2006 International Building Code Significant changes

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1. 2006 International
Building Code
Significant Changes

2. 2006 International Building Code
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3. 2006 IBC Significant changes
Code updates every 3 years
Contractors responsibility to ensure
compliance with current code
Development Services is a code
information resource
Code books are available through ICC and
at the public library

4. 2006 IBC Significant Changes
Changes in practice
Permitting Procedure
Inspection Record Card
Roofing and Siding Permits
Energy Code
Other Code Changes

5. 2006 IBC Significant Changes
Inspection Record Card
Issued with Building Permit
Post on job-site for inspectors’ access
For use by: Building, Plumbing, Gas &
Electrical Inspectors
Address to be clearly displayed on exterior
and legible from the street

6. Inspection Record Card

7. 2006 IBC Significant Changes
Roofing and Siding permits
For re-roofing or re-siding only (not for new
homes/buildings)
Same fees as minimum fee for building
permit: $30.00 flat fee

8. 2006 IBC Significant Changes
Roofing Permit Application
Type of shingle/roof covering roof slope
Method of installation
Ice shield, flashings, etc.
Ventilation method
Roofing Inspections
Half-way up inspection

9. 2006 IBC Significant Changes
Siding Permit Application
Type of siding
Method of installation
Building paper
Flashings, etc.
Siding Inspection
Final

10. 2006 IBC Significant Changes
Energy Code Enforcement
ResCheck, ComCheck or other means of
demonstrating compliance included in plan
submittal
Energy inspections
Foundation/Slab insulation
Windows/fenestration/sealing
Insulation: wall, ceiling, ducts, etc.
Final inspection (lighting, etc.)

11. 2006 IBC Significant
Changes
Other Code Changes

12. 2006 IBC Significant Changes
Organization of the 2006 IBC
Administration: Chapters 1-2
Building Planning: Chapters 3-6
Fire Protection: Chapters 7-9
Exits & Egress: Chapter 10
Accessibility: Chapter 11
Building Envelope, Structural, Materials:
Chapters 12-26
Building Services, Special Devices, Special
Conditions: Chapters 27-34

13. 302.1 & 508 Mixed Use and
Occupancy
Moved provisions for mixed use and
occupancy from chapter 3 to chapter 5.
Chapter 3 now only describes the
occupancies.
Chapter 5 now contains provisions for
occupancy separations, mixed use
buildings, incidental use areas, and
accessory areas, as well as height & area.

14. 406.1.2 Exterior wall protection for
group U private garages
Fire separation
distance for private
parking
garages/carports to
allow non-rated
exterior walls has
been reduced from 10
feet to 5 feet

15. 406.1.4 Door openings in
garage/dwelling separations
Doors between a
garage and a dwelling
unit now require a
self-closing device
(door closer)
Hardware must be
listed for fire-rated
door.

16. Table 414.2.2 Number of Control
Areas in Groups M & S
The number of control
areas permitted per floor
has been increased from
two to four for M & S
occupancies
Now consistent with all
other occupancies
Control areas permit
hazardous storage
without classification as H
occupancy

17. 419 Dwelling Unit Separations
Clarifies what code
section applies to the
construction of
separation walls
between dwelling &
sleeping units.
Refers to chapter 4,
as the provisions are
specific to a few
occupancies: I-1, R-1,
R-2, & R-3.

18. 504.2 Height increase for sprinkler
system installation
The height increase
permitted for fully
sprinklered buildings
does not apply to
buildings that have an
I-2 occupancy or H
occupancy unless the
I-2 or H occupancy is
in a separate fire area

19. 504.2 Height increase for sprinkler
system installation

20. 505.2 Maximum area of
Mezzanines
Mezzanines may be
up to 50% of the area
of the room in which
they are located if the
building is fully
sprinklered AND of
Type I or II
construction AND
have an emergency
voice/alarm system

