Presenter: Joseph Versteeg

In the quest to return to the heritage of our downtowns, where vibrant retail, commercial, dining, and living spaces once existed, our urban buildings are the focus of significant revitalization efforts. Through the use of a systematic approach, compliance with the requirements of the Life Safety Code® and applicable building codes governing rehabilitation work and occupancy changes can be achieved in a sympathetic and reasonable manner. This session provides an overview of the requirements and specific case studies, which will benefit designers, code officials, contractors, and developers who need to understand code requirements associated with existing occupancies, renovations or alterations to those existing occupancies, as well as conversions to new occupancies.