Bedroom window — egress: code vs good practice

Code: 5.7 sq ft. Good practice: meet code.

Unit door — egress: code vs good practice

Code: 32″ clear. Good practice: 36″.

Code: 36″ (IRC; IBC <50 occupants). Good practice: 44″.

Code: where 2+ exits required (IBC). Good practice: meet code.

Code: where 2+ exits required (IBC). Good practice: meet code.

Code: open without keys. Good practice: meet code.

Multifamily · Chapter 37

Code: 36″ (IRC; IBC <50 occupants). Good practice: 44″.

Code: where 2+ exits required (IBC). Good practice: meet code.

Code: where 2+ exits required (IBC). Good practice: meet code.

Code: open without keys. Good practice: meet code.

Egress is the way out: from a bedroom, from a unit and from the building. In multifamily buildings it's the heart of the fire code.

IRC R310 · R311IBC Chapter 10NFPA 101 (where adopted)

37.1

Every occupant needs a clear path out that doesn't depend on keys, tools or knowledge.

Every path out must open without a key.

The rest of Egress: 1 more spread, 5 drawings and 9 code citations, plus every other chapter, is part of the full fieldbook.

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