Inner room definition - Revision history

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	* Visual alarm devices - their effectiveness in warning of fire.		* Visual alarm devices - their effectiveness in warning of fire.

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	An inner room is at risk if a fire starts in the other room (the access room - that is, a room through which the only escape route from an inner room passes).		An inner room is at risk if a fire starts in the other room (the access room - that is, a room through which the only escape route from an inner room passes).

−	This situation may arise with open-plan layouts and galleries.acceptable where the inner room is:	+	This situation may arise with open-plan layouts and galleries.
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		+	Such an arrangement is only acceptable where the inner room is:

	* A kitchen.		* A kitchen.

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	An inner room is at risk if a fire starts in the other room (the access room - that is, a room through which the only escape route from an inner room passes).		An inner room is at risk if a fire starts in the other room (the access room - that is, a room through which the only escape route from an inner room passes).

−	This situation may arise with open-plan layouts and galleries.	+	This situation may arise with open-plan layouts and galleries.acceptable where the inner room is:
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−	~~Such an arrangement is only~~ acceptable where the inner room is:	+

	* A kitchen.		* A kitchen.

Designing Buildings at 09:45, 24 September 2020

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		+	Approved document B, Fire Safety, Volume 1 Dwelling houses, defines an 'inner room' as a:

−	~~Approved document B, Fire Safety, Volume 1 Dwelling houses, defines an~~ '~~inner~~ room' ~~as:~~	+	'Room from which escape is possible only by passing through another room (the access room).'

−	~~‘…a room whose only escape route is through another room.’~~	+	An inner room is at risk if a fire starts in the other room (the access room - that is, a room through which the only escape route from an inner room passes).
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−	~~It suggests that an~~ inner room is at risk if a fire starts in the other room (the access room - that is, ‘a room through which the only escape route from an inner room ~~passes’~~).	+

	This situation may arise with open-plan layouts and galleries.		This situation may arise with open-plan layouts and galleries.

	Such an arrangement is only acceptable where the inner room is:		Such an arrangement is only acceptable where the inner room is:
−	*A kitchen.
−	*A laundry or utility room.
−	*A dressing room.
−	*A bathroom, WC, or shower room.
−	*Any other room on a floor, not more than 4.5m above ground level, provided with an emergency egress window (which complies with paragraph 2.8).
−	*A gallery (which complies with paragraph 2.12).

−	A room accessed only via an inner room (an inner-inner room) ~~may be~~ acceptable ~~if it~~ complies with ~~the above, not more than one door separates the room from an interlinked~~ smoke alarm ~~and none~~ of the access rooms is a kitchen.	+	* A kitchen.
		+	* A laundry or utility room.
		+	* A dressing room.
		+	* A bathroom, WC, or shower room.
		+	* Any room on a storey that is a maximum of 4.5m above ground level which is provided with an emergency escape window as described in paragraph 2.10.
		+	* A gallery that complies with paragraph 2.15.
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		+	A room accessed only via an inner room (an inner inner room) is acceptable when all of the following apply:
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		+	* It complies with paragraph 2.11.
		+	* The access rooms each have a smoke alarm (see Section 1).
		+	* None of the access rooms is a kitchen.

−	= ~~Find out more~~ =	+	= Related articles on Designing Buildings Wiki =

−	~~=== Related articles on Designing Buildings Wiki ===~~	+	* Approved documents.
−	*Approved documents.	+	* Automatic release mechanism.
−	*Automatic release mechanism.	+	* Door energy rating.
−	*Door energy rating.	+	* Fire detection and alarm systems.
−	*Fire detection and alarm systems.	+	* Fire door.
−	*Fire door.	+	* Fire Door Inspection Scheme.
−	*Fire Door Inspection Scheme.	+	* Fire Prevention on Construction Sites.
−	*Fire Prevention on Construction Sites.	+	* Fire protection engineering.
−	*Fire protection engineering.	+	* Joint fire code.
−	*Joint fire code.	+	* Separating floor.
−	*Separating floor.	+	* The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005.
−	*The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005.	+	* Unprotected escape route.
−	*Unprotected escape route.	+	* Visual alarm devices - their effectiveness in warning of fire.
−	*Visual alarm devices - their effectiveness in warning of fire.	+

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Designing Buildings: moved Inner room to Inner room definition

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Designing Buildings at 06:01, 11 August 2015

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	‘…a room whose only escape route is through another room.’		‘…a room whose only escape route is through another room.’

−	It suggests that an inner room is at risk if a fire starts in the other room (the access room). This situation may arise with open-plan layouts and galleries.	+	It suggests that an inner room is at risk if a fire starts in the other room (the access room - that is, ‘a room through which the only escape route from an inner room passes’).
		+
		+	This situation may arise with open-plan layouts and galleries.

	Such an arrangement is only acceptable where the inner room is:		Such an arrangement is only acceptable where the inner room is:

Designing Buildings at 07:08, 9 August 2015

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	*Fire Prevention on Construction Sites.		*Fire Prevention on Construction Sites.
	*Fire protection engineering.		*Fire protection engineering.
−	*Inner room.
	*Joint fire code.		*Joint fire code.
	*Separating floor.		*Separating floor.

Designing Buildings at 07:08, 9 August 2015

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	A room accessed only via an inner room (an inner-inner room) may be acceptable if it complies with the above, not more than one door separates the room from an interlinked smoke alarm and none of the access rooms is a kitchen.		A room accessed only via an inner room (an inner-inner room) may be acceptable if it complies with the above, not more than one door separates the room from an interlinked smoke alarm and none of the access rooms is a kitchen.
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		+	= Find out more =
		+
		+	=== Related articles on Designing Buildings Wiki ===
		+	*Approved documents.
		+	*Automatic release mechanism.
		+	*Door energy rating.
		+	*Fire detection and alarm systems.
		+	*Fire door.
		+	*Fire Door Inspection Scheme.
		+	*Fire Prevention on Construction Sites.
		+	*Fire protection engineering.
		+	*Inner room.
		+	*Joint fire code.
		+	*Separating floor.
		+	*The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005.
		+	*Unprotected escape route.
		+	*Visual alarm devices - their effectiveness in warning of fire.

	[[Category:Regulations]]		[[Category:Regulations]]