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// CODE SNIPPET

715.4.8 Exterior Fire Window Assemblies

NYC Building Code 2008 > 7 Fire-Resistance-Rated Construction > 715 Opening Protectives > 715.4 Fire-Protection Rated Glazing > 715.4.8 Exterior Fire Window Assemblies
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Exterior openings, other than doors, required to be protected by Section 704.12, where located in a wall required by Table 602 to have a fire-resistance rating of greater than 1 hour, shall be protected with an assembly having a fire protection rating of not less than 1 1/2 hours. Exterior openings required to be protected by Section 704.8, where located in a wall required by Table 602 to have a fire-resistance rating of 1 hour, shall be protected with an assembly having a fire protection rating of not less than 3/4 hour. Exterior openings required to be protected by Section 704.9 or 704.10 shall be protected with an assembly having a fire protection rating of not less than 3/4 hour. Openings in nonfire-resistance-rated exterior wall assemblies that require protection in accordance with Section 704.8, 704.9 or 704.10 shall have a fire protection rating of not less than 3/4 hour.

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715.4.8 Fire-Resistance-Rated Construction, Exterior Fire Window Assemblies
-resistance rating of greater than 1 hour, shall be protected with an assembly having a fire protection rating of not less than 1 1 / 2 hours. Exterior ...
NYC Building Code 2008 > 7 Fire-Resistance-Rated Construction > 715 Opening Protectives > 715.4 Fire-Protection Rated Glazing > 715.4.8 Exterior Fire Window Assemblies
715.5 Fire and Smoke Protection Features, Fire-Protection Rated Glazing
Glazing in fire window assemblies shall be fire protection rated in accordance with this section and Table 715.5. Glazing in fire door assemblies ...
NYC Building Code 2014 > 7 Fire and Smoke Protection Features > 715 Opening Protectives > 715.5 Fire-Protection Rated Glazing
Article 11 Fire Resistive Construction [PDF] (page 22)
or automatic fire windows or automatic fire shutters. (10.7.5). §C26-653.0·Protection of Openings in Exterior Stairs, Fire Towers and Fire Escapes ...
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704.12 Fire-Resistance-Rated Construction, Opening Protection
protective assemblies are not required where the building is protected throughout by an automatic sprinkler system and the exterior openings are protected ...
NYC Building Code 2008 > 7 Fire-Resistance-Rated Construction > 704 Exterior Walls > 704.12 Opening Protection
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Where openings are required to be protected, fire doors and fire shutters shall comply with Section 715.4 and fire window assemblies shall comply ...
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