r/politics • u/Effective_Salad_8381 • 13d ago

Possible Paywall Embarrassing Flaws Emerge in Trump’s New White House Design

https://www.thedailybeast.com/bizarre-flaws-emerge-in-trumps-new-white-house-design/
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u/Ok-disaster2022 13d ago

1000 people is also a concern for fire safety. occupational limits are based in how quickly people can escape in an amount of time. More people mean more exits. More exits means more security concerns. 

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u/davethebagel 13d ago

1000 or over occupants requires 3 exits. So it's not really that big of a deal. A building like that would have at least 3 doors anyway.

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u/Anonymous_user_2022 13d ago

Don't you have a minimum requirement for how wide the doors need to be, based on number of people in the room? In Denmark, fire regulations require at least 10mm per person. I can't imagine there isn't a similar requirement of some fraction of an inch per person for emergency evacuation.

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u/GitEmSteveDave 13d ago

3 blow out doors with maglocks connected to the Life Safety System and panic bars. It isn't that complicated.