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NFPA 5000 2021

NFPA 5000 2021

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NFPA 5000: Building Construction and Safety Code®

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Be prepared to help protect lives and property from new hazards in the built environment with NFPA 5000®, 2021 edition. In the ever-evolving building and construction industry, it’s critical to keep pace with the latest requirements for minimizing injuries and safeguarding life, health, property, and public welfare. NFPA 5000, Building Construction and Safety Code®, offers provisions for regulating and controlling the permitting, design, construction, quality of materials, and use, occupancy, and location of buildings, structures, and specific equipment. Created to fill the gap in the code regime for a building code developed using American National Standards Institute procedures, NFPA 5000 is a vital resource for architects, engineers, authorities having jurisdiction, contractors, building owners and developers, multinational companies, and anyone with responsibilities for safety in the built environment. The code addresses natural and human-made dangers such as fire, flood, earthquake, wind, and related natural hazards and environmental concerns. The 2021 edition of the Building Construction and Safety Code provides the information you need to help improve public safety and compliance today and into the future. NFPA 5000 is updated in response to, and, in some cases, in anticipation of, emerging technologies or as society looks to code developers to address new hazards. The 2021 edition features updates based on emerging trends and safety concerns, such as security, new building materials, and exterior wall testing. Critical changes include: New Chapter 56 on security systems and features to outline security requirements for the built environment with references to NFPA 730, NFPA 731, and NFPA 914. The chapters on educational occupancies and daycare occupancies also require the use of this new chapter. Revisions to reaffirm wind loads and design loads based on ASCE 7-16 as well as the section on vegetative roof systems Significant updates to the building height/area restrictions and testing requirements for specific materials New options, height increases, and area increases for mass timber construction Revisions to testing requirements and height limitations in the sections on light-transmitting plastic wall panels and metal composite materials (MCM) Updates to the requirements for fire-retardant-treated wood Changes to align with updates in referenced concrete standards and seismic standards Reference added to NFPA 855 in Chapter 55 relating to energy storage systems Inclusion of criteria for mass notification risk assessments Updated provisions in Chapter 18 specifying all daycare occupancies be sprinklered New requirements for low-frequency alarm signals in sleeping rooms of hotels, dormitories, and apartment buildings per NFPA 72®

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PDF Pages PDF Title
2 Important Notices and Disclaimers
3 Additional Important Notices and Disclaimers
31 Chapter 1 Administration
1.1 Scope.
1.2 Purpose.
1.3 Application.
1.4 Retroactivity. (Reserved)
1.5 Equivalency.
1.6 Units.
32 1.7 Enforcement.
40 Chapter 2 Referenced Publications
2.1 General.
2.2 NFPA Publications.
41 2.3 Other Publications.
50 2.4 References for Extracts in Mandatory Sections.
Chapter 3 Definitions
3.1 General.
3.2 NFPA Official Definitions.
51 3.3 General Definitions.
82 Chapter 4 General
4.1 Goals and Objectives.
84 4.2 Assumptions.
4.3 Building Design and Life Safety Compliance Options.
85 4.4 Fundamental Fire and Life Safety Requirements.
4.5 General Requirements.
86 4.6 Roof Access.
Chapter 5 Performance-Based Option
5.1 General Requirements.
87 5.2 Performance Criteria.
88 5.3 Retained Prescriptive Requirements.
89 5.4 Performance-Based Design Characteristics and Assumptions.
5.5 Design Scenarios.
92 5.6 Evaluation of Proposed Designs.
5.7 Safety Factors.
5.8 Documentation Requirements.
93 Chapter 6 Classification of Occupancy, Classification of Hazard of Contents, and Special Operations
6.1 Classification of Occupancy.
94 6.2 Multiple Occupancies.
95 6.3 Hazard of Contents.
97 6.4 Special Operations.
99 Chapter 7 Construction Types and Height and Area Requirements
7.1 General.
101 7.2 Construction Types.
106 7.3 Exterior Walls.
109 7.4 Height and Area Requirements.
113 7.5 Height Increases Permitted.
114 7.6 Area Increases Permitted.
116 Chapter 8 Features of Fire Protection
8.1 General.
8.2 Fire -Resistance–-Rated Construction.
117 8.3 High Challenge Fire Walls and Fire Walls.
124 8.4 Fire Barrier Walls.
125 8.5 Exterior Walls — General.
8.6 Horizontal Assemblies.
8.7 Opening Protectives.
127 8.8 Penetrations.
130 8.9 Joints.
