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Michael Ellars, AIA, APX, CSI, CCCA, CDT, LEED AP, ADAC, CASp
11B-404.2.9 Door and gate opening force. The force for pushing or pulling open a door or gate shall be as follows:
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Exceptions:
1. Exterior doors to machinery spaces including, but not limited to, elevator pits or elevator penthouses; mechanical, electrical or communications equipment rooms; piping or equipment catwalks; electric substations and transformer vaults; and highway and tunnel utility facilities.
2.When, at a single location, one of every eight exterior door leafs, …
This is another example of eliminating a redundant exception for machinery spaces.
These changes further tweak the requirements for Destination-Oriented Elevators originally implemented in the 2015 Intervening Code Cycle update.
11B-411.1.2 Car designations. Elevator cars shall be designated with a single alphabetic character. For elevators programmed to the same hall call console or group of hall call consoles, each elevator car shall be designated with a different single alphabetic character.
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11B-411.2.1.2.2 Touch screen. Touch screen display shall comply with Section 11B-411.2.1.2.4. The touch screen shall provide written or visual instruction on the screen as to its use.
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11B-411.2.1.2.4 Display screen. Upon activation of the accessibility function button, the display screen shall display information on the location and use of the star (*) and minus sign (-) buttons, including but not limited to, operating instructions, user input confirmation, elevator assignment characters, direction to the assigned elevator, and error messages. …
11B-411.2.1.2.5 Audio output. Upon activation of the accessibility function button, the audio output shall provide verbal announcements, including but not limited to, of operating instructions, location and use of the star (*) and minus sign (-) buttons, user input confirmation, announcement of the elevator assignment characters, direction to the assigned elevator, and error messages. …
11B-411.2.1.3.4 Position. Display screens and touch screens shall be positioned so glare is reduced on the screen. The face of individual elements or group of individual elements that are operated by user input Keypads or buttons shall slope away from the user at 15 to 25 degrees from the vertical plane. The face of hall call console assemblies and the face of Touch screens shall be sloped away from the user at 7 to 25 degrees from the vertical plane. Display screens and touch screens shall be positioned so glare is reduced on the screen.