· Elevator Hoistway and Machine Room Ventilation August 13, 2019 by Kevin Lynch The MA Board of Elevator Regulations has removed the longstanding amendment to ASME A17,1: Safety Code for Elevators and Escalators requiring a means of elevator ventilation to the outer air from enclosed elevator hoistways and machine rooms,
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Sidewalk elevator hoistways are not required to be vented, 3004,2 Location of vents, Vents should be located at the top of the hoistway, In addition, they need to be open directly to the outside or through noncombustible ducts,
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Hoistway Venting
Elevator Hoistway and Machine Room Ventilation
· 1 Elevators that only went partially up the building still needed to be vented from the top the floor at which their shaft terminated Hoistway vents had to be connected directly to the outside or connected via a rated enclosure horizontal or vertical This was sometimes challenging to achieve, 2, Depending on the architecture of the building roof these vents …
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The Building Code has always required ventilation of elevator hoistway shafts as seen in 3004,5,1 of the 2014 Code Hoistways must receive adequate ventilation simply because there is no such thing as a smoke-proof elevator hoistway door; they all leak air and smoke rather badly Elevator shafts need ventilation for the same reason they require protection from smoke, usually by dedicated lobbies, …
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· c “The hoistway shall be vented if the elevator serves the garage,” 11 “Ventilation for limited use/limited access elevators shall be as follows: Enclosed hoistways and machine rooms shall be ventilated to a minimum of 1% of the area of the hoistway or machine room, or one square foot, whichever is greater,”
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Hoistway structures comprise all the load-bearing structures found in the hoistway; namely Suspension Hoist Ropes Car frames Bracing Platforms Cabs Guide Shoes and miscellaneous supports, all of which are on the moving elevator system, including the counterweight, The hoistway fixed structures include all load-supporting systems found in the
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Hoistway Venting in IBC 2015 I’ve just started reviewing the new 2015 international code books but I am having serious trouble locating “Hoistway Venting” requirements or any reference in IBC or IMC The 2012 code has it located in Section 3004 but it’s omitted in 2015,
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Venting of Hoistways, In significant high-rise-building fires, the elevator hoistways have served as a flue for smoke and hot gases generated by fire, The prevailing thought has been that hoistway venting means could minimize the spread of smoke and hot gases throughout the building, As more has been learned about smoke movement in high-rise buildings, many alternatives have been developed to …
Elevator machine rooms control rooms, control spaces and machinery spaces outside of but attached to a hoistway that have openings into the hoistway shall be enclosed with fire barriers constructed in accordance with Section 707 or horizontal assemblies constructed in accordance with …
Smoke venting required for elevator shaft?
Section 3004 Hoistway Venting 3004,1 Vents Required, Hoistways of elevators and dumbwaiters penetrating more than three stories shall be provided with 3004,2 Location of Vents, Vents shall be located at the top of the hoistway and shall open either directly to the outer 3004,3 Area of Vents,
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· Present codes do not specifically recommend any type of ventilation system for the hoistway under normal operations except a vent at the top of the hoistway that automatically opens to relieve the piston pressure of elevator car movement and possibly vent some of the smoke that might collect in the elevator shaft in the event of a fire,
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ELEVATOR HOISTWAY EQUIPMENT: Mechanical and Structural
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Elevator Shaft Venting, adjoining areas, The system capacity shall be based on the NFPA 92B and, Uniform Building Code UBC-1994 edition Sections 402 and 905 requirements, 2,13,2,6,2 The engineering calculations showing derivation of the exhaust,
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Elevator Shaft Venting
· Yes/NoCode Reference: 2009 IBC 3004,1 Hoistway Venting Required, Hoistways of elevators and dumbwaiters penetrating more than three stories shall be provided with a means for venting smoke and hot gases to the outer air in case of fire,See attached illustration,Thank you! View attachment 1807
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Where elevator hoistways, elevator machine rooms, control rooms and control spaces containing elevator control equipment are protected with automatic sprinklers, a means installed in accordance with Section 21,4 of NFPA 72 shall be provided to automatically disconnect the main line power supply to the affected elevator prior to the application of water, This means shall not be self-resetting, The activation of …
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