Elevator hoistways are one of the most significant paths for vertical smoke migration during a fire, creating a critical vulnerability in buildings that are otherwise designed to be compartmentalized.
Course duration: 60 minutes
Credit earned: 1 Learning Unit
Course created by: Total Door Systems
The free Spectacular CE course, Elevator Hoistway and Lobby Smoke Containment, examines how smoke moves vertically through buildings and how architects can address the hoistway openings that undermine floor-by-floor compartmentation.
Participants will learn how the IBC, ASME A17.1, UL 10C, UL 1784, and ADA govern hoistway and lobby door assemblies. The course compares three code-compliant design approaches: enclosed elevator lobbies, smoke curtains, and fire/smoke-rated swing door assemblies. It weighs the compliance and constructability trade-offs of each approach and identifies the specification errors most likely to result in non-compliant installations.
Created by Total Door Systems, this course is intended for project architects with intermediate-level knowledge of life safety design. It supports informed, code-compliant decision-making at a critical and frequently overlooked point in building design, helping protect occupants and first responders during a fire.