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SECTION 10.2.7.2
HEATING, VENTILATING AND AIRCONDITIONING
A. The design and installation of air conditioning, ventilating, heating,
cooking, incinerating, or other building service equipment shall be
installed in accordance with the Philippine Mechanical Code.
B. Where ducting of airconditioning and ventilating system passes through
from one room to another room or from one fire barrier to another fire
barrier shall be provided with automatic fire dampers.
SECTION 10.2.7.3
SMOKE VENTING
A. Design and installation of smoke venting facilities, where required for safe
use of exits, in windowless buildings, underground structures, and large
area factories in accordance with the Philippine Mechanical Code.
B. Natural draft smoke venting shall utilize roof vents in walls at or near the
ceiling level. Such vents shall be normally open or if closed shall be
designed for automatic opening in case of fire.
C. Where smoke venting facilities are installed for purposes of exit safety in
accordance with the requirements of this Rule, they shall be adequate to
prevent dangerous accumulations of smoke during the time necessary to
evacuate the area served, using available exit facilities with a standard
margin of safety to allow for unforeseen contingencies.
D. The discharge apertures of all natural draft smoke vents shall be so
arranged as to be readily opened from the exterior.
E. The required natural draft vents may be substituted by a power-operated
smoke exhaust system subject to the approval of the City/Municipal Fire
Marshal having jurisdiction.
SECTION 10.2.7.4
RUBBISH CHUTES,
INCINERATORS
LAUNDRY
CHUTES,
AND
FLUE-FED
A. Every chute and incinerator flue shall be enclosed and the openings
therein shall be protected in accordance with Section 11.2.6.2 "A" (1) and
"A" (3) of this IRR, respectively. In new construction, inlet openings serving
chutes shall open only to a room that is designed and used exclusively for
accessing the chute opening rubbish chutes and laundry chutes shall be
permitted to open into rooms not exceeding 37 m 2 that are used for
storage, provided that the rooms is protected by automatic sprinklers.
B. Every incinerator flue, rubbish chute, and laundry chute shall be designed
and maintained in accordance with the Philippine Mechanical Code.
C. In new constructions, any chute other than an incinerator flue shall be
provided with approved, supervised sprinkler system.
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