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[https://www2.gov.scot/resource/buildingstandards/2016Domestic/chunks/apa.html The Scottish Building Standards, Part I. Technical Handbook – Domestic, Appendix A Defined Terms], define a sub-compartment as: ‘…a part of a building (which may contain one or more rooms, and includes, where relevant, the space above the top storey of the sub-compartment) constructed so as to aid horizontal evacuation.’

It defines a sub-compartment wall as: ‘…a wall with the fire resistance required to create a sub-compartment.’

= Related articles on Designing Buildings Wiki =

* Building regulations.
* Building standards.
* Compartment floor.
* Compartment wall.
* Compartmentation.
* Fire separation.
* Fire.
* Fire-stopping.

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