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[F] 428.3 Laboratory Suite Construction

Building Code 2018 of New Jersey > 4 Special Detailed Requirements Based on Occupancy and Use > 428 Higher Education Laboratories > 428.3 Laboratory Suite Construction
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Where laboratory suites are provided, they shall be constructed in accordance with this section and Chapter 38 of the International Fire Code. The number of laboratory suites and percentage of maximum allowable quantities of hazardous materials in laboratory suites shall be in accordance with Table 428.3.

[F] TABLE 428.3

DESIGN AND NUMBER OF LABORATORY SUITES PER FLOOR

FLOOR LEVELPERCENTAGE OF THE MAXIMUM
ALLOWABLE QUANTITY PER LAB SUITEa
NUMBER OF
LAB SUITES PER FLOOR
FIRE-RESISTANCE RATING
FOR FIRE BARRIERS IN HOURSb
Above
Grade Plane
21+Not allowedNot PermittedNot Permitted
16-202512c
11-155012c
7-105022c
4-67541
310041
1-210061
Below
Grade Plane
17541
25021
Lower than 2Not AllowedNot AllowedNot Allowed
  1. Percentages shall be of the maximum allowable quantity per control area shown in Tables 307.1(1) and 307.1(2), with all increases allowed in the footnotes to those tables.
  2. Fire barriers shall include walls, floors and ceilings necessary to provide separation from other portions of the building.
  3. Vertical fire barriers separating laboratory suites from other spaces on the same floor shall be permitted to be 1-hour fire-resistance rated.

[F] 428.3.1 Separation From Other Nonlaboratory Areas

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Laboratory suites shall be separated from other portions of the building in accordance with the most restrictive of the following:

  1. Fire barriers and horizontal assemblies as required in Table 428.3. Fire barriers shall be constructed in accordance with Section 707 and horizontal assemblies constructed in accordance with Section 711.

    Exception: Where an individual laboratory suite occupies more than one story, the fire-resistance rating of intermediate floors contained within the laboratory suite shall comply with the requirements of this code.

  2. Separations as required by Section 508.

[F] 428.3.2 Separation From Other Laboratory Suites

Laboratory suites shall be separated from other laboratory suites in accordance with Table 428.3.

[F] 428.3.3 Floor Assembly Fire Resistance

The floor assembly supporting laboratory suites and the construction supporting the floor of laboratory suites shall have a fire-resistance rating of not less than 2 hours.

Exception: The floor assembly of the laboratory suites and the construction supporting the floor of the laboratory suites are allowed to be 1-hour fire-resistance rated in buildings of Types IIA, IIIA and VA construction, provided that the building is three or fewer stories.

[F] 428.3.4 Maximum Number

The maximum number of laboratory suites shall be in accordance with Table 428.3. Where a building contains both laboratory suites and control areas, the total number of laboratory suites and control areas within a building shall not exceed the maximum number of laboratory suites in accordance with Table 428.3.

[F] 428.3.5 Means of Egress

Means of egress shall be in accordance with Chapter 10.

[F] 428.3.6 Standby or Emergency Power

Standby or emergency power shall be provided in accordance with Section 414.5.2 where laboratory suites are located above the sixth story above grade plane or located in a story below grade plane.

[F] 428.3.7 Ventilation

Ventilation shall be in accordance with Chapter 7 of NFPA 45, and the International Mechanical Code.

[F] 428.3.8 Liquid-Tight Floor

Portions of laboratory suites where hazardous materials are present shall be provided with a liquid-tight floor.

[F] 428.3.9 Automatic Fire-Extinguishing Systems

Buildings containing laboratory suites shall be equipped throughout with an approved automatic sprinkler system in accordance with Section 903.3.1.1.

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