21. 505.4 Required openness of
mezzanines
Enclosed mezzanines are
permitted under the
following conditions:
Building is fully sprinklered
Access to 2 exits,
adequately separated
(distance)
Located not more than 2
stories above grade
Not permitted for H & I
occupancies

22. 506.1, 506.2, 506.3
Allowable-area calculations
506.1 simplified calculation
A
a= A
t+ [A
tI
f] + [A
tI
s] (Equation 5-1)

23. 506.1, 506.2, 506.3
Allowable-area calculations

24. 506.1, 506.2, 506.3
Allowable-area calculations
506.2.1 simplified calculation
I
f= [F/P –0.25] W/30 (Equation 5-2)

25. 506.1, 506.2, 506.3
Allowable-area calculations

26. 506.1, 506.2, 506.3
Allowable-area calculations

27. 506.1, 506.2, 506.3
Allowable-area calculations
506.3 Automatic
sprinkler system
increase in area now
allowed for H-2 & H-3
occupancies where
previously no
increase was
available.

28. 506.2.1 Width limits for A
afrontage
increase (I
f)
Determining the
correct number for W,
the width of the
frontage used in
Equation 5-2 has
been clarified
I
fcan potentially be
up to 150% of A
t, but
is usually limited to
75% at best.

29. 506.4.1 Allowable area of mixed
occupancy buildings
The method for
determining the
maximum allowable
area for mixed use,
SEPARATED
occupancies has
changed.
Similar to the old
“unity formula” from
the UBC.

30. 506.4.1 Allowable area of mixed
occupancy buildings

31. 508.2 Incidental Use Areas
Incidental use area: a
use that is accessory
to the main building
as listed in Table
508.2.
The provisions for
incidental use areas
have moved from
Chapter 3 to Chapter
5.

32. 508.2 Incidental Use Areas
•Common Examples
 Refrigerant Machinery
Rooms
 Laboratories and
vocational shops (not H
occupancy) located in E or I-2
 Laundry rooms >100 sf
 Storage rooms >100 sf

33. 508.3 Mixed Occupancies
The re-organization of
this section clarifies that
there are three
approaches to mixed
occupancy buildings:
508.3.1 Accessory
Occupancies
508.3.2 Non-separated
Occupancies
508.3.3 Separated
Occupancies

34. 508.3.1 Accessory Uses
Formerly addressed as
Accessory Use Areas
Now evaluated on their
own merits for Height,
Area, Life Safety, etc.
Accessory Uses must be
< 10% to take advantage
of non-separation (fire)
Group H Accessory Uses
shall have fire
separations

35. 508.3.3 Accessory Use Areas

36. 508.3.2 Non-separated
Occupancies
Each occupancy
classified according to
its distinct use
Code requirements
apply to each portion
of the building based
on its occupancy
Most restrictive
height, area,
sprinklers, const.
type, etc. apply to
entire building
No separation
required between
occupancies
Does not apply to
Group H Occupancies

37. 508.3.2 Non-separated Occupancies

38. 508.3.3. Separated Occupancies
Area: Each story to comply with ratio of
allowable area to actual area, for each use
Height: Occupancy cannot be located
above the height limit for the occupancy
and construction type
Separations required based on Table
508.3.3

39. Table 508.3.3. Required Separation
of Occupancies

40. Table 508.3.3. Required Separation
of Occupancies

41. 702.1 Definitions of Fire Barrier &
Horizontal Assembly
Clarification of
definition of what
constitutes a Fire
Barrier and a
Horizontal Assembly
Fire Barrier was
previously a
horizontal or vertical
assembly

42. 704.2.3 Projections of Fire-
Retardant-Treated Wood
Fire retardant-treated
wood is now
permitted where
projections are
required to be fire-
resistance rated or
Type IV construction

43. Table 704.8 Maximum Area of
Exterior Wall Openings
Clarifies that when
Table 601 & 602 do
not require a fire
resistance rating for
an exterior wall, the
provisions of Table
704.8 do not apply for
opening limitations

