For the office building with a floor area as shown in Figure 9.17, the facilities planner is
required to determine the plumbing requirements for each floor.
For the office building with a floor area as shown in Figure 9.17, the facilities planner is
required to determine the plumbing requirements for each floor.
Table 9.15 Plumbing Fixture Requirements for the Example Problem
Plumbing Fixture | Women | Men | |
Option 1 | Option 1 | Option 2* | |
Water closet | 6 | 6 | 4 |
Lavatories | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Urinals | — | — | 2 |
*Note up to 1/3 water closets can be replaced by urinals
Area of floor=120^{'} ×240^{'}
=28,800ft^{2}(using International Building Code Table 9.11)
Minimum recommended space is 100 ft2/person. For business use type, the maximum allowable floor population is
Assume 144 men, 144 women
Using Table 9.15, the minimum number of fixtures needed was obtained. The adjusted requirement for urinals is as shown in Table 9.15.
For industrial or plant operations, the facilities planner must provide
process water and drain requirements to the person planning the plumbing services. In addition, the facilities planner must also provide the composition of all process liquids. The treatment or filtering of these liquids must be carefully planned.
Plumbing services for fire protection require not only that the proper quantity
of water be available, but also that the proper water pressure be provided.
The most common approach to fire protection is automatic sprinkler systems. The facilities planner’s input into the planning of fire protection plumbing services is a facility layout and a description of the activities to be performed in various areas within the facility.
Table 9.11 (2003 IBC Table 1004.1.2) Maximum Floor Area Allowances per Occupant
Use | Floor Area per Occupant (ft2) |
Agricultural building | 300 gross |
Aircraft hangers | 500 gross |
Airport terminal | |
Baggage claim | 20 gross |
Baggage handling | 300 gross |
Concourse | 100 gross |
Waiting areas | 15 gross |
Assembly | |
Gaming floors (keno, slots, etc.) | 11 gross |
Assembly with fixed seats | See Section 1003.2.2.9 |
Assembly without fixed seats | |
Concentrated (chairs only—not fixed) | 7 net |
Standing space | 3 net |
Unconcentrated (tables and chairs) | 15 net |
Bowling alleys allow five persons for each alley, including | |
15 of runway, and for additional areas | 7 net |
Business areas | 100 gross |
Court rooms—other than fixed seating areas | 40 net |
Dormitories | 50 gross |
Educational | |
Classroom area | 20 net |
Shops and other vocational room areas | 50 net |
Exercise rooms | 50 gross |
H-5 fabrication and manufacturing areas | 200 gross |
Industrial areas | 100 gross |
Institutional areas | |
Inpatient treatment areas | 240 gross |
Outpatient areas | 100 gross |
Sleeping areas | 120 gross |
Kitchen, commercial | 200 gross |
Library | |
Reading rooms | 50 net |
Stack areas | 100 gross |
Mercantile | |
Basement and grade floor areas | 30 gross |
Areas on other floors | 60 gross |
Storage, stock, shipping areas | 300 gross |
Parking garages | 200 gross |
Residential | 200 gross |
Skating rinks, swimming pools | |
Rink and pool | 50 gross |
Decks | 15 gross |
Stages and platforms | 15 net |
Accessory storage areas, mechanical | |
equipment room | 300 gross |
Warehouses | 500 gross |