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Alternative Egress - Emergency Evacuation Chutes

Where egress staircases do not fully meet standards
and no other mitigation options are feasible, the use of
emergency escape chutes may be evaluated as an
alternative means of egress
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Design capable of evacuating area within 10 mins
50 persons per chute max
Chute vertical height 40 meters max
Window opening 80x80cm and 90o
1.5m2 floor-space + access route to window

GE Office Budapest 2nd floor 12m

Enhesa 2013

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