Building Code Analysis
LINCOLN
MIDDLE SCHOOL AND HIGH SCHOOL:
The
Middle School/High School is composed of 5 separate buildings. They are as
follows:
JUNIOR
HIGH SCHOOL:
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Constructed
in 1954.
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It
is a two-story building with a footprint of land. It has a steel frame structural system with steel beams and cast
in place floors and roof.
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The
multi-purpose room has a pre-cast roof.
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It
is constructed of 3B type construction.
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The
exterior is a concrete masonry unit back up with a brick veneer exterior.
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The
windows are wood frame with aluminum sash and quarter inch plate glass.
¨ It has a concrete slab lower
level.
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There
is no eyewash in the Family and Consumer Science Room.
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In
Room C209 there is no eyewash in prep room.
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The
acid cabinet in Room C209 is not vented to the outside.
¨ Classrooms have light levels of 25-40 foot-candles.
¨ The footprint square footage
is 38,323.
Addition to the junior high school:
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Constructed
in 1958.
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It
is a one story structure.
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It
is a steel frame with a concrete block back up and brick veneer.
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The
windows are single pane on an aluminum sash and window frame.
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It
is a 3B construction type.
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It
has a concrete slab lower level.
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At
the stair tower, area of rescue does not have two way communication.
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There
is no window at the stair tower.
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The
footprint square footage is 4,384.
SENIOR
HIGH SCHOOL:
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Constructed
in 1963.
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It
is a two story building with a cast in place floor system on a steel frame.
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The
roof is steel framed.
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Exterior
wall construction consists of concrete masonry units with brick veneer.
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Windows
are single pane aluminum frame with no thermal break.
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Construction
type is 3B.
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The
total footprint square footage is 100,000.
CONNECTOR
AND ADDITION TO JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL:
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Constructed
in 1970.
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Concrete
slab lower level.
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The
roof is pre-cast concrete with a steel frame.
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The
building has steel beams and cast in place frame and steel structure.
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The
windows are aluminum frame without a thermal break and single pane glass.
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Exterior
construction is concrete masonry block with a concrete masonry block veneer.
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It
is a one story structure.
MIDDLE
SCHOOL AND HIGH SCHOOL ADDITION:
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Built
in 1997.
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Concrete
slab at lower level.
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Steel
framed roof and floors with concrete masonry unit load bearing and brick veneer
exterior.
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The
windows are aluminum frame with a thermal break and insulated glass.
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Construction
type is 3B.
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The
area is 36,294 square feet.
From
the existing construction documents that we have reviewed there are no fire
walls separating the structures. The
total footprint square footage of the building is 150,450. The maximum allowed area by current building
codes is 14,400 square feet. An
allowance for accessible perimeter 1.5 times the allowable area is
permitted. The total permitted area is
36,000 square feet. The current
building substantially exceeds the allowed area. The allowable area could be increased to 50,000 square feet if a
sprinkler system was added. Based on
the current building codes the 1997 addition, 1970 addition and the 1958
addition could not have met current codes.
It is highly unlikely that even with building and fire code variances
the existing structure could be added to even with the addition of a fire
suppression system.
NORTHERN
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL:
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The
original building is a one story building constructed in 1970.
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The
roof is steel frame.
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The
exterior is load bearing concrete masonry units with a wood shake siding and
concrete exterior.
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The
windows are single pane aluminum sliding sashes without thermal breaks.
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The
square footage of the original building is 34,722.
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The
construction type is 3B.
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The
addition is a two story building constructed in 1996.
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The
exterior is a load bearing block with brick veneer.
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Load
bearing block interior.
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Steel
frame roof and floor system.
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It
does not appear that a fire wall was constructed between the two buildings.
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The
square footage of the addition footprint is 39,590.
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The
total footprint square footage of the building is 54,303.
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The
total footprint square footage allowed for this area under current building
codes is a maximum of 36,000 square feet.
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Even
if the addition was built with a fire wall any addition would require the
installation of a sprinkler system in the entire building.
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The
corridor from boiler room to exterior is currently used as a Reading Room.
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There
are no windows in the Resource Room.
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In
the Special Ed Room there is no door in the corridor, which does not meet
building or fire codes.
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In
the Lower Level Special Ed Room window does not comply with emergency egress
window requirements.
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The
doors in the Lower Level Special Ed Room were removed, deleting the required
fire separation between a classroom and the corridor.
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The
classroom next to ELC 16 does not have an egress window; therefore there is no
provision for an egress window, which is required by the fire code.
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Emergency
egress from classroom 112 to a courtyard is not permitted under fire code.
