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Occupancy in building construction and building codes is the use or intended use of a building or part thereof for the shelter or support of persons, animals or property. A closely related meaning is the number of units in such a building that are rented or leased, or otherwise in-use. The lack of occupancy in this sense is a vacancy.
It is possible to have multiple occupancies (or building uses) within one building. For instance, one may have a high-rise building, where the lower levels are occupied by retail stores, whereas the upper levels could be residential. Different occupancies within one building are separated by a fire barrier with a defined fire-resistance rating. It is common for a penetration, such as a fire door, to have a fire protection rating lower than the wall fire resistance rating in which it is installed. For example, a two-hour fire separation normally requires fire doors rated at 90-minutes.
For some high challenge occupancies the code requirements for an occupancy separation are more stringent than for other fire-barriers, even with an identical fire-resistance rating. In this case, an occupancy separation with a two-hour fire-resistance rating may not be able to de-rate its closures, such fire doors or firestops. For example, a two-hour rated high challenge fire wall requires 2 hr rated fire doors.
She only smoked weed so she'd like what's been on mtv
At least that's what she found
She could kiss while she shelled oysters
In her boyfriend's big open gob now that made me frown
Have you ever been to New Orleans
Yes but I might as well have been a long way down
He holds his head as if he's eggbound
He holds his head as if he's eggbound
She's not averse to forgetting her purse
Especially when there's beer around
She'd lick the ground
She not only likes that John Smith shite
Her favourite though is Sunny Delight
Now that's eggbound
She went away to find herself
She lost her mind but found some shorts
She's lucky like that
She went to see that band Black Grape
She took something and it went pear-shaped
That's a long way down
She holds her head as if she's eggbound
She holds her head as if she's eggbound
She holds her head as if she's eggbound
She holds her head as if she's eggbound
She only smoked weed so she'd like what's been on mtv
At least that's what she found
She could kiss while she shelled oysters
In her boyfriend's big open gob now that made me frown
Have you ever been to New Orleans
Yes but I might as well have been it's been a long way down