Building Codes Exam 1

Occupant Load Formula

Floor Area / Occupant Load Factor

Occupancies (10)

“Every Friday, Ashley Is Buying Hot Ramen, Milk, Snacks, Underwear.”

• Every → Educational

• Friday → Factory

• Ashley → Assembly

• Is → Institutional

• Buying → Business

• Hot → Hazardous

• Ramen → Residential

• Milk → Mercantile

• Snacks → Storage

• Underwear → Utility

Educational

occupancy used for educational purposes by a specified number of persons at any one time through the 12th grade

Factory

occupancy used for assembling, disassembling, fabricating, finishing, manufacturing, packaging, processing, or repairing

Assembly

occupancy if people gather for civic, social, or religious functions, recreation, entertainment, eating, drinking, or awaiting transportation. (holds +49 people unfamiliar with space)

Institutional

building includes care or supervision of the occupants, including medical care. The primary distinction of this classification is that the occupants are either limited in their mobility, immobile, or incapable of mobility due to physical or security restraints. Occupants depend on others to help them evacuate.

Business

occupancy used for the transaction of business such as office, professional, or service-type trades and other similar functions.

Hazardous

A building or part of a building that involves the generation, manufacturing, processing, storage, or other use of hazardous materials

Residential

A building or part of a building that acts as a dwelling and provides sleeping accommodations for normal residential purposes is designated a Residential occupancy.

Mercantile

open to the public and used for the display, sale, or rental of merchandise. (most stores and showrooms)

Storage

used for storing or sheltering products, merchandize, vehicles or animals.

Utility

A building or part of a building that is not typical and/or cannot be properly classified as any of the other occupancy groups

Theater

Assembly

Storage Shed

Utility

Stadium

Assembly

Car Wash

Business

Nursery School

Educational

Manufacturing Plant

Factory

Jail

Institutional

Adult Daycare

Institutional

Pump House

Utility

Department Store

Mercantile

Showroom

Mercantile

Aircraft Hanger

Storage

Powerplant

Hazardous

Dormitories

Residential

Carport

Utility

Dry Cleaning Plant

Hazardous

Night Club

Assembly

High school

Educational

Print Shop

Business

Assembly Plant

Factory

Animal Hospital

Business

Bowling Alley

Assembly

Preschool

Educational

Hotel

Residential

Warehouse

Storage

Pesticide Warehouse

Hazardous

Grocery Store

Mercantile

Daycare Center

Institutional

Apartment

Residential

Air traffic control

Business

Animal Hospitals, kennels, pounds

Business

Educational Facilities (College and University)

Business

Data Entry

Business

Fire Stations, Police Stations, Post Offices, Governmental admin offices

Business

Motor Vehicle Showrooms

Business

Print Shops

Business

Radio / Television stations (no audience)

Business

Beverages, Condensed Powdered Milk

Factory

Bicycles, Boats

Factory

Paint Shops / Paint & Solvent Manufacturers

Hazardous

Infirmaries, Foster Care, Hospitals, Reformatories

Institutional

Automotive service stations

Mercantile

Rental Stores, Sales Rooms

Mercantile

Appliances; washer, dryer, stoves

storage

Swimming pool / Skating Rink

Assembly

Library

Assembly

Locker Rooms

Business

Parking Garage

Storage

Agricultural Building

Utility