Buildings are lots of smaller buildings. What is the maximum building area of the building I am currently working on? Well, its driven by code. And once you hit the max, you need another fire area, or fire wall. Since fire walls are expensive, we want to minimize their occurrence, and keep building areas and fire code in mind when drawing automated egress solutions.
Allowable Building Areas by Construction Type
| Type | Allowable Area & Utilization | Buildings | Utilization % |
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So, the only bonus really added here is the sprinkler bonus, though I do know there are slews of other bonuses available. Highrise status that grants a great bonus has a long list of requirements. For now lets limit our minds to the vast variability of the frontage bonus…
I hope this interactive calculator gives a reader an idea of how depending upon construction type, building fire areas are drastically different. Also, at a small enough scale, we might be able to avoid too many fire areas with more bonuses.