Smoke compartments similar to exits, have there own travel distance requirements. Not only in healthcare do we have to travel to exit it we also have a requirement to travel to a smoke compartment door/wall. Even if for standing at the exit door we can see daylight, we still have to be able to travel lesson 200 feet to a smoke compartment door without having to go outside.
Category: NFPA
ARE, Building Code, Common Path, Dead End, Deadend, Exit, NFPA, Suites, Travel distance, Travel path
Deadend & Common Path of Travel 30-0
by Marty •
Deadend and Common Path of Travel can be confusing. Hope this video can help with some of its understanding. Most of the time we have a choice of two ways to get out of a SPACE, and that is your common path of travel. From the most remote point in the building or space to a decision point to go to exit “A” or exit “B” to get out of the space, that is your decision point/common path of travel.
Understand that “commen path of travel” is not appiclible to hospitals. Hospitals have “suites” and “intervening rooms” other video cover those topics
Building Code, facility guidelines, Isolation rooms, NFPA
Air Balance HVAC 29-0
by Marty •
With the Ebola issues I have been asked to explain “Air Balance” in hospitals and Isolations room several time. This video is on understanding isolation rooms and how the supply and return air works. I have been asked a couple times to explain this at work so I decided to do a video on it. The question was coming up concerning Ebola. We design hospitals, and I was being asked why cannot any hospital handle in Ebola patient. Essentially the answer is anyone can, some facilities/very few facilities have additional safeguards put in place as it relates to the infrastructure of the building that makes it easier. Isolation rooms with anti-rooms and then anti-rooms to anti-rooms provides an additional level where staff can change clothes and be monitored.
Building Code, Dead End, Deadend, Door, Exit, Exiting, NFPA, Suites, Travel distance
Suites Why 28-0
by Marty •
I have been asked many times why should someone try to create a suite. In 27-0 & 27-1 I talk a little about why, helping prevent DeadEnd Corridors or the understanding of what a sweet is. This video covers why you would want a suite within a healthcare environment how much money could potentially be saved by our clients. Also not first cost, but long-term inspection cost is money to be saved.
Building Code, Common Path, Dead End, Deadend, Exit, Exiting, NFPA, Suites, Travel distance, Travel path
Suite-Sleeping 27-1
by Marty •
I realized, I failed to cover intervening rooms as it relates to sleeping suites. I sort of brushed over it but here it is in more detail. both videos 27-0 and 27-1 should be watched together.