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// CODE SNIPPET

712.9 Smoke Barrier

NYC Building Code 2014 > 7 Fire and Smoke Protection Features > 712 Horizontal Assemblies > 712.9 Smoke Barrier
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Where horizontal assemblies are required to resist the movement of smoke by other sections of this code in accordance with the definition of smoke barrier, penetrations and joints in such horizontal assemblies shall be protected as required for smoke barriers in accordance with Sections 713.5 and 714.6. Openings through horizontal assemblies shall be protected by shaft enclosures complying with Section 708. Horizontal assemblies shall not be allowed to have unprotected vertical openings.

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