{"id":26,"date":"2023-09-28T07:41:12","date_gmt":"2023-09-28T07:41:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/safeglassforschools.com\/?post_type=code-considerations&#038;p=26"},"modified":"2024-01-05T09:13:41","modified_gmt":"2024-01-05T01:13:41","slug":"fire-rated-glazing-in-1-hour-exit-corridors","status":"publish","type":"code-considerations","link":"https:\/\/safeglassforschools.com\/code-considerations\/code-faqs\/fire-rated-glazing-in-1-hour-exit-corridors\/","title":{"rendered":"Fire Rated Glazing in 1 Hour Exit Corridors"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>What are the code requirements for fire-rated glazing in a 1-hour exit corridor?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/safeglassforschools.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/FAQ-1-Hour-Corridor.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Click here<\/a>&nbsp;to view code requirements for fire-rated glazing in a 1-hour corridor as a pdf.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The IBC requires different ratings for protected openings in a 1-hour exit corridor depending on the glazing application.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>20-minute fire doors with 20-minute vision panels without hose stream are permitted in a 1-hour exit corridor.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sidelites and transoms around a 20-minute fire door in a 1-hour exit require a 45-minute fire rating with hose stream.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>45-minute fire protective windows are permitted in a 1-hour exit corridor, up to a maximum of 25% of the wall area.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If a designer wishes to use more glazing then 1-hour fire resistive glazing, like SuperLite II-XL 60, should be used to meet code requirements.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#ed2224\" class=\"has-inline-color\"><strong>Code Compliant Examples<\/strong><\/mark><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft is-resized\"><a href=\"http:\/\/safeglassforschools.com\/code-faqs\/fire-rated-glazing-in-1-hour-exit-corridors\/1-hour-corridor-durham-co-health-human-services-nc\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/safeglassforschools.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1-hour-corridor-Durham-Co-Health-Human-services-NC-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1279\" style=\"width:408px;height:auto\" title=\"1 hour exit corridor, Durham County Health &amp; Human Services, North Carolina\"\/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong>1-hour exit corridor, Durham County Health and Human Services Building, North Carolina<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Products used: SuperLite II-XL 60 in GPX Framing. The glazed openings exceed 25% of the total wall area, therefore, fire resistive glass SuperLite II-XL and fire resistive GPX framing was used in this application. The fire resistive glazed assembly has the same rating as the wall (60 minutes).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft is-resized\"><a href=\"http:\/\/safeglassforschools.com\/code-faqs\/fire-rated-glazing-in-1-hour-exit-corridors\/north-layton-school2\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/safeglassforschools.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/North-Layton-School2-300x220.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1047\" style=\"width:411px;height:auto\" title=\"North Layton Junior High, Salt Lake City, Utah\"\/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong>1-hour exit corridor at North Layton Junior High, Salt Lake City, Utah.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Products used: SuperLite II-XL, fire rated up to 2 hours with hose stream and impact safety rated to CPSC Cat II. SuperLite II-XL meets ASTM E-119, the wall criteria that limits the average glass surface temperature rise to 250 degrees Fahrenheit on the non-fire side. Fire resistive GPX framing is used to complete this fire resistive assembly.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":8237,"parent":0,"template":"","code-consideration-categories":[2],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/safeglassforschools.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/code-considerations\/26"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/safeglassforschools.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/code-considerations"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/safeglassforschools.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/code-considerations"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"https:\/\/safeglassforschools.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/code-considerations\/26\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9491,"href":"https:\/\/safeglassforschools.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/code-considerations\/26\/revisions\/9491"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/safeglassforschools.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8237"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/safeglassforschools.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=26"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"code-consideration-categories","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/safeglassforschools.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/code-consideration-categories?post=26"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}