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Part of a means of egress within a floor area that
Access to Exit
provides access to an exit serving the floor area
Occupancy or use of building or part of a building by
GROUP A: Assembly gathering of persons for civic, political, travel,
Occupancy religious, social, educational, recreational, or similar
purposes or for the consumption of food or drink
The building and its facilities can be approached,
Barrier-Free entered and used by persons with physical or sensory
disabilities
One or more storeys of a building located below the
Basement
first storey
The greatest horizontal area of a building above
grade,
Building Area (a) within the outside surface of exterior walls, or
(b) within the outside surface of exterior walls and the
centre line of firewalls
The number of storeys contained between the roof
Building Height
and the floor of the first storey
GROUP D: Business and Occupancy or use of a building or part of a building
Personal Services for the transaction of business or the provision of
Occupancy professional or personal services
GROUP B Division 2: Care Occupancy in which persons receive special care and
and Treatment Occupancy treatment
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Occupancy in which persons receive special or
GROUP B Division 3: Care
supervisory care because of cognitive or physical
Occupancy
limitations, but does not include a dwelling unit
Occupancy or use of a building or part of a building
by persons who,
GROUP B: Care or
(a) are dependent on others to release security
Detention Occupancy
devices to permit egress,
(General)
(b) receive special care and treatment, or
(c) receive supervisory care
Clean Water Water that has passed through a recirculation system
Waste water containing no impurities or contaminants
that are harmful to a person's health, plant or animal
Clear Water Waste
life or that impair the quality of the natural
environment
A material that fails to meet the acceptance criteria of
CAN4-S114, "Standard Method of Test for
Combustible
Determination of Non-Combustibility in Building
Materials"
Type of construction that does not meet the
Combustible Construction
requirements for noncombustible construction
A level on a scale of 1 to 8 determined in accordance
with Table 11.2.1.1.A of Division B designating the
expected performance level of the building structure
Construction Index
with respect to the type of construction and fire
protection of an existing building, and "C.I." has a
corresponding meaning
A supervised area containing one or more rooms in
which occupant movement is restricted to a single
Contained Use Area
room by security measures not under the control of
the occupant
The weight of all permanent structural and
Dead Load
nonstructural components of a building
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Ontario Building Code
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Terms in this set (35)
Part of a means of egress within a floor area that
Access to Exit
provides access to an exit serving the floor area
Occupancy or use of building or part of a building by
GROUP A: Assembly gathering of persons for civic, political, travel,
Occupancy religious, social, educational, recreational, or similar
purposes or for the consumption of food or drink
The building and its facilities can be approached,
Barrier-Free entered and used by persons with physical or sensory
disabilities
One or more storeys of a building located below the
Basement
first storey
The greatest horizontal area of a building above
grade,
Building Area (a) within the outside surface of exterior walls, or
(b) within the outside surface of exterior walls and the
centre line of firewalls
The number of storeys contained between the roof
Building Height
and the floor of the first storey
GROUP D: Business and Occupancy or use of a building or part of a building
Personal Services for the transaction of business or the provision of
Occupancy professional or personal services
GROUP B Division 2: Care Occupancy in which persons receive special care and
and Treatment Occupancy treatment
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Occupancy in which persons receive special or
GROUP B Division 3: Care
supervisory care because of cognitive or physical
Occupancy
limitations, but does not include a dwelling unit
Occupancy or use of a building or part of a building
by persons who,
GROUP B: Care or
(a) are dependent on others to release security
Detention Occupancy
devices to permit egress,
(General)
(b) receive special care and treatment, or
(c) receive supervisory care
Clean Water Water that has passed through a recirculation system
Waste water containing no impurities or contaminants
that are harmful to a person's health, plant or animal
Clear Water Waste
life or that impair the quality of the natural
environment
A material that fails to meet the acceptance criteria of
CAN4-S114, "Standard Method of Test for
Combustible
Determination of Non-Combustibility in Building
Materials"
Type of construction that does not meet the
Combustible Construction
requirements for noncombustible construction
A level on a scale of 1 to 8 determined in accordance
with Table 11.2.1.1.A of Division B designating the
expected performance level of the building structure
Construction Index
with respect to the type of construction and fire
protection of an existing building, and "C.I." has a
corresponding meaning
A supervised area containing one or more rooms in
which occupant movement is restricted to a single
Contained Use Area
room by security measures not under the control of
the occupant
The weight of all permanent structural and
Dead Load
nonstructural components of a building
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