SOME THINGS TO CONSIDER WHEN PLANNING YOUR FACILITY:
INGRESS/EGRESS: GROW ROOMS ARE AN ATYPICAL ARRANGEMENT OF WALLS TO DIVIDE A LARGER SPACE. DIVISION OF SPACE IS NECESSARY TO ACCURATELY CONTROL INDOOR ENVIRONMENTS. TYPICALLY, FIRE CODE WILL NOT ALLOW EMPLOYEES OR THE PUBLIC TO BE STUCK INSIDE BUILDINGS WITHOUT AN EASY EXIT TO USE IN CASE OF FIRE. WHEN PLANNING YOUR INTERIOR LAYOUT, KEEP ENOUGH ACCESS WAY OPEN TO ALLOW FOR EMPLOYEES AND THE PUBLIC TO QUICKLY REACH A FIRE CORRIDOR. THIS IS TRADITIONALLY CONSIDERED TO BE ANY COMMON CORRIDOR PATH OF TRAVEL THAT HAS BEEN REINFORCED AGAINST FIRE TO ALLOW OCCUPANTS ENOUGH TIME TO EXIT SAFELY. HERE IN LOS ANGELES, ONE HOUR FIRE RATED CORRIDORS ARE A MUST. EACH INDOOR ENCLOSURE NEEDS TO HAVE ACCESS TO AT LEAST ONE OF THESE PROTECTED CORRIDORS, SOMETIMES WITH TWO PATHS OF TRAVEL FROM ENCLOSURE TO SAFETY. THE PATH OF TRAVEL FOR SAFE EXITING FROM ENCLOSURES WILL BE CALCULATED USING DIMENSIONS OF YOUR ROOM, AS WELL AS DIMENSIONS OF YOUR BUILDING, IN ADDITION TO ADDITIONAL FIRE PROTECTION MEASURES IN PLACE SYSTEM WIDE.
FIRE EXIT PATHS CANNOT EXCEED SAFE DISTANCES. TRAYS INSTALLED INSIDE GROW ENVIRONMENTS CAN CHANGE PATH OF TRAVEL RADICALLY