Blended Floor Load I

I’ve referenced the floor load a few times. Its composed of its component parts (all of the sub-components of a building type). Here is how it works at a conceptual level.

IBC Occupancy Calculator

IBC Occupancy Calculator

15 ppl/sf
Assembly A-1
0
15 ppl/sf
Assembly A-2
0
50 ppl/sf
Assembly A-3
0
7 ppl/sf
Assembly A-4
0
5 ppl/sf
Assembly A-5
0
100 ppl/sf
Business
0
20 ppl/sf
Educational
0
100 ppl/sf
Factory F-1
0
300 ppl/sf
Factory F-2
0
200 ppl/sf
Institutional I-1
0
240 ppl/sf
Institutional I-2
0
30 ppl/sf
Mercantile
0
200 ppl/sf
Residential R-1
0
200 ppl/sf
Residential R-2
0
500 ppl/sf
Storage S-1
0
300 ppl/sf
Storage S-2
0
Blended Load Factor (sq ft/person): 0

The pie chart shows the % Occupancy contribution. Lower SF/ Person requires a higher overall floor load, especially if there is a lot of it. Since this isn’t that intuitive, I will build a scenario explorer. Perhaps a radial chart showing magnitude would be better.