Div. B › Part 9 › 9.10 › 9.10.13 — Doors, Dampers and Other Closures in Fire Separations

9.10.13.8 — Maximum Size of Opening

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(1) The size of an opening in an interior fire separation, even where protected with a closure, shall not exceed 11 m², with no dimension greater than 3.7 m, if a fire compartment on either side of the fire separation is not sprinklered.
(2) The size of an opening in an interior fire separation, even where protected with a closure, shall not exceed 22 m², with no dimension greater than 6 m, when the fire compartments on both sides of the fire separation are sprinklered.
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