Question: A proposed elementary school is a two - story structure with brick exterior on metal studs for walls and a metal roof over steel trusses

A proposed elementary school is a two-story structure with brick exterior on metal
studs for walls and a metal roof over steel trusses and bar joists for the roofing. The
floors are poured concrete (on grade for the first floor, over steel decking and steel
barjoists and steel beams on the second floor). The building is classified as a
Contruction Type II-B facility according to the IBC. The proposed floor area is 10,000
square feet on each floor. The building is proposed to have an automatic fire
suppression system. According to the IBC, without considering excess street frontage,
the allowable area, PER FLOOR, of this facility would be:
43,500 square feet
130,500 square feet
87,000 square feet
14,500 square feet
A proposed elementary school is a two - story

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