacker hotel |
Per room. Subject to a maximum of 20 persons per area, room. Maximum area of a backpacker room shall not exceed 60m² |
3.0 (including other areas such as living toilet, etc) |
| Serviced Apartment |
Per unit |
15.0 |
| Bar/Pub |
Gross area |
1.0 |
| Discotheque |
Gross area |
1.0 (including dine & dance area) |
| Night Club |
Gross area |
1.5 (including dine & dance area) |
| Restaurant |
Gross area |
1.5 |
| Exhibition/Multi-purpose area |
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1.5 |
| Function/Ball Room |
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1.5 (0.5 for poss. of dancing hall) |
| Business Centre |
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10.0 |
| Admin Office |
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10.0 |
| Conference Room |
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1.5 |
| Meeting/Seminar Room |
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1.5 |
| Library |
Stack Area |
10.0 |
| Reading Area |
5.0 |
| Shop |
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5.0 |
| Health Club/Centre/SPA |
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5.0 |
| Swimming Pool Deck |
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10 |
| Swimming Pool |
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| Squash Court |
2 per court |
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| Staff Rest Room |
non-simultaneous |
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| Staff Canteen |
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1.5 |
| Toilets/Changing/ Locker Room |
non-simultaneous |
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| Kitchen/Service Area |
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10 |
| Laundry |
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10 |
| Mechanical Plant Room |
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30 |
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| Guestroom Areas Corridors: A minimum of 2 remote exits; maximum 15.24 m (50 ft.) travel distance at dead-end corridors. |
Provide panic hardware on assembly occupancydoors where occupant loads are greater than 100 person
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Ballrooms and Meeting Rooms with areas of 32.5 m2 (350 sq. ft.) and larger require two or more remote exits. Doors in operable partitions are not considered
exits.
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| Stair widths shall be determined by occupancy load, but in no case less than 1.10m (3'- 8"). Width of doors leading into stairs shall be determined by occupant load but in no case less than 0.85m (2 ' - 8"). Tread width minimum 25cm (10") and riser maximum of 18cm |
| Doors must open in the direction of travel and not impede movement of people descending from a higher floor |
| Guests may not pass through a service area after leaving corridor or function room to reach the stairs |
| Means of egress shall be adequately illuminated and provided with illuminated exit signs. Emergency illuminations shall be provided in case of power failure |
At least half of the required exit stairs from upper floors shall discharge directly to the exterior or through passageways with protected openings.
Stairs in the same stairwell serving above and below exit levels must be separated at exit level. Avoid sharing stairs and exit corridors with other properties (office, retail, residence, etc.)
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| Corridors shall be sprinklered and long corridors shall be divided with smoke doors on automatic smoke detector activated holders. Each division should have access to a fire stair. |
Partitions between guest rooms and corridors shall have at least a one hour fire resistance rating. Partitions must be carried up above any hung ceilings to the structural slab or beam above. All stairways, lifts, elevators and other shafts shall be enclosed with 2 hour partitions providing protection to fire exposure from either side.
Duct penetrations of fire-rated walls must have appropriate accessible re- settable fire dampers |
Doors from guest room to corridor shall be at least 44mm (1_") thick solid bonded wood core doors or shall have a minimum fire protection rating of 30 minutes. Doors shall be self-closing. Doors from guest room to corridor may NOT be undercut or contain grilles for make-up air. Such doors must be made smoke-tight by use of drop-seals and gaskets .
Duct penetrations of fire-rated walls must have appropriate accessible re
settable fire dampers
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Automatic smoke detection devices connected to a central alarm system shall be provided in all guest rooms and in corridors leading from guestrooms to exits.
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Sprinklers are required in addition to smoke detectors in all guest rooms.
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Mechanical and electrical equipment rooms, laundries, and maintenance shops shall be separated from other parts of the building by construction having at least
one hour fire resistance rating and openings shall be protected. Local Codes must be followed for special protective measures in paint shops and spray booths |
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