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2012 IBC Means of Egress seminar – May 23, 2014
May 23, 2014 @ 8:40 am - 4:00 pm
The goal of this seminar is to provide an overview of the fundamental means of egress requirements in the 2012 International Building Code® (IBC®). The attendee will be presented with specific problems related to means of egress and will be asked to solve each problem using a set of plans for a four story college classroom/office building. Click here to register now.
Upon completion of this seminar, participants will be better able to:
- List and describe each of the three parts of a means of egress.
- Identify the eight fundamental means of egress design issues.
- Calculate the occupant load and determine the required means of egress capacity.
- Determine the required number of exit access doorways and exits.
- Determine the requirements for arrangement of the means of egress elements, including:
– the location of exit access doorways and exits
– the exit access travel distance
– the common path of egress travel
– any egress through adjoining spaces
- Determine the requirements for the design, including fire-resistance-rated construction, of egress elements, including corridors; stairways; exit passageways; areas of refuge and horizontal exits.
- Determine the requirements for door hardware, including panic hardware and door latching devices.
- Determine the requirements for locations and amounts of means of egress lighting and signage.
- Evaluate the adequacy of a horizontal exit as part of a means of egress plan.
- Evaluate the means of egress in assembly spaces.
- Evaluate the adequacy of accessible means of egress.
6 AIA/CES Learning Units (HSW)
$170 for AIA member registration (Continental breakfast, and lunch included)
$230 for non-AIA registration (Continental breakfast, and lunch included)
8:15 a.m. – 4 p.m. (class begins at 8:40)
Date: Friday, May 23, 2014
Location: Piedmont Virginia Community College, Stultz Center, 501 College Drive, Charlottesville, VA 22902
NEW Registration deadline: 4 p.m. Tuesday, May 20, 2014
Questions? Please contact Jim Walker at 804-237-1777 or jwalker@aiava.org
