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BUILDING SUPPORT AREAS <br /> �3 Rooms Recommendations <br /> Comments and Recommendations <br /> Square Footage <br /> Mechanical rooms Varies Sizes and locations of support area rooms are determined <br /> Electrical rooms Varies by need. <br /> Custodial rooms Varies <br /> Storage areas Varies Where mechanical equipment is located on the roof or <br /> Book storage Varies mezzanine,permanent stairs are recommended. <br /> General storage Varies <br /> All support areas need ventilation. <br /> Louvers in interior doors are not recommended; under- <br /> cut doors instead. <br /> Provide a well-ventilated storage area for yard mainte- <br /> nance equipment and combustible materials.A building <br /> separate from the main building is preferred. <br /> Allow adequate space above mechanical equipment for <br /> ceiling installation and maintenance. <br /> Separate boiler and furnace rooms with 2-hour-rated walls <br /> and ceilings, with no openings except to the outside of <br /> _ the building (N. C.S. B. C. 406.2.1.4) <br /> Provide illumination for reading mechanical equipment <br /> controls and gauges. <br /> 25 <br />