8.10 Smoke Partitions.
131 8.11 Smoke Barriers.
133 8.12 Vertical Openings.
136 8.13 Mezzanine.
8.14 Concealed Spaces.
137 8.15 Special Hazard Protection.
8.16 Insulating Materials.
138 8.17 Waste Chutes and Linen Chutes.
139 Chapter 9 Reserved
Chapter 10 Interior Finish
10.1 General.
10.2 Interior Finish.
142 Chapter 11 Means of Egress
11.1 General.
144 11.2 Means of Egress Components.
165 11.3 Capacity of Means of Egress.
168 11.4 Number of Means of Egress.
11.5 Arrangement of Means of Egress.
170 11.6 Measurement of Travel Distance to Exits.
11.7 Discharge from Exits.
171 11.8 Illumination of Means of Egress.
11.9 Emergency Lighting.
172 11.10 Marking of Means of Egress.
174 11.11 Special Provisions for Occupancies with High -Hazard Contents.
11.12 Mechanical Equipment Rooms, Boiler Rooms, and Furnace Rooms.
11.13 Normally Unoccupied Building Service Equipment Support Areas.
175 11.14 Occupant Evacuation Elevators.
177 11.15 Emergency Stair Travel Devices.
Chapter 12 Accessibility
12.1 Application. 2010 ADA STANDARDS (DOJ)
12.2 Existing Buildings and Facilities.
178 12.3 General Exceptions.
179 12.4 Protruding Objects.
12.5 Operable Parts.
12.6 Accessible Routes.
183 12.7 Accessible Means of Egress.
12.8 Parking Spaces.
184 12.9 Passenger Loading Zones and Bus Stops.
12.10 Stairways.
12.11 Drinking Fountains.
185 12.12 Kitchens and Kitchenettes.
12.13 Toilet Facilities and Bathing Facilities.
12.14 Washing Machines and Clothes Dryers.
186 12.15 Fire Alarm Systems.
12.16 Signs.
187 12.17 Telephones.
188 12.18 Transportation Facilities.
12.19 Assistive Listening Systems.
12.20 Automatic Teller Machines and Fare Machines.
189 12.21 Assembly Areas.
190 12.22 Dressing, Fitting, and Locker Rooms.
12.23 Health Care Occupancies and Residential Board and Care Occupancies.
12.24 Hotel and Motel and Lodging and Rooming House Guest Rooms.
192 12.25 Storage.
12.26 Dining Surfaces and Work Surfaces.
12.27 Sales and Service.
193 12.28 Depositories, Vending Machines, Change Machines, Mail Boxes, and Fuel Dispensers.
12.29 Windows.
12.30 Two-Way Communication Systems.
12.31 Judicial Facilities.
12.32 Detention Facilities and Correctional Facilities.
194 12.33 Residential Facilities.
197 12.34 Amusement Rides.
12.35 Recreational Boating Facilities.
12.36 Exercise Machines and Equipment.
12.37 Fishing Piers and Platforms.
12.38 Golf Facilities.
198 12.39 Miniature Golf Facilities.
12.40 Play Areas.
199 12.41 Saunas and Steam Rooms.
12.42 Swimming Pools, Wading Pools, and Spas.
12.43 Shooting Facilities with Firing Positions.
12.44 Technical Requirements.
12.45 Additional Technical Requirements.
203 Chapter 13 Encroachments into the Public Right-of-Way
13.1 General.
13.2 Projection into Alleys.
13.3 Space Below Sidewalk.
13.4 Balconies and Appendages.
13.5 Doors.
13.6 Roof Drainage.
13.7 Air-Right Structures.
13.8 Skywalk Bridges.
Chapter 14 Safeguards During Construction
14.1 Purpose.
14.2 Application.
14.3 Protection of Utilities.
14.4 Temporary Light and Power.
14.5 Use of Explosives.
204 Chapter 15 Building Rehabilitation
15.1 Administration.
205 15.2 Definitions and Chapter Organization.
15.3 Repair.
206 15.4 Renovation.
208 15.5 Modification.
211 15.6 Reconstruction.
216 15.7 Change of Use and Change of Occupancy Classification.
221 15.8 Addition.
222 15.9 Damaged or Unsafe Buildings.
223 15.10 Historic Buildings and Structures.
225 Chapter 16 Assembly Occupancies
16.1 General Requirements.
227 16.2 Means of Egress Requirements.
234 16.3 Protection.
236 16.4 Special Provisions.
246 16.5 Building Services.
Chapter 17 Educational Occupancies
17.1 General Requirements.
247 17.2 Means of Egress Requirements.
