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Take the sum of all occupants of each space to get the total occupancy-
Can you list out occupants for each space? How you sum up to get 153 occupants?
@Mei-Po.Leung For this question, you’ll refer to both the provided Library Floor Plan and IBC Table 1004.5 to determine the occupant load of each space:
| Space |
Area (sf) |
Occupancy Load Factor |
# Occupants |
| Reception |
190 |
150 |
2 |
| Private reading rooms |
300 |
50 |
6 |
| Seating (unconcentrated tables & chairs) |
164 |
15 |
11 |
| Stacks |
1,522 |
100 |
16 |
| Offices |
666 |
150 |
5 |
| Storage |
44 |
300 |
1 |
| Lecture Hall |
743 |
7 |
107 |
| Stage |
73 |
15 |
5 |
| Total |
|
|
153 |
I will update the answer explanation in the exercise so that this detail is included.
Hope this helps!
Kiara Galicinao, AIA, NCARB
Product Coordinator
Black Spectacles
in the reference floorplan the number for the seating by the Stacks is shown as “1644” not “164”. Is it like this for anyone else?
Its showing 1644 for me too!