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Types of Construction
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Types of Construction
When the type of construction of the building is used in the building code, the reference is to one of five categories of construction, based on the relative fire safety of each type.
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Scott Johnson
September 1, 2022
Calculating Allowable Heights, Areas, and Story Heights
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Calculating Allowable Heights, Areas, and Story Heights
See how to leverage UpCodes to calculate the building area, allowable building story height, and allowable height in feet of the building envelope.
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Scott Johnson
January 2, 2022
Fire Walls, Fire Barriers, and Fire Partitions
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Fire Walls, Fire Barriers, and Fire Partitions
Fire-resistive construction involves the use of passive means to provide fire resistivity to specific elements of the building that require additional protection in a fire.
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Scott Johnson
March 1, 2022
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