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Emergency
egress from classroom 116 to a courtyard is not permitted under fire code.
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The
construction of the addition made the egress window from classroom ELC 15 empty
into a courtyard, which is not permitted under fire code.
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Classroom
ELC 10 does not have a window. An
egress window is required in this space under fire code.
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Computer
lab/classroom #9 does not have a window.
An egress window is required in this space under fire code.
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Classroom
ELC 8 does not have a window. An egress
window is required in this space under fire code.
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Classroom
ELC 4 does not have a window. An egress
window is required in this space under fire code.
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The
doors to Classroom ELC 4 were removed, deleting the required fire separation
between a classroom and the corridor.
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Classroom
1 does not have a window. An egress
window is required in this space under fire code.
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The
Reading Recovery classroom is subdivided.
You must go through the first space to get to the rear space.
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The
first teaching space in the Reading Recovery room does not have a window. An
egress window is required in this space under fire code.
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The
Reading Room next to the boiler room does not have a window. An egress window
is required in this space under fire code.
LONSDALE
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL:
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This
is a one story building and was built in 1963.
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It
has a steel frame system with a concrete masonry unit exterior wall and brick
veneer.
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The
windows are single pane aluminum frame without a thermal break.
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The
square footage of the original building is 15,001.
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An
addition was constructed in 1962. The
square footage in this addition is 7,252.
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It
has a steel frame system.
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The
exterior is brick veneer with a concrete masonry unit backup.
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The
construction type is 3B.
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Reading
Room was converted from an original corridor.
This room does not appear to meet code, as classrooms 11, 12 and 13
egress through this space. This space
is also the normal circulation from and to the rest of the school from these
rooms.
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The
total footprint is 22,253 square feet.
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It
is possible to add to this building.
CENTRAL
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL:
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The
original building is type 3B construction.
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The
area is 25,502 sq.ft.
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A
one story addition was built in 1988.
The area is 8,876 square feet.
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It
is a steel frame structure with metal studs and gypsum board exterior back up
and interior walls.
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The
exterior steel frame of the addition has fire proofing.
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The
construction type is 3B.
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The
lobby has been renovated to open work areas for blueprinting. This does not comply with the building code,
which requires these spaces to be separated by fire rated construction.
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The
total foot print of the building is 34,378 sq. feet.
We
do not feel that any possible addition can be done without providing a new
sprinkler system throughout the building.
SAYLESVILLE
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL:
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The
original one story building is 3B construction
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The
area of the original building is 31,900 square feet.
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A
one story addition was built in 1996, it has an area of 4,206 square feet.
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It
is 3B construction type.
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Constructed
of concrete masonry units with brick veneer.
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The
roof is steel framed.
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There
does not appear to be a fire wall between the addition and new construction.
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Renovations
to the interior of the building to subdivide large classrooms was built in
1999.
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There
appears to be substantial fire code and building code violations in the
renovation project. We have inquired as
to whether any variances were given for this project and have been advised that
no fire or building code variances were granted.
¨ The corridors going to classroom 6,8,10,16,18 and 20 are 32 feet long. This exceeds the maximum dead end corridor for both the building code and fire code of 20 feet.
¨ 2 year old classrooms 3,5,7,9,15 and 17 do not provide the required emergency window exit.
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The
corridors going to classroom 6,8,10,16,18 and 20 are 32 feet long. This exceeds the maximum dead end corridor
for both the building code and fire code of 20 feet.
¨ The total square footage is 37,100.
We
do not feel that this building can be added to without providing a sprinkler
system throughout the building.
FAIRLAWN
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL:
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This
is a two story building with an area of 26,850.
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The
original building was constructed in 1958.
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It
has a steel framed pitched roof with a concrete masonry unit back up and brick
veneer.
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Windows
are single pane glass on a metal sash and wood frame.
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An
addition was constructed in 1996.
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The
addition has a steel framed roof with concrete masonry unit and brick veneer.
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The
construction type is 3B.
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Classrooms
5 and 6 are both larger than 100 square feet and do not have the required
operable window as a means of egress.
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The
foot print square footage is 26,850.
Further
analysis is required to determine the site perimeter in order to determine if
an addition is possible to this building.
ADMINISTRATION
BUILDING:
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There
was a chairlift installed in one of the stair towers. This reduces the egress capacity of the stair towers of the
building and may not be code compliant.
Note: None of the existing buildings have sprinkler systems. All of our calculations are based on the existing buildings having sufficient open perimeter to allow for an area increase, in addition to street frontage. The building code allows an area increase if this perimeter access is 30 feet wide and is accessible to a fire apparatus.
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