PART 3 — FIRE PROTECTION, OCCUPANT SAFETY AND ACCESSIBILITYUpdated for the 2024 Ontario Building Code
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3.1.8.17.Temperature Rise Limit for Doors
(1) Except as permitted by Article 3.1.8.19., the maximum temperature rise on the opaque portion of the unexposed side
of a door used as a closure in a fire separation in a location shown in Table 3.1.8.17. shall conform to the Table when
tested in conformance with Sentence 3.1.8.4.(1).
Table 3.1.8.17.
Restrictions on Temperature Rise and Glazing for Closures
Forming Part of Articles of 3.1.8.17. and 3.1.8.18.
Maximum Maximum Maximum Aggregate
Minimum Required Temperature Rise on Aggregate Area Area of Glass Block,
Location Fire-Protection Rating Opaque Portion of of Wired Glass or Wired Glass or Safety
of Door Unexposed Side of Safety Glazing in Glazing Panels Not in
Door, °C a Door, m2 a Door, m2
Between a dead-end corridor and an Less than 45 min No limit No limit No limit
adjacent occupancy where the corridor
provides the only access to exit and is
required to have a fire-resistance rating 45 min 250 after 30 min 0.0645 0.0645
Between an exit enclosure and the
remainder of the floor area in buildings not All ratings No limit 0.8 0.8
more than 3 storeys in building height
45 min 250 after 30 min 0.0645 0.0645
Between an exit enclosure and the
remainder of the floor area (except as 1.5 h 250 after 1 h 0.0645 0.0645
permitted above)
2h 250 after 1 h 0.0645 0.0645
45 min 250 after 30 min 0.0645 0
In a firewall 1.5 h 250 after 30 min 0.0645 0
3h 250 after 1 h 0 0
This provision includes a table — formatting is preserved from the source; refer to the official code for the authoritative layout.
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