249 17.3 Protection.
252 17.4 Special Provisions.
17.5 Building Services.
253 17.6 Security Systems and Features.
Chapter 18 Day Care Occupancies
18.1 General Requirements.
254 18.2 Means of Egress Requirements.
255 18.3 Protection.
257 18.4 Special Provisions.
18.5 Building Services.
258 18.6 Security Systems and Features.
18.7 Day- Care Homes.
260 Chapter 19 Health Care Occupancies
19.1 General Requirements.
262 19.2 Means of Egress Requirements.
268 19.3 Protection.
273 19.4 Special Provisions.
274 19.5 Building Services.
275 Chapter 20 Ambulatory Health Care Occupancies
20.1 General Requirements.
277 20.2 Means of Egress Requirements.
278 20.3 Protection.
280 20.4 Special Provisions.
281 20.5 Building Services.
Chapter 21 Detention and Correctional Occupancies
21.1 General Requirements.
283 21.2 Means of Egress Requirements.
285 21.3 Protection.
287 21.4 Special Provisions.
291 21.5 Building Services.
Chapter 22 One- and Two-Family Dwellings
22.1 General Requirements.
292 22.2 Means of Escape Requirements.
295 22.3 Protection.
22.4 Separation Within Two-Family Dwellings.
22.5 Separation Between TownhousesTownhouse Units.
296 22.6 Building Services.
Chapter 23 Lodging or Rooming House Occupancies
23.1 General Requirements.
297 23.2 Means of Escape Requirements.
23.3 Protection.
299 23.4 ReservedSpecial Structures.
23.5 Building Services.
23.6 Integrated Fire Protection and Life Safety Systems.
Chapter 24 Hotels and Dormitory Occupancies
24.1 General Requirements.
300 24.2 Means of Egress Requirements.
302 24.3 Protection.
305 24.4 Special Provisions.
24.5 Building Services.
Chapter 25 Apartment Buildings
25.1 General Requirements.
306 25.2 Means of Egress Requirements.
308 25.3 Protection.
310 25.4 Special Provisions.
311 25.5 Building Services.
Chapter 26 Residential Board and Care Occupancies
26.1 General Requirements.
26.2 Small Facilities.
315 26.3 Large Facilities.
320 Chapter 27 Mercantile
27.1 General Requirements.
321 27.2 Means of Egress Requirements.
323 27.3 Protection.
324 27.4 Special Provisions.
328 27.5 Building Services.
27.6 Reserved.
329 Chapter 28 Business Occupancies
28.1 General Requirements.
28.2 Means of Egress Requirements.
331 28.3 Protection.
333 28.4 Special Provisions.
28.5 Building Services.
Chapter 29 Industrial Occupancies
29.1 General Requirements.
29.2 Means of Egress Requirements.
336 29.3 Protection.
29.4 Special Provisions.
337 29.5 Building Services.
29.6 Special Provisions for Aircraft-Servicing Hangars.
Chapter 30 Storage Occupancies
30.1 General Requirements.
338 30.2 Means of Egress Requirements.
339 30.3 Protection.
340 30.4 Special Provisions.
30.5 Building Services.
30.6 Special Provisions for Aircraft Storage Hangars.
30.7 Special Provisions for Grain or Other Bulk Storage Elevators.
30.8 Special Provisions for Parking Structures.
344 Chapter 31 Occupancies in Special Structures
31.1 General.
31.2 Underground Structures.
345 31.3 Limited -Access Structures.
31.4 Vehicles and Vessels (Mobile Units).
31.5 Open Structures (Outdoor Processing Facilities).
31.6 Towers.
348 31.7 Water-Surrounded Structures.
349 31.8 Piers.
31.9 Helistops.
Chapter 32 Special Construction
32.1 General.
350 32.2 Membrane Structures.
351 32.3 Tents.
352 32.4 Awnings and Canopies.
353 32.5 Marquees.
32.6 Outdoor Signs.
32.7 Grandstands and Bleachers.
355 32.8 Swimming Pools and Spas.
32.9 Cooling Towers.
32.10 Temporary Structures.
356 32.11 Masonry and Concrete, Chimneys, and Fireplaces.
32.12 Masonry Heaters.
32.13 Roof Structures.
32.14 Towers and Spires.
32.15 Rooftop Heliports.
Chapter 33 High-Rise Buildings
33.1 General Requirements.
357 33.2 Means of Egress Requirements.
