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Determining Occupancy, Building Massing, and Construction Types [Exercise B]
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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
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