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Loads on Guards In Non Housing

Published by City of Markham

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Type: Guide
Published by: City of Markham
Date: January 1, 2025
Also called: Loads on Guards in Non Housing
For: designer
Building types: All building types
Pages: 4
Instruments: MMAH Supplementary Standard SB-13, Glass in Guards

Overview

Builder Tip No. 90 of the City of Markham, dated January 1, 2025 and updated to the 2024 OBC, on guards in Part 3 residential buildings, listed with the City's non-housing tips under the 2024 Ontario Building Code; its housing counterpart is Tip No. 62. It quotes Article 3.3.1.18. on 1070 mm guards, Sentence 3.3.1.20.(8) on low windows above the second storey, Article 3.1.21.1. on glass to SB-13, Article 3.3.4.7., Article 4.1.5.14. on guard and handrail loads, and Article 4.1.5.16. on walls acting as guards. Diagrams show the loads.

What it covers

3.3.1.18. Guards
3.3.1.20. Transparent Door and Panels
3.1.21.1. Glass
4.1.5.14. Loads on Guards and Handrails
4.1.5.16. Loads on Walls Acting As Guards
Objective

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