33.3 Protection.
359 Chapter 34 High-Hazard Contents
34.1 General Requirements.
365 34.2 Requirements for All Occupancies Containing High -Hazard Contents.
366 34.3 Requirements for Occupancies Exceeding the Maximum Allowable Quantity (MAQ) per Control Area for High -Hazard Contents.
380 Chapter 35 Structural Design
35.1 General.
381 35.2 Special Definitions.
383 35.3 Building Classification.
35.4 Construction Documents.
385 35.5 Dead Loads.
35.6 Live Loads.
386 35.7 Roof Loads.
387 35.8 Snow Loads.
35.9 Wind Loads.
35.10 Earthquake Loads.
35.11 Lateral Soil Loads.
35.12 Flood Loads.
388 35.13 Ice Loads — Atmospheric Icing Loads.
35.14 Other Minimum Loads.
35.15 Load Combinations.
35.16 Building Rehabilitation.
35.17 Structural Hardening of Exterior Walls of Building Exits. (Reserved)
Chapter 36 Soils, Foundations, and Retaining Walls
36.1 Scope.
36.2 Excavations.
389 36.3 Investigation and Bearing Capacity of Soil.
390 36.4 Soil-Bearing Footings.
391 36.5 Pile Foundations.
394 36.6 Foundation Walls.
397 36.7 Wood Foundation Systems.
36.8 Waterproofing and Dampproofing.
398 36.9 Retaining Walls.
Chapter 37 Exterior Wall Construction
37.1 General.
399 37.2 Projections.
400 37.3 Weather Resistance.
37.4 Metal Composite MaterialsMaterial (MCM).
401 37.5 Exterior Insulation and Finish Systems (EIFS).
37.6 Storm Shelters. (Reserved)
Chapter 38 Roof Assemblies and Roof Structures
38.1 Scope.
402 38.2 Exterior Fire Exposure.
38.3 Interior Fire Exposure.
403 38.4 Wind Resistance.
38.5 Hail Resistance.
404 38.6 Roof Drainage.
38.7 Roof Flashing Requirements.
38.8 Ventilation of Attic Space.
38.9 Roof Materials and Assemblies.
412 38.10 Re-Roofing.
38.11 Light-Transmitting Plastic Roof Panels, Sloped Glazing, and Skylights.
413 38.12 Roof-Mounted Solar Photovoltaic (PV) Panels.
Chapter 39 Flood-Resistant Design and Construction
39.1 General.
39.2 Special Definitions.
415 39.3 Design Flood.
39.4 Flood Hazard Area.
39.5 Performance During the Design Flood.
416 39.6 Design and Construction Requirements.
39.7 Lowest Floor Elevation.
39.8 Foundations.
39.9 Materials.
39.10 Systems.
39.11 Enclosures Below the Design Flood Elevation.
417 39.12 Documentation.
418 39.13 Existing Structures.
39.14 Manufactured Housing.
39.15 Temporary Structures.
Chapter 40 Quality Assurance During Construction
40.1 General.
419 40.2 Extent of Quality Assurance.
420 40.3 Quality Assurance for Structural and Geotechnical Components and Assemblies.
423 40.4 Quality Assurance for Wall Finish Systems.
40.5 Quality Assurance for Sprayed Fire-Resistive Materials.
424 40.6 Quality Assurance for Smoke Control Systems.
40.7 Quality Assurance for Stairs and Railings.
40.8 Quality Assurance for Nonstructural Components and Systems.
40.9 Quality Assurance for Penetrations and Joints.
Chapter 41 Concrete
41.1 Scope.
41.2 General.
425 41.3 Construction Documents.
41.4 Quality Assurance.
41.5 Seismic Requirements.
41.6 Slabs-on-Ground.
41.7 Shotcrete.
Chapter 42 Aluminum
42.1 General.
426 Chapter 43 Masonry
43.1 Scope.
43.2 General.
43.3 Design.
43.4 Construction Documents.
43.5 Quality Assurance.
43.6 Masonry Construction Materials.
43.7 Masonry Construction.
43.8 Seismic Requirements.
43.9 Masonry and Concrete Fireplaces and Chimneys.
Chapter 44 Steel
44.1 General.
44.2 Structural Steel Construction.
427 44.3 Composite Structural Steel and Concrete Construction.
44.4 Open Web Steel Joists and Joist Girders.
44.5 Steel Cable Structures.
44.6 Steel Storage Racks.
44.7 Cold-Formed Steel.
428 44.8 Cold-Formed Steel Light Frame Construction.
Chapter 45 Wood
45.1 Scope.
45.2 Special Definitions.
429 45.3 General.
