Question 9.7: For the office building with a floor area as shown in Figure...

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.

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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

\frac{28,800 ft^{2} }{100 ft^{2}/person } =288 persons

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
9.17

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