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Medium-Rise Apartment (Type-A) Building - FEATURES OF FIRE PROTECTION


Height: > 15m to < 18m

Area: > 500 sqm to <1,000 sqm

Residential Occupancy Containing Three or More Dwelling Units With Independent Bathroom and Cooking Facilities

VI FEATURES OF FIRE PROTECTION (NFPA 5000 TABLES 7.2.1.1, 7.3.2.1, 7.3.5 (a), (b), 7.3.5.5, 7.4.1) MEDIUM-RISE APARTMENT (TYPE-A)
A CONSTRUCTION COMPLYING WITH CHAPTER 7 & 8 OF NFPA 5000 REQUIRED
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CONSTRUCTION

(NON-COMBUSTIBLE OR LIMITED COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS)		 TYPE I OR TYPE II EXTERIOR BEARING WALLS HOURLY RATINGS REQUIRED PER TYPE OF CONSTRUCTION BASED ON NFPA 5000 HEIGHT & AREA REQUIREMENTS
FRAMING, COLUMNS, BEAMS, GIRDERS, TRUSSES
FLOOR CONSTRUCTION
B SUBDIVISION OF BUILDING SPACES COMPLYING WITH NFPA 101 & NFPA 5000 REQUIRED
1 FIRE BARRIERS COMPLYING WITH NFPA 101 & NFPA 5000 REQUIRED
2 SEPARATION FROM OTHER OCCUPANCIES AS PER NFPA 101 TABLE 6.1.14.4.1 (a), (b) REQUIRED
3 CORRIDORS RATED SEPARATION COMPLYING WITH NFPA 101.30 &31  
REQUIRED SEPARATION NOT SPRINKLERED 1-HR FRR*
SPRINKLERED 0.5-HR FRR*
DOORS OPENING ONTO EXIT ACCES CORRIDORS 20-MIN FPR*
4 SMOKE PARTITIONS COMPLYING WITH NFPA 101 & NFPA 5000 NOT REQUIRED
5 SMOKE BARRIERS COMPLYING WITH NFPA 101 & NFPA 5000 NOT REQUIRED
C VERTICAL OPENINGS PROTECTION PROTECTION COMPLYING WITH NFPA CODES REQUIRED
1 COMMUNICATING SPACES COMPLYING WITH CHAPTER 8 NFPA 101 PERMITTED
2 ATRIUMS COMPLYING WITH CHAPTER 8 NFPA 101 PERMITTED
3 CONVENIENCE OPENINGS COMPLYING WITH CHAPTER 8 NFPA 101 PERMITTED
4 SHAFTS COMPLYING WITH CHAPTER 8 NFPA 101 PERMITTED
5 MEZZANINES COMPLYING WITH CHAPTER 8 NFPA 101 PERMITTED
6 CONCEALED SPACES & DRAFTSTOPS COMPLYING WITH CHAPTER 8 NFPA 101 REQUIRED
EXTERIOR & INTERIOR WALL & PARTITION FIRE STOPPED AT EACH LEVEL, TOP STORY CEILING LEVEL & AT THE LEVEL OF SUPPORT FOR ROOFS REQUIRED
UNOCCUPIED ATTIC SPACES DRAFTSTOPS INTO AREAS NOT EXCEEDING 280 SQM REQUIRED
CONCEALED SPACES (CEILINGS & FLOORS) DRAFTSTOPS INTO AREAS NOT EXCEEDING 93 SQM REQUIRED
CONCEALED SPACES (FLOORS & ROOFS) DRAFTSTOPS INTO AREAS NOT EXCEEDING 280 SQM REQUIRED
Notes:
*This Fire Safety Guide is prepared to determine the minimum required Fire Safety provisions for each Occupancy Type as referenced from General Directorate of Civil Defence (GDCD) adopted National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) Codes & Standards.
For further guidance, the user is referred to the NFPA Codes and Standards and the General Fire Safety Requirements - Guidelines Annexes.
** Occupancy Classification: Unless both the height and area requirements or criteria are met, the next higher classification or category SHALL apply.
FRR*-FIRE RESISTANCE RATING, FPR**-FIRE PROTECTION RATING, ASS-AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER SYSTEM / AUTOMATIC SUPPRESSION SYSTEM, SS-SMOKE-STOP LOBBY, FF-FIRE FIGHTING LOBBY, NP-NOT PERMITTED, N/A-NOT APPLICABLE, R-REQUIRED, NR-NOT REQUIRED
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