45.4 Design Requirements.
45.5 Criteria.
432 45.6 General Construction Requirements.
437 Chapter 46 Glass and Glazing
46.1 General.
46.2 Special Definitions.
46.3 Labeling.
46.4 Louvered Windows or Jalousies.
46.5 Human Impact Loads.
439 46.6 Glass in Handrails and Guards.
440 46.7 Glazing in Athletic Facilities.
46.8 Sloped Glazing and Skylights.
441 46.9 Glass Supports.
46.10 Wind, Snow, and Dead Loads on Glass.
443 46.11 Fire Protection Glazing.
Chapter 47 Gypsum Board, Lath, and Plaster
47.1 General Requirements.
47.2 Gypsum Board and Gypsum Veneer Plaster.
445 47.3 Gypsum Lath and Gypsum Plaster.
47.4 Lath and Plaster.
447 47.5 Reinforced Gypsum Concrete.
Chapter 48 Plastics
48.1 Scope.
48.2 Special Definitions.
448 48.3 General Criteria — Foam Plastic Insulation.
450 48.4 Specific Application Requirements — Foam Plastic Insulation.
451 48.5 Specific Requirements — Interior Finish and Trim.
48.6 Specific Requirements — Plastic Veneers.
452 48.7 Specific Requirements — Light-Transmitting Plastics.
455 48.8 Specific Requirements — Plastic Interior Signs.
48.9 Specific Requirements — Light-Transmitting Plastics Used in Greenhouses.
48.10 Specific Requirements — Plastic Composite Exterior Deck Boards, Stair Treads, Handrails, and Guards.
456 Chapter 49 Interior Environment
49.1 General.
49.2 Ventilation.
460 49.3 Lighting.
49.4 Sound Transmission.
461 49.5 Interior Space Dimensions.
49.6 Access to Attics.
49.7 Design Conditions.
49.8 Special Requirements for Occupancies.
49.9 Vermin Proofing. (Reserved)
Chapter 50 Mechanical Systems
50.1 General.
462 50.2 Flood Resistance.
50.3 Refrigeration Machinery Room.
Chapter 51 Energy Efficiency
51.1 General.
51.2 Commercial.
51.3 Residential.
51.4 Manufactured Homes.
51.5 Day Care.
51.6 Residential Board and Care.
463 Chapter 52 Electrical Systems
52.1 General.
52.2 Flood Resistance.
52.3 Stationary Storage Battery Systems.
Chapter 53 Plumbing Systems
53.1 General.
53.2 Flood Resistance.
Chapter 54 Elevators and Conveying Systems
54.1 General.
54.2 Installation.
54.3 Ambulance Stretcher Accommodation.
54.4 Openings to Exit Enclosures.
54.5 Elevator Machine/Control Rooms and Machinery/Control Spaces.
464 54.6 Number of Cars in a Hoistway.
54.7 Hoistway Enclosure.
54.8 Flood Resistance.
54.9 Vents Required.
54.10 Conveying Systems.
54.11 Wheelchair Lifts.
54.12 Fire Service Access Elevators.
465 Chapter 55 Fire Protection and Life Safety Systems and Equipment
55.1 General.
55.2 Fire Detection, Alarm, and Communications Systems.
468 55.3 Automatic Sprinklers.
469 55.4 Standpipe Systems.
55.5 Other Automatic Extinguishing Equipment.
55.6 Portable Fire Extinguishers.
470 55.7 Smoke Control.
55.8 Fire Hydrants.
55.9 Private Fire Service Mains.
55.10 Protection of Cooking Operations.
55.11 Carbon Monoxide (CO) Detection and Warning Equipment.
55.12 Special Inspections and Tests.
55.13 Risk Analysis for Mass Notification Systems.
55.14 Energy Storage Systems.
55.15 Two-Way Radio Communication Enhancement Systems.
Chapter 56 Security Systems and Features
56.1 General.
56.2 Where Required.
56.3 Approved Measures.
56.4 Existing Systems.
56.5 Integrated Testing.
56.6 Documentation.
56.7 Security Vulnerability Assessment.
471 56.8 Passive Security.
56.9 Active Security.
56.10 Hybrid Security.
56.11 Electronic Premises Security.
Annex A Explanatory Material
585 Annex B Vermin Proofing
586 Annex C Flood-Resistant Construction
589 Annex D Construction Types and Enhanced Fire Compartment Requirements
607 Annex E Supplemental Evacuation Equipment
610 Annex F Green Construction
Annex G Informational References

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