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Area of Refuge Requirements
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When is an Area of Refuge Required?
In the USA, area of refuge requirements can change based on the state in which you live or even the local municipality in your area. There are many common misconceptions about when Area of Refuge systems are required and when they are not. Contact Cornell Communications with any questions you have on keeping your building up to code.
Refuge Floor Requirement
Outside of the USA, which requires an area of refuge area on every floor, other country requirements according to IBC 2015, may only require an area of refuge floor every 7 floors of a building, contact the countries building code officials for regulations outside the USA.
Cornell's digital area of refuge system was developed to meet the International Building Code (IBC) requirements adopted by the United States. For more information on how each states' requirements match up, check out the table below.
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Area of Refuge Requirements and IBC Compliance by State
| State | IBC Year Adopted | Requirements |
|---|---|---|
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Alabama |
2015 |
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Alaska |
2012 With Modifications |
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Arizona |
2018 |
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Arkansas |
2012 |
|
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Colorado |
2021 |
|
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Connecticut |
2015 With Modifications |
|
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Delaware |
2018 |
|
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Florida |
2018 With Modifications |
|
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Georgia |
2018 With Modifications |
|
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Hawaii |
2018 With Modifications |
|
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Idaho |
2018 With Modifications |
|
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Illinois |
2018 |
|
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Indiana |
2012 With Modifications |
|
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Iowa |
2015 With Modifications |
|
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Kansas |
2018 With Modifications |
|
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Kentucky |
2015 With Modifications |
|
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Louisiana |
2015 With Modifications |
|
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Maine |
2015 With Modifications |
|
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Maryland |
2018 With Modifications |
|
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Massachusetts |
2015 With Modifications |
|
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Michigan |
2015 With Modifications |
|
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Minnesota |
2018 With Modifications |
|
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Mississippi |
2018 |
|
|
Missouri |
2012 |
|
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Montana |
2018 With Modifications |
|
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Nebraska |
2018 With Modifications |
|
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Nevada |
2018 With Modifications |
|
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New Hampshire |
2015 With Modifications |
|
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New Jersey |
2018 With Modifications |
|
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New Mexico |
2015 With Modifications |
|
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New York |
2018 With Modifications |
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North Carolina |
2015 With Modifications |
|
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North Dakota |
2018 With Modifications |
|
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Ohio |
2015 With Modifications |
|
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Oklahoma |
2018 With Modifications |
|
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Oregon |
2018 With Modifications |
|
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Pennsylvania |
2015 With Modifications |
|
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Puerto Rico |
2018 With Modifications |
|
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Rhode Island |
2015 With Modifications |
|
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South Carolina |
2018 With Modifications |
|
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South Dakota |
2015 With Modifications |
|
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Tennessee |
2012 With Modifications |
|
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Texas |
2015 With Modifications |
|
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Utah |
2018 With Modifications |
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Vermont |
2015 With Modifications |
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Virginia |
2018 With Modifications |
|
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Washington |
2018 With Modifications |
|
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Washington D.C. |
2015 With Modifications |
|
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West Virginia |
2015 With Modifications |
|
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Wisconsin |
2015 |
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Wyoming |
2018 |