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3008.1.1 Number of Occupant Evacuation Elevators

Building Code 2021 of Illinois > 30 Elevators and Conveying Systems > 3008 Occupant Evacuation Elevators > 3008.1 General > 3008.1.1 Number of Occupant Evacuation Elevators
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The number of elevators available for occupant evacuation shall be determined based on an egress analysis that addresses one of the following scenarios:
  1. Full-building evacuation where the analysis demonstrates that the number of elevators provided for evacuation results in an evacuation time less than 1 hour.
  2. Evacuation of the five consecutive floors with the highest cumulative occupant load where the analysis demonstrates that the number of elevators provided for evacuation results in an evacuation time less than 15 minutes.
Not less than one elevator in each bank shall be designated for occupant evacuation. Not less than two shall be provided in each occupant evacuation elevator lobby where more than one elevator opens into the lobby. Signage shall be provided to denote which elevators are available for occupant evacuation.

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