The objective of this research is to provide data to the Technical Committee on Mercantile and Business Occupancies (BLD/SAF-MER) to either support the current occupant load factor of 100 sq. ft. or to justify the need for multiple occupant load factors for business use areas. Also, the project will answer whether a new singular business occupant load standard is needed and/or how the current business occupant load should be categorized and why such categories within the general business occupant load category are needed.

• This report represents the work of one or more WPI undergraduate students submitted to the faculty as evidence of completion of a degree requirement. WPI routinely publishes these reports on its website without editorial or peer review.

Creator

• Thackeray, Thomas Carlyle

Subject

• Security
• Industry
• Infrastructure
• Well-Being

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• E-project-031312-020524

Keyword

• Construction industry

Advisor

• Puchovsky, Milosh T.

Year

• 2012

Date created

• 2012-03-13

Location

• Worcester

Resource type

• Interactive Qualifying Project

Rights statement

• In Copyright