8.1 Buildings without Mezzanine Floors
8.1.2 Where required smoke compartments should have
a maximum area of 2000m² for life safety
purposes to 3000m² for other purposes with the
latter used only in exceptional circumstances
(see Appendix 2 Reference 8).
8.1.2 When used for personnel protection the maximum
length of any side of a smoke compartment in the
direction of escape should be 60.0m
(see Appendix 2 Reference 6).
8.1.3 Smoke curtains should terminate 500mm below the
design smoke layer base.