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What is NYC AC § 27-761?

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This section mandates that corridors in certain high-occupancy buildings must be mechanically ventilated if natural ventilation does not meet specified requirements. The statute outlines the minimum outdoor air supply needed for ventilation. Applies to building owners of occupancy groups H-1, J-1, and J-2 that are more than three stories tall.

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§ 27-761 Corridors.

AC § 27-761

Unless natural sources complying with section 27-749 of article six of this subchapter provides ventilating openings equivalent to at least two and one-half percent of the floor area, corridors in buildings of occupancy groups H-1, J-1 and J-2 more than three stories in height, shall be mechanically ventilated by a system supplying at least one-half cubic foot of outdoor air per minute per square foot of floor area. When air conditioned, a part of the required supply may be recirculated as equivalent outdoor air, but at least thirty-three and one-third percent of the required air supply shall be actual outdoor air.

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