44. 706.6 Maximum Size of Openings
Permitted in Fire Barrier Walls
Increase in area of
openings in Fire
Barriers from 120 sf
to 156 sf
Length of openings
limited to 25% of wall
length
Fire Windows in
Atrium walls are not
limited to 25% length
limitation

45. 715.4.6.3.1 Labels for Fire Doors
Change in the way
glazing in fire doors is
labeled
4-part identifier
D: applies to fire door
assemblies and
meets fire-resistance
requirements
H: meets hose
stream requirements
NH: does not meet
hose stream
requirements
T: meets temperature
requirements
NT does not meet
temperature
requirements
XXX: Fire rating in
minutes

46. 715.4.6.3.1 Labels for Fire Doors
Glazing used in fire
doors is intended to
be more easily and
readily identified.

47. 717.3.1 Draftstops
Adds
methods/materials for
draftstopping
½” gypsum board
3/8” wood struct.
Panel or particleboard
1-inch nominal lumber
Batts or blankets of
mineral wool or glass
fiber

48. 903.2.1.2 Sprinklers in A-2’s
(Restaurants)
Reduced threshold for
fire sprinkler
requirement in
restaurants from 300
to 100
Fire sprinklers
required in A-2’s
when:
The Fire Area exceeds
5000 sq ft
The Occupant Load is
100or more
The fire area is on a
floor area other than
the level of exit
discharge

49. 904.11.1 Height of Manual Pull for
Kitchen Hoods
Manual Pull station
for commercial
cooking hoods now
comply with the:
A117.1 Accessible
reach range of 42” to
48” above the floor;
and
NFPA 17A

50. 907.2.9 Fire Alarms in R-2’s
(Apartments, etc.)
Manual fire alarm box for fire alarm
systems no longer required when the
building is:
Sprinklered in accordance with 903.3.1.1
or 093.3.1.2
Notification appliances will sound on
sprinkler system activation

51. 1007.1 Platform Lift for Accessible
Means of Egress
Platform lifts are now
permitted as the
required accessible
means of egress
FROM A
MEZZANINE.
Platform lifts provide
accessibility to
several small places,
including mezzanines

52. 1008.1.1 Minimum Door Width in
R-1’s (Hotels, etc.)
Sleeping units and
dwelling units in R-1
Occupancies are now
required to have 32” clear
width doors.
Does not apply to closets.

53. 1014.2 Egress Thru Intervening
Spaces
Means of egress is
now permitted to pass
thru a stock room as
long as the use is an
equal or lesser
hazard as the
adjacent area served

54. 1014.2.1 Egress thru Adjacent
Tenant Spaces
Minor tenant spaces
are permitted to
egress thru another
tenant space if less
than 10% of the area
of the major tenant
space
Egress cannot be
locked from major
tenant side

55. 1014.4.2 Aisle Acessways in M
Occupancies
Minimum aisle width
required for a Group
M occupancy of 30”.

56. Accessible Bathrooms A117.1
State Fire Marshal
mandates NAG,
based on 1981
A117.1.
IBC references 2003
ICC A117.1
“Accessible and
Useable Buildings
and Facilites”

57. Accessible Bathrooms A117.1
Toilet clear width of
60” and depth of 56”.
Sink shall not
encroach required
clear space for toilet
Clear space for sink
and toilet may overlap

58. 1705, 1706 Special Inspections
A statement of special inspections is now
required at plan submittal, when special
inspections are required.
Special inspections may be waived when
deemed not necessary by the Building Official
Contractors constructing wind-force and
seismic-force resisting systems are to
acknowledge the requirements for the special
inspections to the Building Official

59. 2308.9.3 Braced Wall Lines
Braced walls may now start 12.5 feet from
a corner, instead of 8 feet.
Braced wall lines shall be shown on
construction plans
Additional Alternate Braced Wall method
added to 2308.9.3.2

60. 2308.9.3.2 Alternate Braced Walls
Adjacent to Openings

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