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It varies from place to place but, typically for a room in a single-family home to be considered a bedroom, it needs 2 egress points, the second usually being a window. I imagine similar codes are in place for multi-unit buildings.

This proposed building has 2 entrances for 4000 people. I cannot imagine it will pass fire code, or could effectively be evacuated in an emergency. Astounding that someone thought it was a good idea.



Multi unit buildings are REGULARLY build with ZERO window exits.

This idea that a 60 floor skyscraper is going to do opening window "exits" over 300 foot drops is insanity and disgusting.

Please look up condominium skyscrapers before talking about window exists being required from a housing code standpoint.


They probably compensated the lack of 2 egress points, by having other extra fire suppression measures (e.g. sprinklers, firewalls).


2 entrances != 2 exits.




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